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23andMe Lays Off 40 Percent of its Staff, Ends All Therapy Programs

As founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki struggles to take the company private, 200 jobs are cut as part of its restructuring plan.

Business - Inc. - November 12

DNA-testing site 23andMe to lay off 40% of its workers

The once-popular general DNA-testing firm holds a trove of sensitive genetic data from its customers.

23andMe Lays Off 40% of Staff, Shuts Drug Development Business

The genetics company is closing a unit that was once seen as core to its future.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 11

23andMe to lay off 40% of its workforce as stock price plummets

The genetic testing company 23andMe is cutting 40% of its workforce and ending its therapeutics program as its stock price continues to plummet. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more on what ...

Inside the fall of 23andMe

Once worth $6 billion, 23andMe has lost 98% of its value and is on the verge of being delisted from the Nasdaq. So what happened?

Business - CNBC - October 23

DNA-testing site 23andMe fights for survival

Once millions used it to find out about their family histories - this week it was almost delisted. What went wrong?

Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO

Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus. Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Trump's approval rating at 54 percent as president-elect

A slight majority of registered voters approve of the job President-elect Trump is doing leading up to his second White House administration, according to a new poll. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Gaetz favorability at 29 percent in new survey

Less than one-third of Americans view President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), favorably, a new poll reveals. The survey, published Tuesday by ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Consumer prices up 0.2 percent in October, 2.6 percent over past year

Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation slowly but surely returns to pre-pandemic norms, according to new Labor Department data released ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

23andMe appoints three new board members following abrupt resignations

23andMe appointed three new independent directors to its board, the company said Tuesday.

Business - CNBC - October 29

23andMe to slash 40% of its workforce, end therapeutics program to cut costs

DNA-testing company 23andMe Holding Co. will slash its workforce by about 40% and discontinue its therapeutics program as part of a restructuring effort to cut costs, the company said Monday.

Business - MarketWatch - November 12

23andMe warns of ‘substantial doubt’ over its survival without new funding

Once-hyped genetic start-up issues latest guidance after reporting further quarterly revenue declines

Business - Financial Times - November 12

23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce and discontinues therapeutics division

23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce, or more than 200 employees, and discontinuing its therapeutics division as the struggling genetic testing company attempts to slash costs

Health - ABC News - November 12

What happens to customer data as 23andMe goes out of business?

Millions of people have sent their DNA to be analyzed by 23andMe in order to learn their genealogy and risk for certain health issues. But with the company falling on hard times, and not bound by ...

23andMe customer? What to know about the privacy of your genetic data.

Concerns about 23andMe's business prospects is raising questions about the genetic testing company's customer data.

What 23andMe business troubles could mean for users' genetic data

The company is laying off 40% of its workforce and discontinuing its therapeutics division.

18 percent in new survey say they've had political disagreement with neighbor

Nearly one-in-five people said they’ve had a political disagreement with a neighbor, according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The poll, released by real-estate firm RedFin, found that 18.7 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Russia Raises Interest Rate to 21 Percent, Its Highest in Decades

Military spending and recruitment are causing the country’s economy to overheat, leaving regulators in a struggle to rein in rising prices.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Nearly 40 percent of world's trees face extinction, new assessment finds

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Thursday release from the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

US economy grew at a sturdy 2.8 percent pace in third quarter

The final economic growth report before the election showed U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rising at strong pace, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. U.S. GDP grew at ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

U.S. Economy Grew at a Solid 2.8 Percent Pace Last Quarter

Consumer spending powered gains despite still-high interest rates, indicating healthy, reslilient conditions.

Business - Inc. - October 30

OpenAI Just Made an Important Service 80 Percent Cheaper

Voice-to-voice chatbots, now at a much more reasonable rate.

Business - Inc. - October 30

Meta Earnings Show Revenue Increase, Even as Spending Spree Continues

The Silicon Valley company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it does not plan to slow down its investments anytime soon.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Kinzinger: Zero percent chance GOP House would buck Trump

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Wednesday he was concerned about the potential lack of checks and balances across government branches, especially if Republicans keep control of the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

China's military flights near Taiwan up 300 percent

The Chinese military increased flights near Taiwan by 300 percent in the last five months, Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of the U.S. Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific Command, told NBC News in an ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

Boeing to Repay Furloughed Staff and Cut 10 Percent of Jobs

Boeing furloughed thousands employees in the wake of the strike by 33,000 union machinists.

Business - Inc. - November 10

81 percent of Gen X worried they won't get Social Security benefits

The majority of Generation X Americans are worried that they won’t get Social Security benefits paid out once they retire, according to a new survey released Thursday. The new Bankrate poll found ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Harris Is Trying to Win Voters by Laying Out the Alternative

Also, Teri Garr found the soul in memorable ditsy blondes. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 30

Nissan to lay off thousands of workers as sales drop

The Japanese car making giant has not yet said where in its global operations the job cuts will be made.

23andMe’s stock falls after company says there’s substantial doubt it can stay in business

Shares of 23andMe fell 4% Tuesday after the DNA-testing company reported its latest quarterly loss and included “going concern” language in its financial statements, shedding gains made late Monday ...

Business - MarketWatch - November 12

23andMe reports sales decline a day after announcing plans to cut 40% of workforce

Embattled genetic testing provider 23andMe said Tuesday that revenue declined from a year earlier, a day after the company announced a cost-cutting plan.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Genetic testing firm 23andMe cuts 40% of its workforce amid financial struggles

Company says it will cut about 200 employees as value plummets in aftermath of huge data breach. The genetic testing firm 23andMe said on Monday it would cut about 40%, or 200 employees, from its ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

What to know about 23andMe private data collected amid company's financial issues

The DNA testing company 23andMe is facing serious financial concerns and has announced major restructuring. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady explains what happens to the private ...

McDonald’s Takes Quarter Pounders Off Menus at 20 Percent of Restaurants After E. Coli Outbreak

McDonald’s pulled the burger option after the bacterial contamination sickened at least 49 people, killing one, according to the CDC. Raw onions may be the source of the problem.

Business - Inc. - October 24

Google CEO says more than 25 percent of company's new code written by AI

More than a quarter of Google's new code is being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call for the leading tech company. ...