champx / cuts Vol. 1 · June 2026 Edition
Event detail · 12 November 2024

23andMe cut
320 roles.

"Restructuring amid business decline"

United States 40% of workforce No AI claim
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23andMe, a biotech company led by CEO Anne Wojcicki, has announced layoffs affecting 320 employees, which represents 40% of its workforce. The company cites "restructuring amid business decline" as the reason for these cuts, yet it has recently invested $90 million in AI, raising questions about the sustainability of its business model and the true motivations behind the layoffs.

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