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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Blake Montgomery

From spit to bankruptcy: the rise and fall of 23andMe

a kit reads 'welcome to you' and contains a clear test tube and instructions
23andMe personal genetic test saliva collection kit. Photograph: nevodka/Alamy

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. In this week’s edition: 23andMe files for bankruptcy, Nvidia forecasts a fusion of AI and robotics, and AI enables the creation of fiction at the pace of social media.

Genetic testing firm 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on Monday. The CEO and co-founder Anne Wojcicki has stepped down after several attempts at a buyout. Once valued as high as $5.8bn in 2021, the company’s financial failure is the finale to a long decline.

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