cover of episode 23andMe's financial troubles, Paul vs. Tyson and Bitcoin to the moon

23andMe's financial troubles, Paul vs. Tyson and Bitcoin to the moon

2024/11/15
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Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi
一名在《The Indicator from Planet Money》中活跃的经济新闻记者和主持人。
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Darian Woods
主持人和记者，专注于经济和金融新闻。
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Wailin Wong
经验丰富的商业和经济记者，主持NPR的《The Indicator from Planet Money》和Basecamp的《Rework》播客。
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Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi 指出，23andMe 公司裁员 40%，其商业模式受到挑战，个人基因检测订单下降，同时面临数据泄露和诉讼等问题，未来可能出售用户基因数据。订阅服务是其主要收入策略，但价值受到质疑。Wailin Wong 则关注 Netflix 等流媒体平台进军体育直播领域，将其作为吸引订阅用户和广告收入的新策略。Darian Woods 讨论了比特币价格上涨的现象，认为其投机性和价格波动带来的间歇性奖励迎合了人脑对多巴胺的需求，从而解释了比特币的持续流行。

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23andMe, the DNA testing company, is facing significant financial and operational challenges, including layoffs, data breaches, and strategic disagreements.
  • 23andMe is laying off 40% of its workforce.
  • The company has faced data breaches and a class-action lawsuit.
  • 23andMe is considering selling its massive database of consumer genetic info.

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