Author: Aron Solomon

By Aron Solomon The WTA finals wrapped up on Wednesday, with Garbiñe Muguruza taking home the championship trophy. It was the first time a Spanish woman has ever hoisted the WTA finals trophy. The 28-year-old’s win over Estonian Anett Kontaveit – who had the true breakout year among all WTA competitors – was memorable and historic, putting the finishing touches on one of the best tour final tournaments ever. The level of tennis throughout the entire week was absolutely amazing, with riveting matches and a high level of play befitting this new group of the world’s top players. While anyone…

By Staff Writer On Thursday, NBC Bay Area’s Scott Budman reported that the prosecution in the Elizabeth Holmes trial started the day by focusing on the faulty Theranos testing machines. Jurors listened intently to powerful testimony as Erin Tompkins of Arizona explained how she was told by a Theranos test that she had tested positive for HIV antibodies, which she later found out was incorrect. Another witness, Dr. Mark Burnes, testified about one of his patients that took a Theranos test, which wrongly detected prostate cancer. Esquire Digital’s chief legal analyst, Aron Solomon, commented: “This is going to resonate far…

By Rev. Markel Hutchins Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Inside Sources When navigating the present and charting the future, it is critical to be informed by the past. In this way, a racially just United States requires a deep examination of how centuries of racial inequities have propelled injustices in our nation’s economic, criminal justice, educational, and health care systems. However, those who viscerally advocate “Critical Race Theory” (CRT) – an inelegant term for a movement that declares that race is exclusively at the heart of all social interactions and structures – also risk overlooking the past when it…

By Staff Writer NBC Bay Area reporter Scott Budman returned to the San Jose courthouse on Monday to continue his extensive and in-depth coverage of the Elizabeth Holmes trial, which was back in session following a week of setbacks. Houston investor Alan Eisenmen, who along with his family, invested almost $1.2 million in Theranos in 2006, and an additional $100,000 in 2013, took the stand to testify that he repeatedly requested more information from Theranos than what they were sharing with investors as a whole. According to Eisenman, he initially invested in Theranos at $3 per share, saw their value…

By Staff Writer Esquire Digital’s Aron Solomon stopped by the Feast of Fun podcast this week to discuss Britney Spear’s newly found freedom and what comes next for the Princess of Pop! Tune in for the full interview here.

It was a huge day on Thursday when Britney Spears was freed from an almost 14 year conservatorship. Formally terminated by Judge Brenda J. Penny, the 39 year old Spears is now able to live freely as she clocks in the 5th decade of her life on December 2nd, her 40th birthday. Marc Ang of the The Hollywood Times spoke with Esquire Digital’s Aron Solomon shortly after the ruling to discuss what comes next. Continue reading the article here, or watch the interview below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tzyXu2DvAvM

By Aron Solomon Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Inside Sources The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on the Biden administration’s requirement that all businesses with 100 or more employees must have a vaccine requirement. A group of states led by Texas had challenged this Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s requirement that those workers either get vaccinated by January 4 or have to wear masks and be tested regularly, arguing that it was an illegal overreach of the administration’s power. In more normal times, these kinds of decisions usually apply only to the states within that…

By Staff Writer Yesterday, the Elizabeth Holmes trial pivoted to a mixture of both business and technology, as Daniel Mosley took the stand. Mosley, who represents high dollar investors like the Walton family, founders of Wal-Mart, who put $150 million into Theranos, the DeVos family in for $100 million, and even former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, both an investor and board member for Theranos. testified how Elizabeth Holmes allegedly convinced these high-dollar investors to part with hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the defense, not one of them looked closely at where their money was going. Esquire Digital’s…

By Aron Solomon Editors Note: This article originally appeared in InsideSources.com. For those who have yet to hear about ghost kitchens, sadly, they are not even remotely related to Halloween, though some of them are undoubtedly scary. Call them ghost kitchens, call them virtual kitchens, or call them virtual restaurants – whatever you call them, these recent gastronomic incarnations are here to stay. The term “ghost kitchen” is becoming so popular, it’s on Merriam-Webster’s list of “Words We’re Watching.” They define “ghost kitchen” as, “An establishment that cooks and sells food to be delivered to a residence, but that, unlike a…

By Staff Writer Aron Solomon, chief legal analyst for Esquire Digital, joined TRT World to discuss this week’s Congressional hearings on social media and child safety. According to Solomon: “The big issue that is coming under scrutiny in Congress is that everything these social media companies are doing is to get more eyeballs on their platform. Especially those eyeballs of kids. So when some of these social media companies say that content on our platform is fine for kids 13 and up – what happened today is a Congressperson said, we actually set up an account for a 13-year-old and…