Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes surprisingly takes stand at her criminal trial

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Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes surprisingly takes stand at her criminal trial
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Holmes spoke in court about her time as a student at Stanford University and working with Professor Channing Robertson.

In a shocking twist, Elizabeth Holmes took the witness stand late Friday in her criminal fraud trial. The former Theranos CEO is attempting to refute the U.S. government's allegations that she mislead investors and patients into believing that her startup, Theranos, would reshape healthcare.

The technology in question involved a Theranos device called the Edison that would scan for hundreds of health problems with a few drops of blood making it easier and cheaper to scan for early signs of disease and other health issues. Existing blood tests generally require a needle in the arm to extract a vial of blood for each test.

Update 11/19/21, 6:34 p.m. ET: This article was updated to note Holmes' decision to testify and what she said to open her testimony.Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, surprisingly testified in her own trial on Friday, November 19. Above, Holmes leaves the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in downtown San Jose, California, on May 4, 2021.The government's evidence included testimony from 29 witnesses, including former U.S.

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