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WHO advises against weight-loss drugs for young children with obesity

WHO advises against weight-loss drugs for young children with obesity

Geneva (dpa) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued its first-ever global guidelines for managing childhood obesity. Released on…

October 8, 2026

US suspending permanent residency program for Microsoft, Vance says

By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - US Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that the federal government…

October 8, 2026

Manus raises more than $500 million after Meta exit

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Butterfly Effect, the parent company of AI startup Manus, said on Thursday it had completed a…

October 8, 2026

Spotify renews multiyear deal with podcaster Joe Rogan

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Spotify said on Thursday it had signed a new multiyear licensing agreement with podcaster Joe Rogan…

October 8, 2026

GlobalFoundries to make key AI chip component for TSMC

Oct 8 (Reuters) - GlobalFoundries on Thursday said it would make a key component used to link AI processors and…

October 8, 2026

Nvidia-backed Upscale AI launches platform to connect chips from rival suppliers

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Upscale AI, a startup valued at $2 billion in June, launched a networking platform on Thursday…

October 8, 2026

How a super El Niño could bring food shortages, floods and worse heat

The analyses produced by Climate Reanalyzer are what are known as reanalyses, which combine observational data – such as that…

October 8, 2026

Italy launches EU-backed probe into Microsoft-owned gaming companies

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Thursday it had launched a probe into several Microsoft-owned video-game makers…

October 8, 2026

Explainer-Data centers' 'flexible' power usage could save the grid billions. Can they scale?

By Kavya Balaraman Oct 8 (Reuters) - Technology companies and utilities are increasingly exploring ways to make power-hungry data centers…

October 8, 2026

South Korean banks were likely hacked by a Chinese-based actor with an AI agent, CrowdStrike says

By Kyu-seok Shim and Brenda Goh SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The suspect behind recent cyberattacks at South Korean banks…

October 8, 2026