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Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

The company has secured enough funding to continue operations while a buyer is found, and even though US law limits how genetic data can be used, the pending sale has raised significant privacy concerns. At stake is the fate of genetic data from the company's 15 million customers.

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DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world

Ars Technica

As AI hype permeates the Internet, tech and business leaders are already looking toward the next step. Unfortunately, we don't have anything as elegant as Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. Unfortunately, we don't have anything as elegant as Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.

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The most innovative companies in business services for 2025

Fast Company Tech

In an increasingly post-literate world , companies continue to turn to video to communicate with key stakeholders, and two of this years business services honorees help enterprises produce streamable content more efficiently. Yona says companies only need to spend 10 or 15 minutes to onboard, uploading bank statements and HR data.

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How Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Impacts Nonprofits, Part 2

NonProfit PRO

Now let’s take a deeper look into what complying with this law means for nonprofits with employees doing business in the state — discussing everything from human resources to donor relations. In part one, I described the difficulties nonprofits are facing trying to comply with the Stop WOKE Act.

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23andMe files for bankruptcy, CEO steps down

Mashable Tech

According to a press release , it "intends to continue operating its business in the ordinary course throughout the sale process," with "no changes to the way the company stores, manages, or protects customer data." On Sunday, 23andMe filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If The ACCC believes the proposed law addresses “a significant bargaining power imbalance between Australian news media businesses and Google and Facebook.”

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Iceland built 1,756 wheelchair ramps in the past 4 years. Why can’t other countries do that?

Fast Company Tech

In downtown Reykjavk, most buildings date back to the 18th century with storefronts that sit slightly elevated above street level, making one or two steps a recurring access barrier across most of the citys core business district. And this isnt just an Icelandic issue. I had some money, and I was able to quickly raise more.

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