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The World Health Organization issued new guidelines Monday recommending the use of GLP-1 drugs for treating obesity.In the new guidelines, the United Nations health agency made two key recommendations — first, that GLP-1 therapies may be used by adults for long-term treatment of obesity, except for pregnant women. It also recommended intensive behavioral therapy, including changes related to diet and exercise, alongside the use of the medications.”Obesity is a major global health challenge that WHO is committed to addressing by supporting countries and people worldwide to control it, effectively and equitably. Our new guidance recognizes that obesity is a chronic…
OpenAI is taking an ownership stake in Thrive Holdings, whose parent company is one of the AI giant’s major investors, Thrive Capital. Thrive Holdings operates like a private equity firm for AI, rolling up companies that it believes could benefit from the tech in sectors like accounting and IT services. Neither company disclosed the terms of the deal, but it will involve OpenAI embedding engineering, research, and product teams within Thrive’s companies to accelerate AI adoption and boost efficiency, the company says. If those companies succeed, OpenAI’s stake will grow, and it will get compensated for its services, according to…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is in study hall mode.Speaking with Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer — Business Insider’s parent company — Nadella said he’s spending his weekends studying how startups build products. The reason, he said, is simple: Microsoft’s vast size has become “a massive disadvantage” in the race to build AI at startup speed.”This entire weekend, I spent all the time trying to get myself to understand how new companies are building products,” Nadella said in an interview on the “MD MEETS” podcast, hosted by Döpfner and that aired on Saturday. At young companies, he said, everyone involved…
Nvidia is investing $2 billion into Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips. The deal deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts have started to scrutinize increasingly common circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble. Nvidia said it bought Synopsys shares at $414.79 each as part of a multi-year partnership to integrate Nvidia’s AI hardware and computing capabilities into Synopsys’s electronic design automation (EDA) and simulation software. The deal will help Synopsys transition its platform from CPU-based computing to GPUs, a shift it hopes will speed up chip-design workflows, per a release. The…
Amazon’s AI chatbot, Rufus, saw a surge of adoption on Black Friday, according to new data published over the weekend by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. In the U.S., Amazon sessions that resulted in a purchase surged 100% on Black Friday compared with the trailing 30 days, while sessions that resulted in a purchase and didn’t include Rufus increased by only 20%. In addition, Amazon saw a 75% day-over-day increase for sessions that included Rufus and resulted in a purchase, compared with just a 35% day-over-day increase for sessions without Rufus that had resulted in a purchase. The firm also…
By Nacho Doce and Jesus CaleroBARCELONA/MADRID, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Spanish police, soldiers and park rangers are racing to identify wild boars that might be infected with African swine fever and prevent the disease from crossing into the country’s domestic herd, which is central to its multi-billion-euro pork export industry.Operatives are using drones, infrared technology and sniffer dogs to find any boar carcasses for testing, as well as sealing off the areas around animal tracks under highways and pipework to prevent live animals moving into other areas of the countryside.Police have been stationed and have posted signs to turn visitors…
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that killed 43 people in one of the country’s southern provinces, with authorities saying no new confirmed cases had been reported in the past 45 days.Health Minister Roger Kamba said the 43 deaths were among 53 confirmed cases in the outbreak, which was first announced in September in the Kasai province town of Bulape. He said more than 27,000 people were vaccinated, including 4,000 front-line workers he credited with helping to stem the outbreak.“Indeed, no new confirmed cases have been recorded for 45 consecutive days,” Kamba…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Babson College has instructed faculty and staff to provide “academic and community support” to a student who was deported to Honduras when she tried to fly home to visit family for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was detained at Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 20 when she tried to board a flight to surprise her family in Texas. She was sent to Honduras two days later despite a court order prohibiting the government from moving her out of Massachusetts or the United States, according to her attorney.Lopez Belloza, whose family emigrated from Honduras when…
2025-12-01T14:12:09.755Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Nvidia said it had purchased $2 billion of Synopsys common stock as part of a wider partnership. The companies said they are partnering to accelerate AI for design and engineering. Nvidia continues to weave an intricate web of AI-related deals. Nvidia has made a $2 billion investment in semiconductor…
German AI lab Black Forest Labs said on Monday that it has raised $300 million in a Series B funding round that values the company at $3.25 billion. The round was co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP), and saw participation from a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva, and Figma Ventures. The startup said it would use the funds for research and development. Black Forest Labs, which makes foundation AI models for generating and editing images, has risen to fame quickly since its launch in…