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Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-09-15 10:54:45

23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025. Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals , the company announced Friday. TTAM will acquire substantially all of 23andMe's assets for $305 million, including its Personal Genome Service and Re

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How the Alzheimer's Research Scandal Set Back Treatment 16 Years

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-15 10:53:13

In 2006, a landmark study in Nature identified a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease. For almost 16 years, this study influenced how scientists approached Alzheimer’s and how major research grants were given. But in the summer of 2022, the editors of Nature issued a chilling disclaimer. There was concern regarding the images that accompanied the article. An investigation was underway, and readers were urged to “use caution” when relying on the results. A whistleblower had come forward and sa

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Clay secures a new round at a $3B valuation, sources say

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2025-09-15 10:37:09

Clay, a sales automation startup, has raised a Series C round at an approximate $3 billion valuation, led by Capital G, according to three sources with knowledge of the deal. Clay and Capital G didn’t respond to a request for comment. The new round comes just a month after the New York startup announced that it will allow most of its employees to sell some of their shares at a $1.5 billion valuation. That secondary deal, known as a tender offer, was led by Sequoia, which agreed to purchase up

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I replaced my premium headphones with this classic Bose pair - and didn't regret it

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-15 14:04:00

ZDNET's key takeaways The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are available in seven colors for $349, and are often up to $100 off. They are true to the QuietComfort namesake, providing excellent noise cancellation and all-day comfort. However, like all of Bose's over-ear headphones, the QuietComfort have a short, 24-hour battery life. View now at Bose The Bose QuietComfort Headphones are on sale for $249, $100 off their retail price. According to Bose, this deal is valid until June 15, 2025. I hav

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Alaska, Where Only 2% of Homes Have AC, Just Issued Its First Heat Advisory Ever

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 14:37:42

Alaska just crossed a first off its bucket list with the first-ever heat advisory for Sunday, June 15. Temperatures in central Alaska are expected to reach 86 degrees Fahrenheit (that's 30 Celsius) through the weekend and into the week of June 16. It's not as if Alaska never gets hot in the summer. However, as Jason Laney, a warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, told CNET, "The frequency with which the heat is coming up is starting to be a bi

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Google can now generate a fake AI podcast of your search results

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-15 18:19:55

NotebookLM is undoubtedly one of Google's best implementations of generative AI technology, giving you the ability to explore documents and notes with a Gemini AI model. Last year, Google added the ability to generate so-called "audio overviews" of your source material in NotebookLM. Now, Google has brought those fake AI podcasts to search results as a test. Instead of clicking links or reading the AI Overview, you can have two nonexistent people tell you what the results say. This feature is n

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Hasbro’s ‘Star Wars’ SDCC Exclusive Is the Ultimate ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Set

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2025-09-15 22:45:36

Dark side, light side, it doesn’t matter. This year’s Hasbro Star Wars exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con is certainly the chosen one, and we’re going to take the high ground to acquire it. Celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Hasbro just revealed a six-inch Black Series set, exclusively for release at San Diego Comic-Con, of Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi and their epic lightsaber duel over the lava on Mustafar. Retailing for $110, the set will first be availa

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TechCrunch Mobility: The cost of Waymo

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2025-09-15 22:45:00

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced late this week that it plans to streamline the Part 555 exemption process to make it faster for automakers that want to deploy self-driving vehicles built without human controls like a steering wheel or pedals. The letter sent to “stakeholders” (meaning those com

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NASA Satellite Captures Massive Wastewater Flow off California Coast

gizmodo.com Natalia Mesa 2025-09-16 02:25:53

In 2022, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched a satellite sensor to map minerals in the Earth’s dusty, arid regions. But that’s not all it’s useful for—in a new study, scientists used the spectroscopic tool to study massive amounts of sewage flowing into the sea off the Southern California coast. Every year, millions of gallons of untreated and treated wastewater are unceremoniously dumped into the Tijuana River, ferrying pollution through communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico borde

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The founder experience at TechCrunch All Stage: Built for people building what’s next

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-16 06:05:00

For a founder, time is the one resource you can’t raise. That’s why TechCrunch All Stage — happening July 15 in Boston’s SoWa Power Station — is designed to make every minute count. Whether you’re at the whiteboard sketching v1 of your product or figuring out how to lead a team of 50, TechCrunch All Stage meets you where you are — and gives you the access, insight, and connections to move forward faster. Plus, you can get a $210 discount on your ticket right now, if you move quickly. The day d

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Frontier AI Models Are Getting Stumped by a Simple Children's Game

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-16 13:23:31

Earlier this week, researchers at Apple released a damning paper, criticizing the AI industry for vastly overstating the ability of its top AI models to reason or "think." The team found that the models including OpenAI's o3, Anthropic's Claude 3.7, and Google's Gemini were stumped by even the simplest of puzzles. For instance, the "large reasoning models," or LRMs, consistently failed at Tower of Hanoi, a children's puzzle game that involves three pegs and a number of differently-sized disks t

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Scientists Just Solved a 14,000-Year-Old Puppy Mystery

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-09-16 14:00:18

In 2011 and 2015, two approximately 14,000-year-old pups were pulled from northern Siberia’s permafrost roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the village of Tumat. Within the same layers of icy soil, researchers found woolly mammoth bones with evidence of human processing. This led some to wonder whether the “Tumat Puppies” may have been tamed wolves or even early dogs waiting around for scraps at a prehistoric butchering site. In a new study, an international team of researchers analyzed the p

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5 apps I install on every new phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-16 18:00:23

Saeed Wazir / Android Authority I’ve tested countless smartphones, and the excitement of opening the box and taking the stickers off a new device never gets old. I love holding the phone for the first time to see how it fits in my hand, and can’t wait to get past the pesky initial setup to test its capabilities. It usually takes a few minutes, and then I’m ready to load my apps. These days, I have certain go-to apps that I install first on any new Android phone I get. To me, they are the most

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Siri's Big AI Upgrade Is Coming, but Reportedly Not Until Spring 2026

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-16 18:32:02

Apple appears to be making progress on a major update to its Siri software that would expand its capabilities and incorporate more AI features. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the delayed update for Siri now has an internal release window of spring 2026. The update, which could arrive with iOS version 26.4, would make good on features and updates Apple first introduced at 2024's WWDC. Since then, the updates to Siri that were supposed to incorporate many of the company's App

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Iconiq VCs spent two years courting Chime and the firm isn’t selling its stake

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-09-16 22:00:00

The VC tech world was abuzz on Thursday when neobank Chime successfully became a public company. Chime raised $864 million on a its $27 share price, which popped big, opening at $43. This wasn’t the biggest IPO of the year. CoreWeave, for instance, raised $1.5 billion in March, and its first-day market cap hit around $14 billion, too. (Its share price and valuation has soared since then). However, Chime’s cap table includes an absolute who’s who of Silicon Valley investors, many of whom are pu

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What to expect at TechCrunch All Stage: One day, countless connections and takeaways

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-09-16 22:01:00

Whether you’re a founder gearing up for your next raise or a VC scouting your next portfolio win, TechCrunch All Stage, happening July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station, packs more into one day than most multi-day conferences manage to deliver. This isn’t your typical sit-and-listen event. It’s designed to help you build momentum in real time — whether that means raising capital, sharpening your pitch, expanding your network, or rethinking your go-to-market. And for a limited time, tickets are

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ZDNET's WWDC 2025 recap with Sabrina Ortiz and Jason Hiner

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-16 20:20:34

Apple has established itself as a tech-giant with over 2.35 billion active devices worldwide. Much of the devices' appeal lies in the operating systems underlying it -- and that's why Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference is always one to keep up with. At this year's WWDC, Apple unveiled a slew of new features across iOS, MacOS, WatchOS, VisionOS, and iPadOS, including the first major iOS redesign in 13 years, which will give your iPhone an entirely new feel and look based on Apple's ne

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This Portable Charger with 4 Built-in Cables is 40% Off, Now at an All-Time Low on Amazon

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-17 07:10:30

There’s never been a better time to step up your charging game thanks to a massive price drop on a very popular (and useful) device. The Charmast 10,000mAh portable charger with four built-in cables is available for its all-time low price of just $18 which is a full 37% off its $30 list price. With thousands of customers satisfied in the past month and a 4.5 out of 5 rating from over 5,000 reviews, these earbuds are extremely popular. See at Amazon Best Value For Money Power Bank This power b

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We Tested the DreamCloud Mattress: Could It Be the Best Budget Luxury Bed in 2025?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-17 03:02:00

With 5+ years of mattress testing experience, we use our different sleeping position and body type perspectives to offer well-rounded, honest reviews. 8.0 /10 SCORE CNET Score With five-plus years of mattress testing experience, we use our different sleeping position and body type perspectives to offer well-rounded, honest reviews. Read more on How we test Our Verdict Our Verdict Best for: Back sleeper Stomach sleeper Score Breakdown Performance 8 /10 Policies 8.5 /10 Durability 8.5 /10 Feature

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Nintendo Switch 2 Review: Price, Specs, Availability

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-09-17 06:01:22

Switch 2: Switch Harder. Sure, that's a glib summation of one of the most eagerly anticipated games console launches of all time, but it is, nevertheless, apt. The Nintendo Switch 2 isn't the sort of generational leap PlayStations or Xboxes offer, but rather a refinement of what's worked for the last eight years. In short, it elevates, hones, and polishes almost every facet of the original Switch to deliver what is almost its ultimate form. The similarities are apparent from the moment you open

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Three Algorithms for YSH Syntax Highlighting

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 08:24:54

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Apple’s upgraded Siri might not arrive until next spring

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-17 18:45:33

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple is aiming to launch the upgraded Siri that it originally previewed at WWDC 2024 in spring 2026 with iOS 26.4, according to Bloomberg. At WWDC last year, Apple showed off how Siri would be able to do things like understand your personal context or take actions based on what’s on your screen. But in March, Apple delayed these features, saying in a statement that “it’s goi

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Coinbase beefs up subscription plan by offering it with American Express credit card

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-09-18 02:07:09

Coinbase on Thursday introduced its first branded credit card in partnership with American Express . The card will be available exclusively to U.S. members of Coinbase One, the cryptocurrency platform's monthly subscription product that offers zero trading fees, increased staking rewards and other perks. Additionally, Coinbase is also creating a lower-cost "Basic" subscription tier. Cardholders will be able to earn between 2% and 4% back in bitcoin , beginning this fall, and take advantage of

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Pinterest is adding third-party influencer content to its feeds

theverge.com Mia Sato 2025-09-18 02:00:00

is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Influencers on affiliate shopping platform LTK may soon get access to a huge new audience: Pinterest users. Under a new partnership announced today, high-performing image posts on LTK will automatically be cross-posted to Pinterest; the pilot program is expected to expand in the coming months to more creators and content formats. LTK is a huge par

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AI Overviews hallucinates that Airbus, not Boeing, involved in fatal Air India crash

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-18 06:25:24

When major events occur, most people rush to Google to find information. Increasingly, the first thing they see is an AI Overview, a feature that already has a reputation for making glaring mistakes. In the wake of a tragic plane crash in India, Google's AI search results are spreading misinformation claiming the incident involved an Airbus plane—it was actually a Boeing 787. Travelers are more attuned to the airliner models these days after a spate of crashes involving Boeing's 737 lineup seve

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The best Garmin watches for training and everyday life

theverge.com Victoria Song 2025-09-18 06:03:07

is a senior reporter focusing on wearables, health tech, and more with 13 years of experience. Before coming to The Verge, she worked for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. Few brands are as synonymous with outdoor sports as Garmin. You’ll find these fitness trackers and smartwatches on dozens of wrists at any 5K, marathon, or Ironman. You’ll also find Garmin devotees among divers, thru-hikers, golfers, kiteboarders — you name it. But these devices aren’t just for athletes. The company’s made significant

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Nothing’s new Phone 3 will be available for general sale in the US

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-18 09:00:00

Smartphone startup Nothing will sell its next flagship model, the Nothing Phone (3), in the U.S. through its website and Amazon, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Nothing, which will unveil the new phone early next month in London, has released eight phones since its inception in 2020, but only one, the Phone (2), has made it to general sale in the U.S. so far. Before that, users had to sign up to buy a phone via a beta program, and there was no after-sales support, though you could return th

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Google left months-old dark mode bug in Android 16, fix planned for next Pixel Drop

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-18 14:51:02

Google's Pixel phones got a big update this week with the release of Android 16 and a batch of Pixel Drop features. Pixels now have enhanced security, new contact features, and improved button navigation. However, some of the most interesting features, like desktop windowing and Material 3 Expressive, are coming later. Another thing that's coming later, it seems, is a fix for an annoying bug Google introduced a few months back. Google broke the system dark mode schedule in its March Pixel updat

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Nothing’s new Phone 3 will be available on general sale in the US

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-09-18 14:00:00

Smartphone startup Nothing will sell its next flagship model, the Nothing Phone (3), in the U.S. through its website and Amazon, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Nothing, which will unveil the new phone early next month in London, has released eight phones since its inception in 2020, but only one, the Phone (2), has made it to general sale in the U.S. so far. Before that, users had to sign up to buy a phone via a beta program, and there was no after-sales support, though you could return th

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Android 16 is out, complete with new features for Pixel phones including live notification updates

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-18 18:40:32

Google has released Android 16 to the masses, as it's now available for compatible handsets. The company says new devices will come preloaded with the OS in "the coming months." As usual, it's first coming to Google's own Pixel phones. The update includes several notable features. The biggest one might be live updates in notifications. This means that stuff like ride-shares and food deliveries will get a progress bar directly in the notification, so folks won't have to constantly open and close

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