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Muscle growth drug ‘could reduce loss of lean tissue’ when using slimming jabs

08 June at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

Trial suggests monoclonal antibody can help retain lean body mass when losing weight with GLP-1 medicines

A drug that promotes muscle growth could significantly reduce the loss of lean body mass when using slimming jabs, research suggests.

While GLP-1 based jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have proved highly effective at helping people who are overweight or obese, experts have warned it is not...

Absa goes quiet on its MVNO plans

08 June at 14:40 PM, via TechCentral

Banking group Absa won’t confirm a launch date, a network partner or whether the MVNO is even still happening.

Ruby Fights Supply-Chain Attacks With Filter Offering ‘Cooldown’ Before Installing New Packages

08 June at 13:34 PM, via Slashdot

Most supply-chain attacks using Ruby’s package hosting site “exploit a narrow window,” according to a new blog post form Ruby core maintainer Hiroshi Shibata. So its packaging-managing Bundler tool now offers a filter that blocks new version until it’s been public “for at least N days. Releases too new to have been scrutinized are passed over in favor of ones that have aged past the window.”The...

Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land

08 June at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI

A record-shattering drought has racked much of the US. But the artificial intelligence industry is pushing ahead regardless, with the majority of planned datacenters set to be built in drought-ridden locations, a Guardian analysis has found.

About two-thirds of upcoming...

End of the road for e-tolls

08 June at 11:58 AM, via ITWeb

Cabinet approves shutdown of Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, as well as writing off all outstanding debt.

Troubled SAPO gets new board

08 June at 11:18 AM, via ITWeb

Cabinet’s approval of the appointment of a 10-member board signals progress towards stable leadership, says the comms ministry.

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