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Changes are coming in 2026 for GLP-1 drugs.Long defined by high prices, shortages and weekly injections, drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound are expected to be easier to access and afford. And new options for people averse to needles are coming.“The GLP-1 landscape is expected to broaden significantly,” said Dr. Christopher McGowan, a gastroenterologist who runs a weight loss clinic in Cary, North Carolina. “For the first time, medical obesity treatment will move away from a one-size-fits-all model.”Weight loss pillsGLP-1 pills for weight loss may mark the most significant shift yet.Last month, Novo Nordisk won Food and Drug Administration approval for…
Elon Musk says he’s planning to ramp up production of his Neuralink brain chips in 2026 and will automate the procedure to implant them into humans.Neuralink “will start high-volume production of brain-computer interface devices” this year, said Musk in a Tuesday X post.The startup, cofounded by Musk in 2016, is developing technology that enables people to control computers using an implanted microchip.Its initial focus is on helping patients with severe neurological conditions — such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, paralysis, or sight impairment — to communicate and regain independence.But Musk has also said that Neuralink’s chips could be used to meld…
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are engaged in a courtroom clash of the titans over the origins of OpenAI, now one of the most important artificial intelligence companies in the world. In San Francisco federal court, they are suing each other in a dizzying series of claims and counterclaims.In Altman’s corner, there’s an arsenal of elite firms — including Morrison & Foerster and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz — with a long track record representing Silicon Valley royalty.Musk has turned to a pair of boutique litigation shops. And at one firm, one of Musk’s lawyers is a clown.Jaymie Parkkinen has been…
Instagram’s top executive thinks AI has made the social media site’s carefully curated grid a thing of the past.In an end-of-year message posted on Threads, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said that the platform would have to evolve to cope with a coming flood of AI-generated content — and warned that the rise of AI had killed off Instagram’s polished aesthetic.”Unless you’re under 25 and use Instagram, you probably think of the app as a feed of square photos. The aesthetic is polished: lots of make up, skin smoothing, high contrast photography, beautiful landscapes,” wrote Mosseri on Wednesday.”That feed is dead.…
When it comes to creating AI tools, Boston Consulting Group is “all in,” Scott Wilder, a Dallas-based partner at the firm, told Business Insider.About 15 months ago, the firm launched an internal research and development lab — one of several ways in which it is developing new AI-based technology to facilitate its work.”Every company has to become a tech company,” he said. “BCG is no exception.”Ever since OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT in 2022, generative AI has become the shiny object companies can’t ignore. And consulting firms from McKinsey to BCG — once known for their strategy and advisory services — are…
Millennials use Pinterest for finding the right wall art for their living rooms. Gen Z is using it to figure out who they are.Ayumi Nakajima, a senior director at Pinterest in Singapore, who heads the company’s Asia-Pacific content partnerships, told Business Insider that Gen Z use Pinterest very differently from older cohorts.Gen Z is a big deal for Pinterest. The age group makes up 50% of the platform’s 600 million monthly active users globally, a company representative told Business Insider.Nakajima said that what she loves about Gen Z is that they value self-discovery and use Pinterest as a means to…
Corporate America is facing a silver tsunami — and some companies are better prepared than others.Walmart is redesigning jobs to keep older workers on the payroll. Microsoft is offering what it calls “wraparound care” to support healthy aging. Google is coaching its employees to prepare for retirement. Some smaller companies have introduced chief longevity officers to help workers navigate health, wellness, and the transition into retirement.These are some of the initiatives companies shared with Business Insider, after we contacted more than 75 major employers about their efforts to support aging workers.Fifteen responded and shared policies that address healthcare and well-being,…
Although iconic founders like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg famously didn’t finish college, multiple studies show that the vast majority of successful startups had founders with bachelor’s or graduate degrees. Despite this data, the appeal of a dropout founder persists, though VC enthusiasm for the ‘un-degreed’ is far from constant. It is a phenomenon that cycles in and out of fashion, and right now it is certainly having a moment amid the AI boom. This trend is particularly evident during Y Combinator Demo Days, where founders are increasingly touting their dropout status in their one-minute pitches. “I don’t believe YC…
Amazon is allowing employees who are stranded in India because of visa delays to work remotely there until early March, according to an internal memo viewed by Business Insider.The catch: They’re not allowed to code, make strategic decisions, or interact with customers.Amazon is one of many American companies scrambling to adapt to the Trump administration’s rapid-fire changes to the H-1B visa program, including a mandate that consular officers must review visa applicants’ social media posts before issuing visas. The additional screening has delayed processing, and some embassies and consulates have rescheduled visa appointments by several months, leaving some employees stranded…
Flu activity is rising sharply in the U.S. this season with at least 7.5 million estimated cases so far, largely due to a new variant of influenza type A called subclade K.Subclade K emerged after this season’s flu shot was made. Even though the shot isn’t perfectly matched for this variant, experts say the vaccine is still the best line of defense to protect against severe illness, hospitalization and death.For those who end up contracting the virus, there are treatments that may help reduce the duration of a person’s symptoms or severity of illness.There are four antiviral medications approved by…