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On Monday, the eve of ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal fraud trial, Yahoo Finance released a feature-length documentary delving into Silicon Valley’s influence on the entrepreneur and her failed blood-testing startup. The documentary, “Valley of Hype: The culture that built Elizabeth Holmes,” explores the unique role that Silicon Valley’s startup culture played in the rise and undoing of Holmes, who faces 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud, if she’s convicted. That… Source link

The last week has been a tough one for investors in many growth stocks. SPACs is one segment that was hit particularly hard. Lessons Learned From Palihapitiya: SPAC King Chamath Palihapitiya shared on Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) how much he lost in the week and his thoughts on the SPAC market. “It’s been a super tough week for me and I’m sure a super tough week for some of you as well. Here is how I’m doing after Friday and what I’ve learned…” Palihapitiya tweeted. The investor broke… Source link

The Telegraph Reining in the big hitters: Golf’s governing bodies take steps to tackle game’s distance problem Golf’s leading authorities signalled their intention to rescue the future of the sport from the big hitters on Tuesday by unveiling proposals to rein in the likes of Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy. The game’s two governing bodies, the R&A and the US Golf Association, have paved the way for restrictions on equipment including limits on the length of drivers and the introduction… Source link

The Boston Celtics looked much better in the first half against the Nets than they did throughout their entire preseason matchup with Brooklyn. But one half of solid play isn’t going to cut it against the Nets, as Boston and the rest of the NBA learned on Christmas Day. By walking away with a 123-95 win over the Celtics on Friday, the Nets became the first team since the 2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers to open up the season with back-to-back 20-plus-point wins. Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant… Source link