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This star of 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' says her husband is related to Ben Affleck. The genealogy records we found tell a different story.
"The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" star Jen Affleck has claimed her husband Zac is a first or secon…
Katie Notopoulos
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How authorities identified the Idaho killings suspect using public genealogy data
Law enforcement recovered the suspect's DNA from a knife sheath at the crime scene, and eventually …
Michelle Mark
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The body of a Jane Doe buried in Pennsylvania in 1995 has finally been identified using forensic science more than 20 years later
Genealogy research and DNA comparison allowed police and an investigative-genetic-genealogy company…
Morgan Keith
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The 'Lady of the Dunes', a victim of a grisly Cape Cod murder, has been identified by the FBI after almost 50 years, using DNA and genealogy
Prior to this breakthrough, she was "the oldest, unidentified homicide victim in Massachusetts," pe…
Amanda Goh
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'Friends' costars Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry are distant cousins, according to a genealogy website
Research done by MyHeritage found that the actors, who starred as love interests Monica and Chandle…
Olivia Singh
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14 years after a sexual assault in Tampa, a man has been charged with rape because he entered his own DNA into a genealogy database
Tampa police officers used the genealogy testing databases GEDmatch and FamilyTree to find a DNA ma…
Zac Ntim
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Genealogy giant Ancestry just joined 23andMe in cutting workers as the DNA testing fad ends
On Wednesday, Ancestry CEO Margo Georgiadis wrote in a blog post that the company is laying off 6% …
Lydia Ramsey
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Ancestry's DNA test has traced the family histories of more than 15 million people. Now, the genealogy giant plans to get into healthcare.
Business Insider has learned that the company has been recruiting for a health team, as the private…
Lydia Ramsey
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Genealogy site MyHeritage discovered passwords of 92 million accounts on a private server, but says the data was encrypted
The breach was discovered by a security researcher who notified MyHeritage on Tuesday that a trove …
Rachel Sandler
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Ancestry's DNA test has traced the family histories of more than 15 million people. Now the genealogy giant wants to map out your health history.
By the end of it, Georgiadis came back to her team with a three-page summary of what Ancestry would…
Lydia Ramsey
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The suspected Golden State Killer was finally caught because his relative's DNA was available on a genealogy website
Genetic testing companies 23andMe and Ancestry both say they won't share genetic information with l…
Hilary Brueck
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A growing genealogy company just partnered with Google to find out how and why we age
Past research has linked specific personality traits, like conscientiousness and extroversion, to a…
Lydia Ramsey
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23andMe is floundering. Here is how to delete your data.
23andMe's once rising star has dimmed amid a series of setbacks, leading some users to wonder what …
Lauren Edmonds
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Introverts in the workplace should be their 'own best marketer,' Ancestry CEO Deb Liu says
Ancestry CEO Deb Liu — herself an introvert — says it's important for introverts at work to realize…
Sarah Jackson
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A guide to the Dutton family tree in 'Yellowstone' and its spinoffs, '1883' and '1923'
Explore our comprehensive visual guide explaining the Dutton family tree and how the characters fro…
Eve Crosbie
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As some companies scale back on DEI, others double down on their efforts
Organizations like Ancestry and Mitre are using data to launch DEI strategies amid economic pressur…
Rebecca Knight
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It looks like Taylor Swift is a distant relative of Emily Dickinson — a poet she's thought to have long admired
Genealogy website Ancestry said Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson are distant cousins. The pop star …
Joshua Zitser
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Taylor Swift's elementary school teacher described what the pop star was like as a kid, and it's exactly what you'd expect
The "Cruel Summer" singer is also known to reference famous authors and poets in her lyrics.
Amanda Goh
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Ancestry's Deb Liu on 2024: 'Ruthless prioritization' is key to success
Deb Liu is prioritizing DEI in 2024 and wants to move more quickly to launch services for Ancestry.
Josée Rose
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Reclusive L'Oréal heir, who plays piano for hours a day, becomes the first woman with a $100 billion fortune
The 70-year-old and her family hold a 35% stake in L'Oréal, which stock is up 35% this year-to-date.