Can San Francisco Save Itself From the Doom Loop?
The city is racing to come up with solutions for its downtown, hollowed out by a tech exodus and struggling...
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Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Attack, Stroke Risk by 20% in New Study
Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug reduced people’s risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths by 20%. Source link
Elon Musk’s X Sues Nonprofit That Accused It of Allowing Hate Speech
The social-media company alleges that the Center for Countering Digital Hate prepares its research using flawed methodologies to censor viewpoints...
Eli Lilly to Acquire Obesity-Treatment Maker Versanis
Versanis shareholders could receive as much as $1.925 billion in cash, in an upfront payment and additional payments if certain...
In Battle With Microsoft, Google Bets on Medical AI Program to Crack Healthcare Industry
The search giant is fine-tuning chatbot technology via medical licensing exams. Source link
Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley.
Listen to article(2 minutes)Elon Musk takes ketamine. Sergey Brin sometimes enjoys magic mushrooms. Executives at venture-capital firm Founders Fund, known...
Target Lands in Culture-War Crosshairs Over Pride Month
The retailer’s halt to its sale of some Gay Pride items fuels criticism it gave in to pressure from anti-LGBT...
Shareholder Activists Drag Companies Into U.S. Culture Wars
Businesses face proposals on abortion, guns and climate change as groups with various viewpoints strive to get their agendas heard...
JPMorgan Targeted by Republican States Over Accusations of Religious Bias
WASHINGTON—JPMorgan Chase has become the target of a campaign by Republican state officials seeking to expose what they see as...
How Bud Light Handled an Uproar Over a Promotion With a Transgender Advocate
Two executives have been put on leave, and sales of the No. 1 U.S. beer have declined in recent weeks....
LVMH’s Paris Headquarters Stormed by Protesters
The nationwide protest movement against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension overhaul morphed into a populist rebuke of France’s establishment. Source link
Do Older Workers Work Harder? Some Bosses Think So
Kip Conforti is hiring for a part-time position at one of two package-shipping stations that he owns in Pennsylvania. He’s...
WSJ News Exclusive | Altria in Talks to Buy Vaping Startup NJOY for at Least $2.75 Billion, Divest Its Stake in Juul
WSJ News ExclusiveBusinessMarlboro maker looks to buy rival e-cigarette company after struggles with Juul Source link
Newspapers Drop ‘Dilbert’ After Cartoonist Calls Black Americans ‘Hate Group’
BusinessMedia & MarketingUSA Today Network, Washington Post among newspapers to stop publishing comic Source link
Activision Blizzard Paying $35 Million to Resolve SEC Investigation
Activision Blizzard agreed to pay $35 million to settle regulatory claims tied to its process for deciding how its disclosures...
WSJ News Exclusive | GM, LG Scrap Plans to Partner on Fourth U.S. Battery Factory
A U.S. battery-cell factory that had been in the works between General Motors and LG Energy Solution has been shelved...
WSJ News Exclusive | DEA Pressed ADHD-Drug Makers About Impact of Telehealth Firms on Surging Demand
The Drug Enforcement Administration told makers of medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder that it was concerned that “aggressive marketing practices”...
Big Nonprofit Hospitals Expand in Wealthier Areas, Shun Poorer Ones
Many of the nation’s largest nonprofit hospital systems, which give aid to poorer communities to earn tax breaks, have been...
Chrysler Parent Stellantis to Stop Operations at Jeep Cherokee Factory
The car maker said it would idle the 1,350-employee assembly plant in February, resulting in “indefinite layoffs.” Source link
Why You Can’t Find Wegovy, the Weight-Loss Drug
BusinessHealth CareHealthNovo Nordisk underestimated demand for drug that went viral on TikTok and YouTube Source link
