Cyrus Farivar
Cyrus Farivar is a reporter on the tech investigations unit of NBC News in San Francisco.
Cyrus Farivar is a reporter on the tech investigations unit of NBC News in San Francisco.
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Homeless in Silicon Valley's shadow get help, but 'sustainable' change is elusive
Andrea Urton, who grew up homeless in Los Angeles, has seen how little corporate interests tend to care about helping the impoverished.
In Silicon Valley, tiny homes are part of plan to end homelessness by 2025
Sixty-two people, including 40 children, are living in prefabricated tiny homes on land owned by Santa Clara County in California.
Holmes didn't 'flee a sinking ship,' defense says in closing arguments
Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case headed to the jury Friday to decide the verdict of the former Theranos CEO. Lawyers had their last words in closing arguments.
Elizabeth Holmes 'chose fraud over business failure,' prosecutors say in Theranos closing arguments
Was Elizabeth Holmes a liar or just naive?
Amazon worker deaths in tornados raise questions about tornado training and cellphone policy
After tornadoes killed six workers at an Amazon distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois, some Amazon workers have raised concerns about how the company
Recovery efforts begin after tornadoes rip through several states, killing dozens
At least 50 people are feared dead after tornadoes ripped through Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear said Saturday. Arkansas, Tennessee and Illinois were also hit by severe weather.
Holmes ends defense in Theranos fraud trial
After seven days, Elizabeth Holmes was her own final witness in her defense against federal fraud charges tied to her failed blood-testing startup as testimony
Freedges, or 'free fridges,' continue to expand nationwide
The fridges provide free food that is available at any time with no questions asked. They've expanded across the country, in cities big and small.
Elizabeth Holmes admits whistleblower was right and reporter was ‘mishandled’
The government got its chance Tuesday to cross-examine Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes about allegations of fraud tied to the failed blood-testing startup.
Elizabeth Holmes testifies college rape, partner’s control fueled her drive at Theranos
Elizabeth Holmes testified Monday that being sexually assaulted while a student at Stanford drove her decision to drop out at 19 and devote herself to Theranos.
Elizabeth Holmes admits doctoring lab reports with pharma company logos
Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the witness stand Tuesday, confirming key aspects of the prosecutor’s allegations behind the 11
