46 h. ago I used it to find nine siblings but now I’ve deleted my data: 23andMe users on the site’s bankruptcy

‘I don't know who could get their hands on what,’ 23andMe user Laura Khalil said after the company announced it is looking for a buyer

Politics

4 d. ago X down for thousands as users fear Elon Musk's platform 'being cyberattacked again'

Thousands of users on popular social media site X have reported huge problems being able to use the site, including being able to post and use spaces - some fear it is another cyberattack.

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4 d. ago Service outage: Users complain Reddit and X are down across the country

Tens of thousands of online users have reacted with outrage after major social media sites Reddit and X went down.

Politics

4 d. ago Reddit down as thousands fume after being hit with ‘internal server error’ message

The popular social media site Reddit is reportedly down, users have said

Events

5 d. ago Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticket resale website

Chelsea Supporters’ Trust urges Premier League to actClub co-owner is director and investor in Vivid SeatsThe Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has written to the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, calling for an investigation into the connections of the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly with the ticket exchange and resale company Vivid Seats.Boehly is a director and investor in Vivid Seats, an American site that allows users outside the United Kingdom to buy and sell tickets to concerts and sporting events, often at huge mark-ups. British fans cannot use the site or others like it because it is illegal to resell football tickets in this way in the UK. The Premier League lists Vivid Seats as an “unauthorised ticket website”. Continue reading...

Sport

6 d. ago How to delete your 23andMe personal data and genetic sample as company files for bankruptcy

Experts are warning users to delete their 23andMe data as soon as possible

Politics

7 d. ago Millions of users of DNA testing site urged to 'delete data now' amid fears it could end up on dark web

DNA testing company 23andMe announced its co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki was resigning immediately after it struggled with heavy losses and a major data hack.

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7 d. ago Warning to 23AndMe users to 'delete data now' as DNA testing firm with 15 million customers and championed by celebrities including Oprah Winfrey files for bankruptcy

DNA testing company 23andMe announced its co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki was resigning immediately after it struggled with heavy losses and a major data hack.

Economics

7 d. ago 23andMe files for bankruptcy in US after data hack and heavy financial losses

The company’s CEO has also resigned with immediate effect

Economics

7 d. ago 23andMe: how to delete data amid bankruptcies news and Anne Wojcicki resignation, will it affect UK customers?

Major changes are happening at the firm, leaving customers wondering what’s next 🧬

Economics

8 d. ago 23andMe files for bankruptcy in US after data breach, big losses

The company’s CEO has also resigned with immediate effect

Economics

8 d. ago DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as CEO steps down

Co-founder Anne Wojcicki to pursue independent bid as California attorney general tells users to delete dataBusiness live – latest updatesThe genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US to help sell itself, as its chief executive quit to pursue a bid for the business after several aborted attempts.23andMe said late on Sunday that it had started voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to “facilitate a sale process to maximise the value of its business”. It added that it is operating as usual throughout the sale process. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago Ofcom tells social media sites to reveal how they will stop illegal content

The online regulator has given sites until March 31 to publish risk assessments setting out how users could encounter harm on their sites.

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