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Think Jerky sales jump 345% after brand appears in A24 Elizabeth Holmes documentary

Think Jerky, a chef-crafted meat snack startup founded by Ricky Hirsch in 2015, was featured unprompted in Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's A24 documentary 'You Can See Everything,' which depicts Elizabeth Holmes before her federal prison sentence. The brand's honey sriracha flavor, created by chef Gale Gand, appears on screen, and the resulting exposure drove a 345% spike in sales, according to Hirsch.

A24's Elizabeth Holmes documentary nears $45 million box office on $7 million budget

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's documentary 'You Can See Everything' earned $19.5 million in its wide-release opening weekend and has grossed $45.1 million total against a $7 million budget, according to Vulture. A24 kept the three-year production secret before a surprise Telluride premiere and quick theatrical rollout. Holmes, currently serving a fraud sentence, reportedly called Fielder from prison before release, and her partner Billy Evans is said to be seeking legal advice about profit participation, per Page Six.

Essay links Nathan Fielder's Elizabeth Holmes documentary to tech journalism's flaws

A commentary piece reflects on Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything,' which films Elizabeth Holmes in her home, as a prompt for the author to reconsider shortcomings in how tech journalism covers its subjects. The piece frames the documentary's intimate approach as a contrast to typical reporting practices.

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz says AI hype mirrors Theranos-style deception

Tyler Shultz, the whistleblower who exposed Theranos's faulty blood-testing technology, said in an interview with The San Francisco Standard that the current AI investment boom creates conditions ripe for deception similar to those exploited by Elizabeth Holmes. His comments come as a new documentary, 'You Can See Everything,' about Holmes's final weeks before prison becomes one of the highest-grossing documentaries ever. Shultz noted that Holmes turned casual investor meetings into hundred-million-dollar fundraising hauls, and argued that era of easy, unchecked capital should be over.

Review: 'You Can See Everything' offers little new insight into Elizabeth Holmes

A new film by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, 'You Can See Everything,' dramatizes the final days before Elizabeth Holmes entered prison following her fraud conviction tied to Theranos. The film has received widespread critical praise and awards buzz, though some reviewers have begun pushing back against that reception.

Nathan Fielder's Theranos documentary reignites scrutiny of Elizabeth Holmes' claims

Verge writer Victoria Song reviews the fallout from Nathan Fielder's documentary 'You Can See Everything,' noting that journalists and whistleblowers have used its release to re-highlight Elizabeth Holmes' documented lies about Theranos' blood-testing device. Song explains that the startup's core promise—accurate diagnostic results from a single finger-prick blood drop—was scientifically unworkable, citing issues like cell rupture, contamination, and sample dilution with interstitial fluid.

Theranos documentary 'You Can See Everything' prompts scrutiny calls for AI claims

A new documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, filmed over roughly three years starting just before Elizabeth Holmes began her prison sentence, has opened in theaters to strong box office and critical acclaim. The film's title plays on a scene in which Holmes and partner Billy Evans tell the camera it can 'see everything,' echoing the transparency claims once made about Theranos's technology.

Bacteria found making their own conductive metal-organic frameworks

Researchers have identified living microorganisms that naturally produce metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), synthetic materials usually engineered in labs, and these biological versions show exceptional electrical conductivity. The discovery marks the first known case of organisms generating MOFs on their own. MOF chemistry pioneers Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi previously won the Nobel Prize for developing these porous materials synthetically.

New documentary revisits Elizabeth Holmes with intimate home footage

Filmmakers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim spent time documenting Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans at home with their children, beginning around a month before she started serving her prison sentence in May 2023. The resulting film reportedly features extensive close-up footage of Holmes interacting with Fielder and her family, revisiting the Theranos founder's story after her 2022 fraud conviction.

HBO documentary on Elizabeth Holmes reignites scrutiny of diagnostics industry

A new HBO film, 'You Can See Everything', covers the weeks before Elizabeth Holmes began her prison sentence in 2023 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos. More than a decade after Theranos collapsed, diagnostics companies developing similar low-volume blood testing devices say they are still dealing with the aftermath of its fraud.

WSJ Investigation Series Led to Elizabeth Holmes' Downfall at Theranos

A series of Wall Street Journal investigative articles examined blood-testing company Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes, raising questions about the company's technology and practices. The reporting is credited with setting in motion the events that led to Holmes' eventual downfall.

WIRED's Katie Drummond discusses her interview with Nathan Fielder on his Theranos film

In a WIRED podcast segment, editor Katie Drummond and colleagues discussed her recent interview with filmmaker Nathan Fielder about his new movie on Theranos. Drummond said Fielder avoided sharing his personal opinions of figures like Elizabeth Holmes, preferring instead to ask Drummond what she thought, and that watching the film twice changed her own reactions to it.