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Genetic testing company 23andMe declares bankruptcy

Ars Technica

On Sunday, the genetic testing and heritage company 23andMe announced that it had entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was asking a court to arrange its sale. The company has been losing money for years, and a conflict between its board and CEO about future directions led to the entire board resigning back in September.

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2025 Sponsorship Opportunities for Tech Companies That Serve the Nonprofit Sector

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Nonprofit Tech for Good offers unique sponsorship opportunities for tech companies that serve the nonprofit sector and 2025 is now open for booking!

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Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back

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The buy-now-pay-later company had previously shredded its marketing contracts in 2023, followed by its customer service team in 2024, which it proudly began replacing with AI agents. Another survey recently found that over 55 percent of UK business leaders who rushed to replace jobs with AI now regret their decision. It's not hard to see why.

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VPN company cancels lifetime plans for customers who already paid for the service

Mashable Tech

Sometimes when a new app or Software as a Service (SaaS) launches, the company behind the product offers a "lifetime plan" for their very first customers. One important thing to note about these plans is that "lifetime" means the life of the company or service, not the customer's lifetime.

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Company apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproar

Ars Technica

For companies deploying these systems in customer-facing roles without human oversight, the consequences can be immediate and costly: frustrated customers, damaged trust, and, in Cursor's case, potentially canceled subscriptions.

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Spanish company GMV is bringing GPS to the Moon

Engadget

These factors generate communication shadow zones and lag times, and this makes it harder to make immediate decisions," the company said. This system will also be adapted to particular areas of interest (for example, the lunar south pole, the far side of the moon, and permanently shadowed regions)," the company adds.

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Give, a TIFIN Company, Shifts Focus to Scaling Donor-Advised Fund Solutions

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Give, a TIFIN company, sold Giving Place to Foundation Source in order to sharpen its focus on expanding its donor-advised fund offerings.

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