CNN, KGO, THERANOS, HBO FILMS, ELIZABETH HOLMES, GETTY IMAGES By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For months, Elizabeth Holmes sat silently, masked, in a San Jose federal courtroom as the government mounted its case to jurors that she knowingly lied about the capabilities of her blood-testing company, Theranos, in order to get money. Now, Holmes
Continue ReadingBy Jill Disis, CNN Business China is bringing the regulatory hammer down yet again on some of the country’s largest tech firms. Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu and other companies were all slapped with fines over the weekend for violating antitrust laws, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said in a statement. SAMR listed 43 separate
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Hospice of Redmond is hosting their 38th annual Festival of Trees fundraising event. The event started Sunday and will be going on for the next two weeks. Modified for Covid-19 safety, the event will feature a tour of trees to support local businesses and community partners.
Continue ReadingReuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, doubling down on his bet to harness the crypto currency to fuel investment in the Central American country. Speaking at an event closing a week-long promotion of bitcoin in El Salvador, Bukele said
Continue ReadingCNN, NYSE, BITO ETF, COINBASE, ROBINHOOD Reuters El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, funded initially by bitcoin-backed bonds, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, doubling down on his bet to harness the crypto currency to fuel investment in the Central American country. Speaking at an event closing a week-long promotion of
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple posted a statement to its employees Friday evening reminding them of their rights to speak up about their pay and working conditions. The move comes after months of employee organizing in a movement that’s come to be known as #AppleToo. “Apple is deeply committed to providing employees with a
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Carol is a young puppy, full of energy and waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Giving Tree Project, a fundraiser for Grandmas House of Central Oregon, will take place throughout the month of November. The Giving Tree Project will be hosted by the Hanai Foundation, located at 62430 Eagle Road in Bend. About The Giving Tree Project: Our beautiful, fully decorated 9-foot tree will be
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Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out of.
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The Deschutes Public Library Foundation’s Author! Author! literary series rings in its tenth season with three powerful writers: Amy Tan, Tommy Orange and Neil Gaiman. The new season will be all virtual, with each author bringing a unique voice and perspective to the table:
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of Theranos, is taking the stand in her own criminal trial. Holmes began testimony on Friday afternoon in the San Jose courtroom during the first day of the defense’s case. She is also expected to testify on Monday and Tuesday next
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After testimony from 29 witnesses, federal prosecutors are resting their case against Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos. Over the course of 31 court days spread out over nearly three months, jurors heard from a broad assortment of witnesses in the San
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your Google Maps route to avoid a freeway accident on your way to work. An algorithm is a set
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Every time you pick up your smartphone, you’re summoning algorithms. They’re used for everything from unlocking your phone with your face to deciding what videos you see on TikTok to updating your Google Maps route to avoid a freeway accident on your way to work. An algorithm is a
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This week, BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond introduces us to Tammy, a loving, active and quite pretty black-and-white cat, about 1-2 years old. Maybe there’s room in your home and heart?
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Business A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, focused on the potential harms of its Instagram platform on children and teens. The announcement follows extensive reporting on a trove of internal documents leaked by whistleblower Frances
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard’s longtime CEO Bobby Kotick is facing mounting pressure from employees to step down amid the company’s ongoing sexual harassment scandal. More than 800 Activision Blizzard workers so far have signed a petition calling for Kotick’s resignation. The petition, released on Thursday by a group of employees, says they
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world hunger — a direct response to a back-and-forth with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed he would sell Tesla stock to fund a plan if the WFP could describe “exactly
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world hunger — a direct response to a back-and-forth with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed he would sell Tesla stock to fund a plan if the WFP could describe
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme laid out a plan to spend $6.6 billion to combat world hunger — a direct response to a back-and-forth with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed he would sell Tesla stock to fund a plan if the WFP could describe
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