23andMe, a company once focused on providing information about ancestry, is pivoting to the medical space and selling a promise that information equals control. But are we ready to give up our DNA data in return for a detailed and possibly portentous health forecast?

Companies with diverse workforces perform better than those without. Yet there’s one aspect that’s often overlooked – neurodiversity. Believing that divergent thinking can provide a competitive edge, tech firm ULTRA Testing prioritizes hiring those with varied cognitive make-ups.

There is more health data in circulation than ever before as DNA home-testing kits and biometric tracking apps proliferate. Canvas8 spoke to Barbara Prainsack, author of Personalized Medicine, to understand whether this level of personalisation in medicine is empowering or endangering patients.

The UK's Chief Medical Officer has given her seal of approval to DNA-based health-checking tech, which could lead to a proliferation of apps like DNAnudge or Helix. This will be good news to Britons who want greater control over their health and affords biohacking a new kind of credibility.