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This is the first article on this news, so I couldn't find a non-paywalled source. For those who don't subscribe to WSJ, the tl;dr is as follows: • SF-based he
by dsacco 10y ago
This is the first article on this news, so I couldn't find a non-paywalled source. For those who don't subscribe to WSJ, the tl;dr is as follows:
• SF-based hedge fund, Partner Fund Management LP, is suing "Theranos and its founder", alleging they lied to attract nearly $100M in funding.
• Sources are an internal "fund document" and "people familiar with the matter."
• The fund document was reviewed by WSJ and states:
"Through a series of lies, material misstatements, and omissions, the defendants engaged in securities fraud and other violations by fraudulently inducing PFM to invest and maintain its investment in the company"
• Suit was filed in Delaware Court of Chancery this afternoon.
• A Theranos spokesperson responded:
"The suit is without merit and Theranos will fight it vigorously. The company is very appreciative of its strong investor base that understands and continues to support the company¹s mission."
The rest of the article is catch-up background on Theranos' controversy.
- ThrustVectoring 10y agoFYI, the "web" link is exactly for this. Paywalled sources get penalized in Google's search results, so most of the time searching for the article's title and clicking the Google search results link gets you the full article.
- dreamcompiler 10y agoThat used to work for me; it doesn't any more.
- xanderstrike 10y agoIt won't work if you're signed into the WSJ.
- PKop 10y agoIncognito / private tab
- itestingstuff 10y agoI use this Chrome Extension to bypass the WSJ paywall: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bypass-wsj-other-sites/gfbabigadapckiaabchaolgjfbgickop https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bypass-wsj-other-s...
- nerfhammer 10y agoThey've upgraded their paywall game, having a google referer doesn't help anymore.
- jfim 10y agoIt does, though once you've seen the paywall, no matter what the referrer is you'll get the paywall again. You need to open the "web" link in an incognito/private mode then click the WSJ link.
- nerfhammer 10y agoOk, can confirm that works
- MisterBastahrd 10y agoOf course it does. You just have to block the cookie too.
- FuckOffNeemo 10y agoDuckDuckGo returns a non-paywalled link to this article @ NASDAQ.com. See below: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/major-investor-sues-theranos-20161010-00643 http://www.nasdaq.com/article/major-investor-sues-theranos-2...
- NicoJuicy 10y agoThen why should this link be added on the front page? Do they deserve this? :)
- eykanal 10y agoTip for getting around paywalls (WSJ and NYTimes, prob others): Simply google the URL without any query terms* and click the first link. * e.g., exclude anything after the "?"... if link is example.com/site/page.htm?foo=bar, google example.com/site/page.htm
- matt-attack 10y agoFunny you advise clicking the first link, but didn't advise simply using the "I'm feeling lucky" button!
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- itestingstuff 10y agoI use this Chrome Extension to bypass the WSJ paywall: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bypass-wsj-other-sites/gfbabigadapckiaabchaolgjfbgickop https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bypass-wsj-other-s...
- NicoJuicy 10y agoLet's discuss paywalled articles? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12683017 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12683017