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23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and its CEO is stepping down, leaving many users concerned about the future of their data.
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Last week, the genetics company filed for bankruptcy and will sell its trove of user-submitted DNA to the highest or best bidder, the company said in an open letter to customers about the bankruptcy p...
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Anne Wojcicki has resigned as 23andMe's CEO. She is the sister of late YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and the ex-wife of Sergey Brin.
Me co-founder Linda Avey expressed frustration about the fall of the genetics testing company in a social media post.
A genomics company, a crypto foundation, and the former CEO are all looking at this treasure trove of genetic data.
The company Anne Wojcicki co-founded has burned through more than $1 billion and laid off more than half its staff.
A month before 23andMe’s bankruptcy filing, CEO Anne Wojcicki had a fully financed proposal to take the genetic testing company private. The financing fell apart, and a series of alternative proposals by Wojcicki did not result in a deal.
Me has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki has resigned as the company continues its push to cut costs.
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Tech Xplore on MSNWhat users need to know about privacy and data after 23andMe's bankruptcy filingMe, one of the first companies to provide direct-to-consumer genetic testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy. Since its founding in 2006, it has sold over 12 million DNA kits, with high-profile users including Oprah Winfrey and Warren Buffett.
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Futurism on MSN23andMe Is Selling All Your Data, in Largest Sale of Genomes in HistoryThe DNA data from around 15 million people around the world is officially going on sale. As Nature reports, consumer-genomics company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy — and legal permission to auction off all of that data,
Wojcicki said she intends to become an outside bidder to acquire the company’s assets after her earlier efforts to take 23andMe private failed.