Genetics testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. to initiate the sale of its assets. Alongside the announcement, the company’s co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki separately said she is leaving the company to become an independent bidder for the company. “After a thorough evaluation …
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A Los Angeles County church that has been having services on a public beach for the last 18 years is now being told by city officials that they must worship Jesus elsewhere. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is taking action against Los Angeles County after the Department of …
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If you haven’t heard the news, TechCrunch has a shiny new home. After years under the ownership of Yahoo — which, in turn, is backed by Apollo Group — the brand is now in fresh hands. Its new parent company: Regent, a dynamic private equity firm with a diverse portfolio …
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There are major questions over the legality of President Trump invoking the Alien Enemies Act and the decision not to obey a judge’s order to return deportees to the U.S. It has become a showdown between President Trump and the federal court over his deportation of hundreds of alleged …
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DeepSeek has gone viral. Chinese AI lab DeepSeek broke into the mainstream consciousness this week after its chatbot app rose to the top of the Apple App Store charts (and Google Play, as well). DeepSeek’s AI models, which were trained using compute-efficient techniques, have led Wall Street analysts — and technologists — to question whether …
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago. Within an hour, the astronauts were …
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Valve removed a video game from its online store Steam after users reported that a free demo for the game was installing malware on their computers. The game was called Sniper: Phantom’s Resolution, and promised to give players “realistic [first-person shooter] mechanics, dynamic storytelling, and high-stakes missions,” according to an …
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From a leaders roundtable report to Kumu’s partnership with Redacted Coin, here are some of the latest crypto headlines from the Philippines. Today, we curated some of the top news from crypto and blockchain organizations in the Philippines from last week (March 17–23, 2025). YGG “Perspectives in Play” Leaders Roundtable …
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is acknowledging men playing in women’s sports is “deeply unfair” despite his record of supporting the transgender agenda. The 57-year-old politician made the comments on the debut episode of his new podcast, “This Is Gavin Newsom,” in which he spoke with conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, …
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Chinese auto maker BYD made waves this week when it announced its new Han L sedan could add as much as 248 miles of range in as little as five minutes. Unfortunately, the company was light on details, and it did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for clarification. So instead, …
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