Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription
Patients will soon be able to buy the Wegovy weight-loss pill, the medicines regulator announced today.
It is the first GLP-1 receptor agonist tablet for weight-loss to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), making the UK the...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: China was likely behind an online influence operation to sway U.S. perceptions of artificial intelligence technology and reshape the debate in Washington around the infrastructure needed to support it, according to research from OpenAI published Wednesday. OpenAI said it caught the influence campaign because China-backed operatives were using...
The Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important energy transportation route, has once again become the focus of market attention. If the strait is blocked or transportation is disrupted, the global crude oil supply chain will face a huge impact, international oil prices may rise rapidly, and this could trigger sharp fluctuations in global capital […]
A New Era of Finance: Autonomous AI Agents Without Sacrificing Ownership, Privacy, or Control As artificial intelligence evolves from answering questions to actively managing financial decisions, Bluwhale today announced the launch of its AI-native financial operating system — a platform designed to automate and optimize users’ financial lives while ensuring they remain firmly in control […]
As co-chief executive of the start-up Prometheus, the Amazon founder is using A.I. to improve how devices ranging from computers to jet engines are made.
The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.
Longtime Slashdot reader MattSparkes shares a report from NewScientist, captioned: “For years we’ve had unconfirmed reports, rumors, hints… now we know.” From the report: Fully autonomous drones with no human oversight have killed soldiers on the battlefield for the first time. This is according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defense industry, marking a watershed moment in warfare. The...
New research suggests that dozens of monetized YouTube channels are run by people and organizations that the US government has sanctioned for their ties to Tehran.
If you’re someone who needs to (or likes to) take their work on the go, a portable monitor will make a huge difference. These are my favorite that I tested.
Venues hosting the 2026 World Cup must meet high standards to obtain environmental certifications, but FIFA also requires that they use natural grass, which is water-intensive to maintain.
Soccer officials already rely on cameras to see who’s offside and who sent the ball out of bounds. But during this World Cup, refs will use digital twins of each player to view plays from every angle.