Bobby Allyn appears in the following:
Elizabeth Holmes trial: Jury is deadlocked on 3 of 11 fraud charges
Monday, January 03, 2022
After hearing about the impasse, the judge instructed the jury to keep deliberating. Jurors have been debating Holmes' fate for seven days in a trial that has stretched on for four months.
Jurors reconvene Monday morning in trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
Saturday, January 01, 2022
NPR's David Gura speaks with NPR reporter Bobby Allyn and Erin Griffith of the New York Times about the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
As the jury deliberates Elizabeth Holmes' fate, experts say 'fraud is complicated'
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
A jury in Silicon Valley has been weighing the fate of Holmes, the former tech executive whose blood-testing startup Theranos shot her to fame. She now faces criminal fraud charges.
Jurors to weigh Elizabeth Holmes' fate after a 15-week fraud trial
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Deliberations are set to begin Monday in a trial that will determine whether the disgraced former CEO of the biotech startup Theranos faces possible prison time or walks free.
Embattled Activision Blizzard to employees: 'consider the consequences' of unionizing
Friday, December 10, 2021
Union supporters say the companywide email to employees of the video game giant is an effort to intimidate workers into dropping the union push amid a sexual harassment and equal pay controversy.
Elizabeth Holmes spent 7 days defending herself against fraud. Will the jury buy it?
Wednesday, December 08, 2021
The former CEO of Theranos finished her marathon testimony on Wednesday. The high-profile case against the onetime Silicon Valley star now moves closer to jury deliberations.
FTC sues to block big semiconductor chip industry merger between Nvidia and Arm
Thursday, December 02, 2021
The regulator says the deal would give the combined company too much power, hurt competition and raise prices for consumers. It comes as a global shortage of chips wreaks havoc on the economy.
Elizabeth Holmes grilled by prosecutors on witness stand in her criminal fraud trial
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
In a tense day of testimony, the former founder of Theranos tried to fight assertions from federal prosecutors that she deliberately deceived investors and misled patients.
Elizabeth Holmes testifies about alleged sexual and emotional abuse at fraud trial
Monday, November 29, 2021
Holmes' stunning testimony marks the first time the former chief executive of the biotech startup Theranos told the jury about her allegations of abuse by her former romantic and business partner.
Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't Be Evil' motto
Monday, November 29, 2021
The suit was filed by software engineers who were fired two years ago, after organizing a labor movement against Google's work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Crypto enthusiasts want to buy an NBA team, after failing to purchase US Constitution
Friday, November 26, 2021
A group calling itself Krause House DAO, named after the late Chicago Bulls general manager, Jerry Krause, has raised $4 million with the long-shot goal of trying to buy an NBA sports franchise.
Ex-Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes takes the witness stand in her fraud trial
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Holmes admitted Tuesday that she put Pfizer letterhead on a document for potential business partners and investors without the pharma giant's consent. She's charged with duping investors and patients.
Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her defense in fraud trial
Monday, November 22, 2021
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes took the stand to defend herself against fraud charges.
People are talking about Web3. Is it the Internet of the future or just a buzzword?
Sunday, November 21, 2021
In the Web3 vision of the internet's future, tech giants like Facebook and Google aren't as critical. The internet instead is a peer-to-peer experience built on what's known as the blockchain.
Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Food delivery workers zip around New York City on e-bikes, risking accidents and theft, as they fulfill orders from various apps they call "ghost bosses."
Bills on food delivery apps don't include the human toll on workers
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
A look at the human toll of "frictionless" app delivery in New York City, where the ranks of delivery workers have swelled during the pandemic.
4 takeaways from the Senate child safety hearing with YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. "That bar is in the gutter," he told the company officials.
How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection
Friday, October 22, 2021
Internal Facebook documents show how the pro-Trump Stop the Steal movement proliferated on the world's biggest social network between the presidential election and the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Tech workers recount the cost of speaking out, as tensions rise inside companies
Thursday, October 21, 2021
More and more tech workers are publicly criticizing their companies. But those who have spoken out say it's taken a toll on their careers, friendships and mental health.
Oversight Board slams Facebook for giving special treatment to high-profile users
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Facebook's "cross-check" program applies to millions of accounts, but the board says the company is not being transparent about how it applies its rules to those prominent users.