23andMe files for bankruptcy to “maximize the value of its business”, and co-founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki steps down; 23andMe was valued at $3.5B in June 2021
Most corporations are not going to look out for your privacy. And we now have a federal government intent on using your data for bad purposes. Frank Figliuzzi / @frankfigliuzzi : 23andMe is declaring...
Elon Musk forms xAI, a startup he will lead to “understand the true nature of the universe”; the staff has worked at Google, Microsoft, Tesla, OpenAI, and more
Today we announce the formation of xAI. The goal of xAI is to understand the true nature of the universe. Reuters : Elon Musk launches AI firm xAI as he looks to take on OpenAI Kara Carlson / USA Tod...
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, the author of Moore's Law, dies at 94
and the world it created Bloomberg : Gordon Moore, Intel Co-Founder Who Coined Chip Rule, Dies at 94 Aman Gupta / Livemint : Who was Gordon Moore? 10 things to know about the Intel co-founder Paul Alc...
Sources detail Google's troubles with game development as the company couldn't stomach the complicated creative process amid Stadia's poor streaming numbers
Great read by @cecianasta. https://www.wired.com/... Brian Crecente / @crecenteb : Some great insight here. I'd add that there's also probably an issue of lost opportunity costs for both companies as ...
Axios says it will launch AxiosHQ, which lets companies write internal memos styled like Axios newsletters, next month, starting at $10K a year
AxiosHQ communications platform to launch with Delta Air Lines and AT&T among early customers — Punchy news startup Axios is betting … Tweets: @stevekopack , @caseynewton , @benmullin , @katie_roof ...
Biz Stone's Q&A app Jelly pulls an ‘un-pivot,’ begins a closed beta
Hey-oh. Here's the tl;dr. We launched Jelly … Christina Warren / Mashable : You're not ready for that Jelly app that Twitter's co-founder is bringing back Kate Knibbs / Gizmodo : Twitter Founder Is “...
Apple diversity report: little overall progress despite hiring 65% more women, 50% more African-Americans, and 66% more Latinos than previous year
But Is It Enough? Salvador Rodriguez / International Business Times : Tech Diversity: Apple Shows Slight Gains For Women, African-Americans in 2015 Report; Remains Overwhelmingly White Sydney Morning ...