If Mom has ever been curious about her origin story, she’s probably had her eye on a 23andMe DNA kit. Sure, she knows she’s Lebanese and Thai, with a smattering of Irish thrown in, but maybe she wants to take things a few more generations back. Let this Mother’s Day be the day she unlocks […]
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23andMe Jumps as CEO Floats Taking DNA Tester Private
(Bloomberg) — DNA testing firm 23andMe Holding Co.’s shares soared after Chief Executive Officer Anne Wojcicki said she’s considering taking the struggling company private, less than three years after it began selling shares. Most Read from Bloomberg Wojcicki told board members she is proposing to acquire the company in a potential go-private transaction, according to […]
23andMe tells victims it’s their fault that their data was breached
Facing more than 30 lawsuits from victims of its massive data breach, 23andMe is now deflecting the blame to the victims themselves in an attempt to absolve itself from any responsibility, according to a letter sent to a group of victims seen by TechCrunch. “Rather than acknowledge its role in this data security disaster, 23andMe […]