Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jul 2, 2025
#23andMe's new owner says your #DNA is safe this time
Founded by 23andMe's former CEO and co-founder #AnneWojcicki, #TTAM Research Institute is behind the purchase of the beleaguered genetics biz, which was confirmed last week.
It reportedly submitted a $305 million bid for the company, whose 2023 mega data breach and resulting fallout led to it filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/23andme_buyer_writes_to_customers/
23andMe's new owner says your DNA is safe this time

: Nonprofit TTAM assures everything is BAU. Whether that makes customers feel better is another matter

The Register
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jun 17, 2025
Founder of #23andMe, #AnneWojcicki, buys back company out of #bankruptcy auction
Concerns about transfer of #genetic data to new company may now be moot.
TTAM Research Institute, a #nonprofit public benefit company also founded by #Wojcicki, won the auction with a $305 million bid for the 23andMe assets, which will not come with any company liabilities attached.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/06/founder-of-23andme-buys-back-company-out-of-bankruptcy-auction/
Founder of 23andMe buys back company out of bankruptcy auction

Concerns about transfer of genetic data to new company may now be moot.

Ars Technica
gtbarryJun 16, 2025

Anne Wojcicki’s nonprofit wins bid to acquire genetic testing company 23andMe

A nonprofit led by Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former chief executive of 23andMe, won a bid to acquire the genetic testing company following its bankruptcy filing in March.

The deal still needs to be approved by the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

#AnneWojcicki #23andMe #DNA #genetics #business #bankruptcy #infosec #data #bigdata #privacy #biotech

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/business/23andme-wojcicki-dna-data

IT InsightsJun 14, 2025
Anne Wojcicki is terug! Kan ze 23andMe redden van de ondergang? 🧬🔍 Lees meer over haar uitdagingen en kansen: [link] #23andMe #AnneWojcicki 
https://itinsights.nl/het-laatste-it-nieuws/anne-wojcicki-terug-redt-ze-23andme-van-de-ondergang/
Anne Wojcicki terug: Redt ze 23andMe van de ondergang?

IT Insights De uitdagingen voor Wojcicki zijn aanzienlijk. 23andMe heeft de afgelopen jaren te kampen gehad met een afnemende vraag naar DNA-testkits en groeiende bezorgdheid over de privacy en…

IT INSIGHTS
N-gated Hacker NewsJun 14, 2025
Anne Wojcicki is buying back #23andMe, because apparently, owning your own DNA data is so last decade. 🧬💰 Meanwhile, the internet continues to excel at one thing: denying access to anyone who actually wants to read the news. 🚫📄
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/13/anne-wojcicki-to-buy-back-23andme-and-its-data-for-305-million.html #AnneWojcicki #DNAdata #InternetAccess #NewsReading #HackerNews #ngated
Anne Wojcicki to buy back 23andMe and its data for $305 million

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

CNBC
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Jun 6, 2025

#23andMe #Bankruptcy Saga: Founder #AnneWojcicki Makes Last-Minute Bid for #DNA #Data

https://observer.com/2025/06/23andme-former-ceo-anne-wojcicki-bid-dna-data/

23andMe Bankruptcy Saga: Founder Anne Wojcicki Makes Last-Minute Bid for DNA Data

A second auction for 23andMe's assets opens after Anne Wojcicki's higher bid.

Observer
gtbarryMar 28, 2025

23andMe users struggle to delete their highly sensitive data

23andMe's proposed May 14 auction of its assets could include the genetic data of its millions of customers

#23andMe #DNA #bankruptcy #business #AnneWojcicki #genetictesting #genetics #technology #tech

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cddy8d63262o

23andMe customers struggle to delete their data

Multiple users said they had problems after the DNA-testing firm filed for bankruptcy protection.

gtbarryMar 25, 2025

And where will your spit and DNA end up? Not like you can change that if you don't like the new owner. To them it's an asset - to you, it's your DNA

23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO

#23andMe #DNA #bankruptcy #business #AnneWojcicki #genetictesting #genetics #technology #tech

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/23andme-files-for-bankruptcy-anne-wojcicki-steps-down-as-ceo.html

23andMe files for bankruptcy, Anne Wojcicki steps down as CEO

Anne Wojcicki has resigned from her role as chief executive effective immediately, though she will remain a member of the board.

CNBC
Genealogie-NewsOct 30, 2024

DNA-Datenbank 23andMe: Ein riskantes Erbe

#DNAGenealogie. Hackerangriff, Geldnot, Streit: Der Genanalysefirma 23andMe geht es mies. Viele der 15 Millionen Kunden sorgen sich um ihre DNA-Daten. Aus gutem Grund.

https://www.zeit.de/digital/2024-10/dna-datenbank-23andme-genanalyse-datenschutz

#Ahnenforschung #ZeitOnline #DieZeit #23AndMe #DNADatenbank #DNA #Hacker #Finanzen #USA #Datenschutz #Datenverarbeitung #AnneWojcicki #SergeyBrin #CraigVenter #GSK #GlaxoSmithKline #Pfizer #ProcterAndGamble #Versicherung #EFF #EvaGalperin
@eff @ahnenforschung

DNA-Datenbank 23andMe: Ein riskantes Erbe

Hackerangriff, Geldnot, Streit: Der Genanalysefirma 23andMe geht es mies. Viele der 15 Millionen Kunden sorgen sich um ihre DNA-Daten. Aus gutem Grund.

ZEIT ONLINE
gtbarryOct 10, 2024

As 23andMe Struggles, Concerns Surface About Its Genetic Data

The genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, is facing an uncertain future.

The turmoil has raised questions about what might happen to the genetic data of the company’s roughly 15 million customers.

#AnneWojcicki #23andMe #DNA #genetics #biometrics #privacy #biotech #business #technology #tech

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/business/23andme-dna-bankrupt.html

As 23andMe Struggles, Concerns Surface About Its Genetic Data

A plummet in the company’s valuation and a recent board resignation have raised questions about the future of genetic data collected from millions of customers.

The New York Times