Anne Wojcicki

Anne Wojcicki is the founder of 23andMe Inc. She is also married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin. Follow news about Anne Wojcicki and her company 23andMe, or post articles, opinions, and photos.

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Sergey Brin: “Android and Chrome Will Likely Converge Over Time”

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin told reporters last week that “Android and Chrome will likely converge over time”. Both open source operating systems use Linux and Webkit browser code. The operating systems are very similar in user interface as well. Read Full Story

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Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge

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Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating-system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one. Originally posted at Relevant Results Read Full Story

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Google co-founder Brin prefers Yahoo! without Bing

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant's efforts to digitize the world's books and lamented a deal to have Microsoft handle online search at Yahoo! Brin's comments came during a surprise appearance on-stage at a Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. "It's a shame," Brin said during a chat with the Summit's John Battelle on Thursday. "I think Yahoo! had a number of innovations there and I wish they would continue to innovate in search." Brin declined to say whether he opposes the pending deal for Microsoft's new Bing search engine to handle queries at Yahoo! websites. He ... Read Full Story

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Another Google Heir Is Born: Larry Page’s Son [Rumormonger]

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Larry Page is now the co-creator of something other than the most important internet site in the world: A tipster whispers the Google co-founder is the father of a baby boy, as of Thursday. Google co-founder Page and model-PhD wife Lucy Southworth ’s new startup would appear to be going public right on schedule. It was seven months ago that word of Southworth’s pregnancy leaked in a Silicon Valley newspaper. Now the infant has apparently arrived, following in the golden-bootied footsteps of Benji Brin , billionaire baby boy of Page’s co-founder Sergey Brin and wife Anne Wojcicki. Page’s child has already done well for ... Read Full Story

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Co-founder leaves Google-backed DNA test startup

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The direct-to-consumer genetic testing startup backed by Google Inc. is losing its co-founder months after the search giant upped its investment. Mountain View-based 23andMe Inc. announced Friday that Linda Avey is leaving to start an Alzheimer's research foundation. Avey launched 23andMe in 2006 with Anne Wojcicki, wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin. The company analyzes people's DNA to detect potential health problems before they occur. Since then, Google has invested $7 million in the company, including $2.6 million in June. Brin himself has invested about $10 million of his personal fortune. Avey and Wojcicki said that the foundation would use 23andMe's research technology to ... Read Full Story

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How I felt when my hacked genome was read - Short Sharp Science

The most extreme example is Parkinson's disease, where less than 1% of the likelihood of developing the condition can be attributed to genetic factors. Sensibly, I think, deCODEme doesn't report a genetic risk for this condition. But 23andMe makes a point of highlighting a result that will have almost zero meaning for the vast majority of its customers. (An exception is Google mogul Sergey Brin, husband of 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki, who...

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23andMe Hits Some Bumps

In May, Dan reported that Mohr Davidow Ventures had sold its small stake in personal genomics company 23andMe -- famous partly because of its co-founder, Anne Wojcicki, who's married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin -- and invested in rival Navigenics. Both companies analyze your DNA and report if you are predisposed to certain genetic diseases. Mohr Davidow's Sue Siegel said today that although her firm's parting with 23andMe was amicable...

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Google-Backed 23andMe Running Out Of Marketing Ideas?

Google-Backed 23andMe Running Out Of Marketing Ideas?Ethio Planet NewsGoogle-backed biotech startup 23andme — created by Google cofounder Sergey Brin's wife, Anne Wojcicki — seems to be hungry enough for customers to ...

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Layoffs Reported at Google Inc.-Backed 23andMe, Inc.

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal -- Personal genomics company 23andMe Inc. has reportedly let go of a number of workers. The TechCrunch blog said the company started by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google Inc. founder Sergey Brin, offered the following explanation:

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23AndMe: Layoffs Confirmed At Google-Backed Startup

23andMe was founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki back in 2006. Investors include biotech powerhouse Genentech, as well as New Enterprise Associates. The company also has close ties to Google -- Sergey Brin (who is Wojciki's husband) has loaned 23andMe $10 million, and Google also has a stake in the company. More on Sergey Brin

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Sergey Brin's Latest Donation

Google co-founder Sergey Brin seems to be finding his sea legs when it comes to philanthropy. Brin and his wife Anne Wojcicki have announced a $1 million gift to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, a group which helped his family when he was just a little boy from the Soviet Union. The society provides protection and assistance to some of the most vulnerable refugee populations around the world and also offers information, training, and expert...

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