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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.
I played the ultimate game of strategy on a variety of smart chess boards to find the best for online and in-person matches.
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.
These WIRED-tested ebook readers let you take your library anywhere.
The Sam Altman, Dario Amodei feud is shaping AI’s biggest products – and now Wall Street’s biggest listings.
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.
It’s the first estimate of how many Americans are sneaking onto Polymarket’s banned crypto-based platform.
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.
Cloud security has a people, process and ownership problem. Many organisations are dealing with all three at once.
This impressively light carbon commuter makes switching to an ebike easier than ever.
It might not feel all that different from older World Cups—for better or worse.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, only 34% of women own smartphones, with a 22% smartphone ownership gender gap, says the GSMA.
Travel bans and other visa issues are creating problems for World Cup participants even before the whistle blows.
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.
MTN Group is targeting R30-billion in AI “value” by 2030, split across three bets it ranks by execution confidence.