From PC Mag: DNA testing company 23andMe is laying off 200+ employees, or about 40% of its workforce.

The job cuts are part of a business restructuring to reduce costs, 23andMe says. Along with layoffs, the company is discontinuing new developments to its therapeutics program, which has been...

From Tom's Hardware: AMD's Ryzen 9000 (codenamed Granite Ridge) series, among the best CPUs, has dropped to its lowest-ever prices at Micro Center—listed for up to 28% lower than their launch prices, which should increase AM5 adoption rates.

The market initially ignored Zen 5 at launch owing to...

From The Verge: Boost Mobile has announced it is on its way to meeting FCC coverage deadlines by the end of the year and says it has earned the title of MNO — Mobile Network Operator — rather than MVNO, which is a virtual network operator mainly reselling service from other carriers. Mission...

From CNET: Apple is making it easier for iPhone 16 users to repair their devices by offering a selection of new components as part of its Self-Service Repair program.

The company has added a handful of parts for the iPhone 16 line, including cameras, displays, speakers, the back glass and batteries...

From The Verge: The estate of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in a bid to recover $1.76 billion. FTX alleges these funds were fraudulently transferred to Binance, Zhao, and other Binance executives in July 2021 as part of a shares...

From TechCrunch: Amazon has confirmed that employee data was compromised after a “security event” at a third-party vendor.

In a statement given to TechCrunch on Monday, Amazon spokesperson Adam Montgomery confirmed that employee information had been involved in a data breach.

“Amazon and AWS...

From PC Mag: Microsoft is adding more apps to its software graveyard: It's time to ditch your Windows Mail, Calendar, and People apps if you use them.

Microsoft is no longer supporting the Mail, Calendar, and People apps on Windows 11. Collectively, these apps offer functionalities found in the...

From Tom's Hardware: After months of sitting in consolidation, Bitcoin has broken its record high for the second time this year, rising to over $84,000 at the time of writing. CNBC reports the main driving force behind Bitcoin's resurgence is Donald Trump's electoral win for the presidential seat...

From PC Mag: Apple users can soon share the location of an AirTag or any device on the Find My network.

The feature, dubbed Share Item Location, is available now with the iOS 18.2 beta in "most regions worldwide," Apple says. With the formal launch of iOS 18.2, expected in early December, Share...