• The backstory. Cecile Richards' remarks about Ivanka Trump are particularly interesting in light of this Politico report that Trump reached out to the Planned Parenthood leader for a meeting earlier this year, but that their initially cordial relationship soured when the president supported the GOP health care bill, which would have defunded PP for one year. Politico • A win for Wojcicki. 23andMe, led by founder and CEO Anne Wojcicki, has received FDA approval to sell its genetic tests and health risk reports for ten different diseases—including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease—directly to consumers. The company is now the first and only one in the U.S. that can provide such reports to people without a prescription. Fortune • Name and shame. Fortune's Claire Zillman writes about the U.K.'s new equal pay policy, under which companies with at least 250 employees must publish information about the size of their gender pay and bonus gap. Fortune • Back to the Nest. Speaking at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech dinner in San Francisco on Wednesday, Nest CTO Yoky Matsuoka discussed her work in the red-hot field of artificial intelligence and her latest gig at the Google home technology arm. She wants Nest to build so-called smart appliances that use artificial intelligence "so the home is doing the work for you," she explained. Fortune • The broads' view. On this week's Broad Strokes, Val and I talk about the latest scandal at Fox News, the importance of Equal Pay Day, and Pepsi's disastrous "protest" ad. Fortune MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Shonda Rhimes is joining the board of Planned Parenthood. United Way Worldwide has named Mary Sellers as the organization's U.S. president. Sellers currently serves as president and CEO of United Way of Central Iowa. |