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Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’
A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers," which manage the airspace across the United States.
FAA Grounds All US Flights Until Further Notice
The government cited a nationwide communications failure among air traffic control systems as the reason for the sudden grounding on Friday.
FAA ground stop shuts down flights nationwide
Takeoffs from airports throughout the US paused on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," while planes in the air will be allowed to land. US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tweeted: The FAA issued a nationwide ground…
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech
Microsoft has apologised for the issue, which it said was due to a technical failure.
ChatGPT Wallet lets OpenAI’s Dots agents make purchases for you
After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18 and older using a US billing address and "eligible US-issued American Express, Chase, Mastercard and…
Noosa startup's solution to tackle burping cattle's methane emissions
After eight years of research, a Noosa startup is commercialising a supplement designed to affordably reduce methane emissions in the cattle industry.
CMF’s milk carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker is down to a new low price
Bluetooth speakers are often boring boxes in plain colors, but not this one! As part of Nothing’s ongoing early Black Friday promo, you can grab its unique, milk carton-shaped CMF Speaker S from Amazon and Nothing for just $39. That’s a solid $20 discount and the lowest price we’ve seen on…
Microsoft says services still returning amid widespread outage
Governments, businesses, individuals were disrupted globally as server failures stretch into second day.
This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board
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In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
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Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
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The Downfall of AI’s ‘Rock Star’ Boss, Ukraine: Who speaks for Europe? Protests & Presidents
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AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation
LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith.
Google now lets people connect Gemini to their bank accounts
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