191: Summer of Scams: The Finale

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191: Summer of Scams: The Finale

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Sep 6, 2018

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Jack Dorsey and Sheryl Sandberg take on Congress in this week's hearings, but to what end? Next, Apple's biggest leak yet reveals the form factor of two of its new phones. Finally, an update on Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes, a story we've followed since day one — and it's not quite over yet.

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Sep 6, 2018

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