2025-03-25
23andMe bankruptcy: Can EU and UK laws protect DNA data? Here’s what you need to know
San Francisco-based 23andMe, which sells at-home DNA testing kits, has filed for bankruptcy in the US and is looking for a new buyer — heightening concerns about the personal data of millions of people. 23andMe experienced a major data breach in 2023, which exposed personal information like family trees, birth years, and geographic locations of approximately half of the company’s 15 million users. Now, with the company sinking, 23andMe customers are considering deleting their accounts amid fears of another hack or changes to the company [...]
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2025-06-13
23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki will regain control of embattled DNA company after all
In a surprise twist, 23andMe founder and former CEO Anne Wojcicki is set to regain control of the DNA company's assets, according to a press release from 23andMe. In May, a company called Regener [...]
2025-03-24
23andMe has filed for bankruptcy and CEO Anne Wojcicki has stepped down
DNA testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following a tumultuous few years that included significant layoffs and a wide-ranging data breach. It plans to find a buyer and continu [...]
2025-02-28
Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+
The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]
2025-03-24
Anne Wojcicki resigns as 23AndMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
23andMe (ME) on Sunday filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling to combat weak demand for its DNA testing kit and the fallout of a data breach that effected millions of customers. Read more... [...]
2025-03-28
Engadget Podcast: Signalgate and the collapse of 23andMe
This week, we learned that even government officials are addicted to their group chats — except with the Trump administration those chats include war plans and potentially classified information. In [...]
2025-03-25
Officials think you should delete your 23andMe data. Here's how
Genetic testing company 23andMe (ME) filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday in the latest stage of a rocky road that included weak consumer demand and a 2023 data breach that jeopardized the genetic d [...]
2025-01-18
EV startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and stopped all operations
Canoo said on Friday night that it has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and “will cease operations effective immediately,” after failing to secure enough funding to keep it going. The writing was on [...]