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Engineer builds interactive site recreating Theranos case documents with AI tools

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On 9 October 2026, TechCrunch reported that Extend engineer Bo Lau built a website simulating Elizabeth Holmes's desk. Users can open her MacBook, swipe through her iPhone, view emails, texts, slides and documents from the United States v. Holmes trial, and run the Theranos Edison blood-testing device. The report did not mention when the site launched, how to access it, whether case parties authorised it, or its specific connection to AI tools.

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Oct 9
  1. TechCrunch · AI
    Pretend you’re sitting at Elizabeth Holmes’ desk on this weirdly detailed website

    With over a thousand emails, slides, texts, and documents from the United States v. Elizabeth Holmes trial, Extend engineer Bo Lau created a website that simulates what it might have been like to rifle through the Theranos founder's desk.

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