Theranos Is Subject of Criminal Probe by U.S
I think the reason we (maybe secretly) take so much satisfaction / schadenfreude at this story is that someone who was so hyped and the darling of Silicon Valley got so much funding and attention.  While others who toil away on good ideas, without nearly so many connections and silver spoons, struggle to even get 1 minute of air time with the kind of funders and backers that she got.<p>That, plus seeing the cluelessness and herd mentality of the people who are supposedly the experts at judging tech potential in this area.