Applied genetics

23andMe is in a death spiral. Almost everyone who wants a DNA test already bought one, a nightmare data breach ruined the company’s reputation, and 23andMe’s stock is so close to worthless it might get kicked off the Nasdaq. CEO Anne Wojcicki is on a crisis tour, promising investors the company isn’t going out of business because she has a new plan: 23andMe is going to double down on mining your DNA data and selling it to pharmaceutical companies. Why Bitcoin won’t reach $1,000,000“We now have the ability to mine the…

23&Me admitted it lost 6.9 million users’ DNA in a hack, after initially reporting only 14,000 users were affected. If you’ve used 23andMe, there’s basically a coin-flip chance that your data was exposed. The company, however, updated its terms of service last week to ensure its customers couldn’t file a class action lawsuit against the company.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedThe terms of service update forces users into a binding arbitration, which is a means to resolve disputes outside…

23andMe, the world’s leading consumer DNA harvesting enterprise, announced Friday that hackers stole about 14,000 people’s ancestry information, as well as “a significant number of files” about other users. It turns out the word “significant” is doing a lot of work in that sentence. According to TechCrunch, 23andMe lost data about 6.9 million users, including people’s genetic information.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedIn case you don’t have a calculator handy, that’s almost 50,000% higher than the…