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Sam Bankman-Fried sentence: After years of ‘hubris, incompetence and greed’, crypto king’s jail term is end of an era | Business News
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Sam Bankman-Fried was breathlessly described as a wunderkind – a boy wonder transforming the world of finance. Renowned for his messy hair and unkempt appearance, he graced the covers of Forbes and Fortune, who pondered whether he could become the next Warren Buffett. The 32-year-old was the founder of FTX, which had quickly become the…
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AI more likely to recommend death sentence when defendant writes in African American English | Science & Tech News
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AI chatbots are more likely to recommend the death penalty when a person writes in African American English (AAE) compared to standardised American English, according to new research. AI was also more likely to match AAE speakers with less prestigious jobs. African American English is generally spoken by black Americans and Canadians. The paper, which…
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence shortened by two years | US News
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Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has had two years knocked off her prison sentence. Holmes, 39, is behind bars in Texas for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax. The fraudster started her 11-year sentence in May – but an update to her prison records shows she is now due to be released two years ahead of schedule.…
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to serve 11-year prison sentence after judge throws out latest appeal | US News
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Disgraced Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes, looks set for prison after a court rejected her latest attempt to stay free. The 39-year-old entrepreneur was also ordered to pay $452 million (almost £363 million) to victims of her crimes by a court in California on Tuesday. She is jointly liable for the restitution penalty with her former…
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison and will begin 11-year sentence this month | Science & Tech News
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Elizabeth Holmes will begin an 11-year jail term this month after losing a bid to stay out of prison while she appeals her conviction over the Theranos scandal. The 39-year-old was sentenced in November for what prosecutors had branded as “among the most substantial white collar offences Silicon Valley or any other district has seen”.…
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First known sentence written in ancient alphabet discovered – on a head lice comb | Science & Tech News
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From food getting stuck, to that awkward moment your shaver runs out of battery halfway through, there are downsides to having a beard. But if it makes you feel any better, the facial hair-related issues of yesteryear sound much worse. In a remarkable discovery, researchers have translated the first sentence ever written in the ancient…