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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 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 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 ...

Motion picture academy lays off staff at archive and library amid broader restructuring

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is restructuring its archive and library, cutting 16 staff members as part of a strategic effort to consolidate preservation efforts.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 31

AMD will lay off nearly 1,000, or 4% of staff, as AI competition heats up

AMD said today it will lay off 4% of its global staff, or perhaps somewhat less than 1,000 of its estimated 26,000-person workforce.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 13

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?

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.

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.

Associated Press to Cut Staff by 8%

The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Associated Press to Cut Staff by 8%

The reductions come just two weeks after Election Day, when The A.P. played a key role in calling races across the United States.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

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 ...

Kraken Lays Off 15% of Workers and Names Arjun Sethi New Co-CEO

The influential cryptocurrency exchange has undergone several reorganizations in recent years.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results

Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses

Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio

Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Biden: Trump win lays to rest question of election ‘integrity’

President Biden on Thursday called on Americans to lay to rest questions about the integrity of elections, calling the system fair after President-elect Trump decidedly won the 2024 race. “I hope ...

Politics - The Hill - November 7

R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump

Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no medical or public health degrees, has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracies for years.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio

DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis announced plans Wednesday to cut a manufacturing shift and indefinitely lay off roughly 1,100 workers at a Jeep plant in Ohio.

Enphase to lay off workers and end some operations in Mexico

Microinverter maker Enphase aims to “better align its workforce” with its business needs and will incur in up to $20 million in charges related to a restructuring.

Business - MarketWatch - November 8

A 'jungle': Rome's teeming jail lays bare Italy's prison ills

World - Yahoo News - November 9

Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears

Italy’s former national carrier Alitalia has started procedures for the collective dismissal of its remaining 2,059 employees

World - ABC News - November 10

WATCH: Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day

This is the first time Biden and Harris appeared together since Election Day.

Biden lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor Veterans Day

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were at Arlington National Cemetery Monday to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Veterans ...

AMD to lay off 4% of workforce, or about 1,000 employees

At the end of last year, AMD had 26,000 employees, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Business - CNBC - November 13

France shuns COP29 as divisions deepen at UN climate summit

Argentina also withdraws negotiator as Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev lashes out at Emmanuel Macron

World - Financial Times - November 14

70 years on, families of missing British soldiers finally lay flowers on their graves

The four men had been in unmarked graves after they were killed in the Korean War.

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

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

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

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

Motion picture academy lays off staff at archive and library amid broader restructuring

AMD will lay off nearly 1,000, or 4% of staff, as AI competition heats up

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Nissan to lay off thousands of workers as sales drop

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R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump

Stellantis to indefinitely lay off 1,100 workers at Jeep plant in Ohio

Enphase to lay off workers and end some operations in Mexico

A 'jungle': Rome's teeming jail lays bare Italy's prison ills

Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears

Alitalia will lay off over 2,000 remaining employees as liquidation nears

WATCH: Biden, Harris lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day

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