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Month: October 2024

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SEC Goes After “Fake It Till You Make It” Fraudsters

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In 2022, a jury convicted Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes of perpetrating an audacious fraud against investors in her blood-testing company that turned the Stanford University dropout into a billionaire in her early 20s. Her story ha...

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SEC Tags DraftKings for Regulation FD Violation

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As the CEO of Boston-based sports gambling operator DraftKings Inc. learned recently, corporate executives are rolling the dice when they discuss their companies on social media. The Securities and Exchange Commission last month announced a...

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5 Questions Raised by OpenAI’s For-Profit Shift

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Arguably one of the least nonprofit of nonprofit entities to ever exist, OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit company began in earnest with last week’s announcement that it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital funding. OpenAI has opera...

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FBI Warns of Explosion in Crypto Fraud

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Ever since cryptocurrency was introduced to the masses, its supporters have fought against the perception that it is nothing more than a mode of exchange for shady pursuits. A new report from federal law enforcement authorities won’t help t...

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No Slowing Government’s Antitrust Efforts

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As President Joe Biden’s only term in the White House draws to a close, the federal government’s antitrust lawyers might be hoping its next occupant will give them a breather. The latest target of the administration’s antitrust campaign: Th...

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