Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A...
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What is Innotox? People on social media are self-injecting ‘Korean botox’ at home
Marie Neidert, 43, first started getting Botox about three years ago as a way to manage her migraines, but enjoyed the cosmetic side effects too. When the medspa she goes to switched to a different neurotoxin, she didn’t see the same level of tightening of her 11 lines and...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
More than 14 million people could die over the next five years because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. Researchers calculated the lifesaving benefits of USAID funding over a 21-year period,...
Zoom Agrees To Settle A Privacy Lawsuit For $85 Million
Zone of destruction: Israeli forces demolish much of southern Lebanon
The Israeli military claims to have limited goals for its southern Lebanon invasion. But an NBC News investigation found widespread destruction in areas occupied by the IDF. By Jiachuan Wu and Frank Matt Nov. 26, 2024 When Israel launched its invasion of southern Lebanon in September, it publicly set...
Zepbound outperforms Ozempic and Wegovy in head-to-head weight loss study
Tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, leads to more weight loss than semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy, new research suggests. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, is thought to be the first head-to-head comparison of the two blockbuster...
Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in first head-to-head trial of blockbuster drugs
People taking Eli Lilly’s obesity drug, Zepbound, lost nearly 50% more weight than those using rival Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy in the first head-to-head study of the blockbuster medications. Clinical trial participants who took tirzepatide, the drug sold as Zepbound, lost an average of 50 pounds (22.8 kilograms) over 72 weeks, while those who...
Trump says Israel has agreed to ceasefire conditions in Gaza; no response from Hamas yet
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalize a ceasefire deal in...
What is Innotox? People on social media are self-injecting ‘Korean botox’ at home
Marie Neidert, 43, first started getting Botox about three years ago as a way to manage her migraines, but enjoyed the cosmetic side effects too. When the medspa she goes to switched to a different neurotoxin, she didn’t see the same level of tightening of her 11 lines and...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
More than 14 million people could die over the next five years because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. Researchers calculated the lifesaving benefits of USAID funding over a 21-year period,...
Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)
Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer. (Image credit: UPMC and Pitt Health Sciences)
Trump says Israel has agreed to ceasefire conditions in Gaza; no response from Hamas yet
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalize a ceasefire deal in...
As dust settles on Iran, Israel focuses on diplomacy with Mideast neighbors
TEL AVIV — As the dust settles on Iran after unprecedented Israeli and American attacks, the U.S. and Israel...
Trump says Israel has agreed to ceasefire conditions in Gaza; no response from Hamas yet
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel has “agreed to the necessary conditions” to finalize a ceasefire deal in...
Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)
Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities
People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer. (Image credit: UPMC and Pitt Health Sciences)
Alone in Tehran, a young Iranian turns to ChatGPT and video games for comfort
A young shop manager living alone in Iran’s capital was panicking during the war with Israel. Her family wasn’t nearby. Her therapist had fled. So she turned to an AI chat bot. (Image credit: AFP)
Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI
The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers “to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines” garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours. (Image credit: imaginima)
Obliterated? Damaged? Inoperable? What’s known about Iran’s nuclear facilities
What is Innotox? People on social media are self-injecting ‘Korean botox’ at home
Marie Neidert, 43, first started getting Botox about three years ago as a way to manage her migraines, but enjoyed the cosmetic side effects too. When the medspa she goes to switched to a different neurotoxin, she didn’t see the same level of tightening of her 11 lines and...
USAID cuts could lead to 14 million deaths over the next five years, researchers say
More than 14 million people could die over the next five years because of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an analysis published Monday in the medical journal The Lancet. Researchers calculated the lifesaving benefits of USAID funding over a 21-year period,...
Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder
The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan)
Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons
The BBC’s political editor Chris Mason and chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman on the welfare bill.
The Download: tripping with AI, and blocking crawler bots
A growing number of people are using AI chatbots as “trip sitters”—a phrase that traditionally refers to a sober person tasked with monitoring someone who’s under the influence of a psychedelic—and sharing their experiences online. It’s a potent blend of two cultural trends: using AI for therapy and using...
Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead
Ministers hope a partial U-turn will win over Labour rebels when MPs vote on welfare changes later.
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