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The Novo Nordisk scientist behind Ozempic, Wegovy weight loss research
Drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have slimmed down Hollywood stars — and millions of non-celebrities worldwide — while adding great heft to the economy of Novo Nordisk’s home country, Denmark.Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
Meta makes its MobileLLM open for researchers, posting full weights
Developers and researchers interested in testing MobileLLM can now access the models on Hugging Face, fully integrated with the Transformers library.Tech - VentureBeat - October 31 -
40 monkeys escape research facility, police warn locals to lock their doors
A police search is underway after 40 monkeys escaped from an Alpha Genesis research facility in Yemassee, South Carolina on Wednesday night.Top stories - NBC News - 6 days ago -
Residents warned after 43 monkeys escape research facility
Traps have been set up and thermal imaging cameras are being used in an effort to locate the fugitive monkeys, police said.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Forty-three monkeys at large in South Carolina after escaping research facility
Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals. These monkeys went bananas: 43 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
‘Unrestricted’ AI group Nous Research launches first chatbot
Nous Chat gives users access to its large language model (LLM) Hermes 3-70B, a fine-tuned variant of Meta's Llama 3.1.Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago -
Forty-three monkeys escape from US research lab
Officials in rural South Carolina say the female rhesus monkeys escaped into the wild after their pen was left open.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
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Research boat will scan seabed to help search for those missing in Spain's floods
A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to help in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from Spain’s floodsWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
40 primates escape South Carolina research center, police say
Police in South Carolina were asking for the public's help in locating 40 primates that escaped on Wednesday.Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Extreme weather contributing to migration between US, Mexico: Research
Extreme weather is a factor in driving both illegal border crossings from Mexico into the U.S. and whether migrants return to Mexico, according to new research published in the Proceedings of the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
A research boat will scan the seabed to help search for those missing in Spain’s floods
A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to take on a new job: Helping in the increasingly desperate search for the missing from ...Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Credit card debt among retirees jumps — 'It's alarming,' researcher says
There's been a significant increase in the share of retirees with credit card debt since 2022, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
Excessive drinking inches higher after pandemic increase: Research
Excessive drinking continued increasing in 2022, after rising during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that was released on Tuesday. The study, published in the Annals ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Elon Musk worries free speech advocates with calls to prosecute researchers and critics
First Amendment advocates are concerned that Musk could use his sway as a Trump adviser to retaliate against a long list of enemies.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Oura’s Perimenopause Report Shows the Gap in Women’s Health Research
Most women don’t know what’s going to happen during perimenopause. Smart-ring manufacturers are stepping in to provide data and guidance.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
Rocker Ronnie James Dio remembered with bowling fundraiser for cancer awareness and research
On Thursday, the singer's widow, Wendy Dio, and her friends and supporters will hold the annual Bowl for Ronnie celebrity tournament at Pinz Bowling Center in Studio City.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago -
Researchers Give Animal Cells the Ability to Photosynthesize for the First Time
A Japanese team has developed a technique to insert chloroplasts isolated from algae into animal cells, a feat that could revolutionize sustainable energy and how artificial meat and organs are ...Tech - Wired - 13 hours ago -
John Driskell Hopkins on new song and $3 million donation for ALS research
After his ALS diagnosis, Zac Brown Band's John Driskell Hopkins plans to donate $3 million to fund research through his "Hop On A Cure" foundation and released a new single titled "Each Other."Top stories - CBS News - 9 hours ago -
California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug
More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it was a new species of sea slugTech - ABC News - 6 hours ago -
Harris and Trump are tied in the polls – so I conducted my own less traditional research | Arwa Mahdawi
The latest survey shows the presidential candidates are neck and neck. But a trip around my neighbourhood suggests good news for Harris and possibly for giant meteors. Polls! What are they good ...World - The Guardian - October 15 -
5 lifestyle habits that can help you live to 100, according to leading longevity researchers
I've been reporting on longevity for nearly two years. Here are the habits that stand out as most important if you're hoping to live to 100.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
Strella raises $4 million to automate market research with AI-powered customer interviews
Strella, an AI-powered market research startup, raises $4 million in seed funding to automate and accelerate customer insights, delivering results 10x faster and at half the cost of traditional ...Tech - VentureBeat - October 15 -
How Much You Should Support Your Adult Children Financially, According to a Harvard Happiness Researcher
Want your kids to be happy, self-sufficient adults? Then follow this rule of thumb on when to support them financially.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
An AI-powered bot army on X spread pro-Trump and pro-GOP propaganda, research shows
The bot network supported Republican candidates in states like Ohio and Pennsylvania and boosted North Carolina’s Republican-led voter identification law.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
AI mediation tool may help reduce culture war rifts, say researchers
System built by Google DeepMind team takes individual views and generates a set of group statements. Artificial intelligence could help reduce some of the most contentious culture war divisions ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
US congress research warns of risk of cost blowouts for Australia in Aukus submarine program
Report also cast doubt on whether any rigorous cost-benefit analysis was done before the 2021 announcement. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
New research reveals the critiques holding women back from leadership that most men will never hear
Despite gender quotas, pay parity reports and global initiatives including International Women’s Day, the stark reality is that leadership positions are predominantly held by men. In fact, ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
Drug companies that violate law would fund medical research under new Democratic legislation
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would require pharmaceutical companies that have entered settlement agreements over violating ...Politics - The Hill - October 18 -
How Did Mark Cuban ‘Save’ Kevin O’Leary? Research Uncovers the Emotional (and Professional) Power of Strong Social Ties
Studies show friends can help you live a longer, happier life—and can impact your professional success.Business - Inc. - October 21 -
Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests
Global heating particularly increasing risk of death from smoke inhalation in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia. Global heating is causing more of the planet to be burned from ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Researchers say Arkansas may have 19M tons of lithium critical for battery power
Researchers said in a recent article that Arkansas may have 19 million tons of lithium, which is used in rechargeable batteries for important products like phones and electric cars. The researchers ...Politics - The Hill - October 21
