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By Jonathan StempelJan 8 (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble has begun rolling out new packaging and marketing for Crest children’s toothpaste under an agreement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, after he expressed concern that encouraging excessive fluoride use could harm children.Paxton said Procter & Gamble will ensure that its packaging and marketing for Kid’s Crest “clearly depict the appropriate amount” of toothpaste for children.He said the roll-out began on January 1, and Procter & Gamble must maintain compliance for five years.Procter & Gamble, based in Cincinnati, said it was “fully committed to delivering safe, reliable products that benefit the…
Jan 8 (Reuters) – Eli Lilly said on Thursday a late-stage trial showed its weight-loss drug Zepbound, used with its psoriatic arthritis treatment Taltz, improved arthritis symptoms and drove weight loss better than Taltz alone.Lilly said 31.7% of patients who received Taltz plus Zepbound met the main goal of the study: at least a 50% reduction in psoriatic arthritis disease activity and at least 10% weight loss after 36 weeks. That compared with 0.8% of patients who took Taltz alone and met the same combined outcome.Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disease linked to psoriasis. It can cause joint…
For many of us, a hot bowl of oatmeal is a go-to way to kick off the day. And you can certainly do a lot worse than making oats a breakfast staple. All it takes is one look at the nutrition facts to see why. In addition to providing quality carbs to help energize your day, oats deliver a range of essential nutrients including magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, and thiamine. It’s also a heart-boosting breakfast option. In a meta-analysis of previously research published in the British Journal of Nutrition, researchers found that when people consume higher amounts of a unique type…
What kind of badger are you? Amazon managers are about to find out.Amazon is equipping its managers with powerful new metrics to monitor their reports with a dashboard that tracks not only whether employees show up to the office, but also how many hours they spend there, according to an internal document obtained by Business Insider.The move marks an escalation in the surveillance of white-collar workers at the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Last year, Amazon implemented one of the industry’s most stringent RTO mandates, requiring most employees to work from an office for five days a week. Now, managers…
OpenAI is kicking off the new year with yet another acqui-hire. The AI giant is acquiring the team behind Convogo, a business software platform that helps executive coaches, consultants, talent leaders and HR teams automate and improve leadership assessments and feedback reporting. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company is not acquiring Convogo’s IP or technology, but rather hiring the team to work on its “AI cloud efforts.” The three co-founders – Matt Cooper, Evan Cater, and Mike Gillett – will join OpenAI as part of what a source familiar with the matter called an all-stock deal. Convogo’s product will be…
While CES 2026 is full of tech giants unveiling their latest innovations, the real excitement comes from discovering unexpected, quirky gadgets that make you ask, “Who thought of this?” We’re here to spotlight the wildest products we’ve found so far at CES 2026, from an AI-powered panda that responds to your touch, to Razer’s holographic anime assistant, and plenty more weirdness that makes you do a double-take. An AI anime companion that watches you from your desk Razer’s Project AVA, originally introduced last year as an esports AI coach, has evolved into something new: a 5.5-inch animated holographic desk companion…
This new solid-state EV battery can fully charge in just 5 minutes I stopped by the exhibit for Donut Lab, a startup out of Finland that specializes in electric mobility. The company (which gets its name from its flagship donut-shaped in-wheel EV vehicle motor) announced at CES the launch of what it calls the first solid-state battery for vehicle production. Solid-state batteries differ from lithium-ion batteries (which are used by a majority of EVs) in that they use solid rather than liquid electrolytes. They are supposed to offer much greater energy density (more bang for your buck, so to speak)…
Nvidia is now requiring its customers in China to pay upfront in full for its H200 AI chips even as approval stateside and from Beijing remains uncertain, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources. The chipmaker isn’t leaving any room for refunds or changes to orders, the report said. While some customers may be allowed to use commercial insurance or asset collateral, the terms are far stricter than Nvidia’s earlier policies, which sometimes permitted partial deposits, Reuters reported. Nvidia declined to comment. China is expected to allow Nvidia to sell its H200 chips in the country, per Bloomberg, though Beijing wants…
Tailwind laid off 75% of the startup’s engineering staff on Monday — and its CEO blames AI.”75% of the people on our engineering team lost their jobs here yesterday because of the brutal impact AI has had on our business,” CEO Adam Wathan wrote in a GitHub comment that has made waves in the tech community.Tailwind, like many startups, has a small head count. In a podcast posted on X, Wathan said that the company had four engineers on staff. Now, there’s one.Wathan’s post highlights the challenges that startups, which already face tough odds of success, can encounter as AI models…
By Julie SteenhuysenCHICAGO, Jan 8 (Reuters) – An independent vaccine advisory group said on Thursday it will conduct a scientific evidence review of a vaccine used to prevent cervical and other cancers that U.S. health officials this week said should only be given as a single-dose, contrary to the shot’s FDA approval.The change by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sidestepped the traditional U.S. review process.The new schedule recommends U.S. children receive a single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine at age 11, rather than the recommended two or three doses, which varies based on the age when…