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Genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that raises questions for its millions of customers. The firm, which revolutionised at-home DNA testing, announced on Sunday that it was seeking a sale to address its financial troubles. With over 15 million customers who have provided genetic data, many are now asking: What happens to their sensitive information? The company’s struggles come after years of failed attempts to develop a profitable business model. While it once seemed destined for success, 23andMe failed to convert one-time customers into regular subscribers. This lack of sustained engagement led to its downfall, making its data valuable to potential buyers.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tiny, niche back offices for high-tech, specialised work are being set up by new-age companies in India at an increasing pace, a trend that experts believe has the potential to take the global capability centre (GCC) wave to the next level in the country. According to industry insiders, companies such as M31, d-Matrix, and MemryX, among several others, are increasingly setting up focused ‘nano’ GCCs in India.

Kevin Costner is finding solace in the unlikeliest of places: his first wife, Cindy Silva. Following his high-profile divorce from Christine Baumgartner, the actor has reportedly grown closer to Silva, relying on her for support as he embarks on this new chapter in his life.

Sabrina Carpenter has achieved her fifth No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart with her track Bed Chem. The 25-year-old’s album Short n’ Sweet is the first in nearly a decade to achieve at least four No. 1 songs on the chart since Taylor Swift’s 1989 in 2014-15. The Taylor Swift album had five hits on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Nvidia just unveiled new AI chips that will be several times as powerful as anything on the market today, and use considerably more electricity. By 2027, a server rack stacked with its top-of-the-line chips will use five times the power of today’s machines, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told a jam-packed audience at a California conference this week.

Spooked by generative AI's sudden advance, governments initially scrambled to develop guardrails, as major tech companies rapidly integrated the technology into their products. Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has shifted focus toward accelerating AI development at all costs, pushing aside concerns about the models suffering hallucinations, producing deepfakes, or destroying human jobs.

Warner Bros. on Thursday revealed the first teaser for One Battle After Another, most recent work from gifted screenwriter and director Paul Thomas Anderson. Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, and Teyana Taylor, this gunslinging thriller is scheduled to be released in theatres on September 28, 2025. The teaser offers us an exciting glimpse into the compelling plot of the movie. DiCaprio's character features in the opening shot of the teaser sipping a drink as gunshots resonate behind him. The teaser intensifies with shots of Sean Penn's character dragging a screaming young woman through an alleyway. Meanwhile, gunfire rings out in the distance. The clip then closes with DiCaprio's character, now older with a goatee, while he is muttering, «Just when you think you got a handle on things.”

Immigration Native Americans represent only 2% of the U.S. population, with the rest of the population having an immigration story. Trump himself has German ancestry on his father’s side, Melania is from Slovenia, Vice President JD Vance has Scots-Irish roots, and his wife is of Indian origin. America has always been a «melting pot,» attracting talent from around the world. The American dream has allowed for success stories like that of Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian bodybuilder who became a leading actor and later California governor. What’s Changed?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Las Vegas: On Tuesday, Shantanu Narayen, the chief executive of California-based tech firm Adobe, led the company’s two-hour-long pitch to convince businesses and analysts that in the race among Big Tech firms to sell their innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), it warrants a seat at the top. While a new full-stack agentic AI platform would see Adobe rival the likes of Salesforce, its key executives are clear about one thing: selling AI to businesses still won’t be an easy task.

Amazon's self-driving unit Zoox agreed to recall 258 vehicles due to issues with its automated driving system that could cause unexpected hard braking, after a US investigation, according to a company filing Wednesday. The recall affects vehicles equipped with self-driving software versions released before November 5. The California-based company said it has addressed the issue by updating the software on the company-owned vehicles. In May, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a probe into self-driving Zoox vehicles due to unexpected braking leading to two rear-end collisions that injured motorcyclists.

anti-Tesla protests, while her ex-husband continues to support Elon Musk.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Las Vegas, USA: Adobe Inc has become the latest company to join the bandwagon to offer artificial intelligence services with its agentic AI platform as the technology firm diversifies beyond its core offering.

US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will track cash transactions in some geographical regions in the United States to address illegal activities, as per a report.

Savage Pet has recalled some products that are feared to be contaminated with bird flu. Savage Pet is in the process of recalling several boxes of cat food chicken from a specific lot as it may contain H5N1, or the bird flu, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The brand is recalling 66 of its 84-oz Large Chicken Boxes and 74 of its 21-oz Small Chicken Boxes bearing the lot code/expiration date «11152026», the FDA said in a press release.

Hailey Bieber may be planning a significant life change. Amidst ongoing scrutiny and breakup rumors, the famous couple is considering leaving the US. Justin and Hailey Bieber might be moving to an upscale, extremely secure location, following Clooney's example. They are inspired by George and Amal Clooney's escape to Italy. They are considering leaving the United States for a quieter life away from the chaos.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At Veterans Affairs facilities in Detroit and Denver, staff reductions have led to canceled health programs and left homeless veterans without their dedicated coordinator to help them find an apartment and line up a deposit. In Alabama, job cuts at the Education Department have slowed efforts to get disabled children access to classrooms.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission lifted off at 7:03 p.m. EDT on Friday from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The Crew-10 team will spend approximately six months aboard the station. The crew members include NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. As their mission mascot, the astronauts selected a crocheted origami crane—a symbol of unity. Highlighting the crew's international diversity, McClain expressed their shared vision: «Crew-10 chooses to go together in peace because you cannot be great without the greatness of others,» she said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Alcohol has landed on the front lines of a global trade war, throwing French wines, Irish whiskeys, Kentucky bourbon, Japanese beer and Mexican tequila into the crossfire between the U.S. and its biggest trading partners.

IQAir states that air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 99% of people live in areas with unsafe air quality levels. Air pollution is the second leading cause of death globally. It also poses serious health risks to children under five, second only to malnutrition. Also Read: Duke Vs Georgia Tech: Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown get injured in ACC tournament game. Here’s what happened

Harvard University terminated a librarian this month who ripped down a poster of Israeli hostages at a pro-Palestine rally, while Yale University’s law school placed a pro-Palestinian research scholar on leave over allegations that she has ties to a group subject to US sanctions. At Cornell University, a group called Students for Justice in Palestine faces suspension after disrupting a “Pathways for Peace” event on campus this week, and the University of California at Los Angeles —- rocked last year by anti-Zionist rallies and accusations of mistreatment of Jewish students — created a new initiative to combat antisemitism. Columbia University, the scene of some of the most dramatic protests against Israel last year, said the school will transform its approach to managing demonstrations.