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New research has found that patients taking the weight-loss and diabetes drug semaglutide had significantly reduced symptoms of alcohol use disorder. Although the study was small, larger studies are underway with the potential to lead to the use of drugs like semaglutide to treat addiction.It’s fair to say that semaglutide, sold variously as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy, has taken the world by storm. Initially developed as a treatment to manage blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, early testing of the drug demonstrated…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Merriam-Webster announced that its word of the year for 2023 was "authentic," it did so with over a month to go in the calendar year. Even then, the dictionary publisher was late to the game. In a lexicographic form of Christmas creep, Collins English Dictionary announced its 2023 word of the year,…

The Tata Group is actively pursuing an expansion of its iPhone-casing unit in Hosur, aiming to increase the size of the current plant by up to two times. The existing Hosur unit, established with a Rs. 5,000 crore investment and sprawling across 500 acres, currently employs over 15,000 individuals. Following the expansion, the workforce is expected to grow substantially, reaching between 25,000 and 28,000 employees.Strategic Partnership with AppleApple, in a strategic move to diversify its manufacturing beyond China,…

As the minutes ticked by, the paper-dunking sound of files hitting the digital bin became oddly satisfying. As I hunted through the dusty corners of my laptop looking for unneeded documents, duplicate photos, and, the ultimate treasure, an old video file, I got a rush seeing the storage space bar on my laptop dwindle down by megabytes and gigabytes. But perhaps the most satisfying moment of all was the crinkling sound of the bin being emptied at the end of the hour. This was not a type A…

Too Long; Didn't ReadIn a Colorado Consumer Protection Act violation case, Meta is accused of knowingly and recklessly engaging in unfair, deceptive, and harmful practices. The lawsuit alleges that Meta deliberately misled consumers about the mental and physical harms suffered by young users, exploiting vulnerabilities for financial gain. Meta's actions, deemed immoral and unethical, are said to cause substantial, unavoidable harm to consumers, especially young users, constituting separate violations of the Colorado…

Another major advertiser is pulling its ads from X amid a growing backlash to antisemitic content on the platform. Axios that Apple has opted to “pause” all advertising on the platform after its ads were discovered near pro-Nazi posts and X owner Elon Musk appeared to an antisemitic conspiracy theory.Apple’s pullback comes one day after IBM its ad campaigns on X following a report from watchdog group Media Matters, which the company's ads appearing next to pro-Nazi content on X. Media Matters also highlighted ads from…

Women have outlived men for more than a century in the U.S. Demographers have largely attributed this well-known statistical gap to differences in behaviors in areas such as smoking and drinking habits, risk of injury and drug use. Overall U.S. life expectancy had been slowly improving for decades, but data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show some of this progress has recently been overturned—especially among men.In 2010 women were projected to live 4.8 years longer than men. By 2021 this gap widened…

Another country is banning TikTok, the ByteDance-owned short video behemoth with over one billion active users around the world. Nepal, which has a population of close to 30 million people, has banned TikTok. The decision, first reported by the New York Times, came shortly after the Himalayan country introduced a rule requiring social platforms to register with the local government. TikTok’s refusal to curb hate content was affecting “social harmony,” the report said, citing the Nepal…

Six executives, including the marketing head, of India's cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa have resigned since April, the company said on Wednesday, key departures that come as competition intensifies in the fast-growing sector.The exits include that of Chief Marketing Officer Shalini Raghavan, with Nykaa's founder and CEO Falguni Nayar stepping up to take direct oversight of that function, given its criticality, the company said.The others who have quit are Kingshuk Basu, a senior vice president (VP) for retail; Sumant…

The cyberattack that paralyzed several major Australian ports was a sharp reminder of what governments and experts say is a growing threat to shipping, the lifeblood of the global economy.The attack on DP World's ports -- which handle 40 percent of Australia's freight trade -- forced them offline for days and was the latest in a series of breaches at ports around the world in recent years. - Who has been targeted? -Cyberattacks have disrupted or halted operations at some of the world's busiest ports in recent years. A…