Ancestry company uses deepfakes to bring old photos of your great grandma to life
Mashable via AOL· 4 hours agoTo create this completely automated tool, MyHeritage partnered with a company called D-ID, which has...
With slavery's impact, how do Black residents find ancestors
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 hours agoThe research has taken her back to 1850, when some documents say an ancestor named Henry Hyde was born (other sources say 1854). Evans’s research sometimes keeps her up until 2 or 3 a.m., trawling ...
"I feel like my ancestry is the story of America"
Vox· 4 days agoIn a 1969 televised debate about civil rights, James Baldwin was confronted, very rudely, with the question of why Black Americans face a unique struggle...
Consumer Reports: The truth about DNA testing kits
KY3 Springfield· 3 days agoSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -At-home DNA test kits like 23andMe have been around for years. In fact, according to a recent CR survey, about 20 percent of...
Genomic insights into the origin of pre-historic populations in East Asia
EurekAlert!· 7 days ago"Indigenous Andaman islanders of the Bay of Bengal, Indigenous Tibetans, ancient Taiwanese, and...
MyHeritage's 'Deep Nostalgia' tool brings old photos to life
PC Magazine· 1 day agoGenealogy service MyHeritage's new "Deep Nostalgia" feature is bringing the past to life. Seeing a...
P&G helps haircare customers connect with their African heritage for Black History Month
Ad Age· 5 days agoCampaign from Burrell from company's Gold Series and Royal Oils brands sees employees exploring...
Police using DNA to uncover over 30-year-old murder | NewsChannel 3-12
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 1 day agoSaginaw, Michigan (WNEM) — Investigators are hoping advances in a specific technology can provide a...
Francisco Partners is acquiring MyHeritage, sources say for $600M
TechCrunch· 4 days agoTechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Israel’s MyHeritage.com — a profitable site that lets...
A Teenager Was Bullied. His Ancestors Saved Him.
New York Times· 3 days agoDennis Richmond Jr. was a middle-schooler who took refuge in his family history, some of it very surprising. In March 2008, Dennis Richmond Jr. watched...