GLP-1 drugs failed to slow Alzheimer’s in two big clinical trials
Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up yet.
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Booking.com’s agent strategy: Disciplined, modular and already delivering 2× accuracy
When many enterprises weren’t even thinking about agentic behaviors or infrastructures, Booking.com had already “stumbled” into them with its homegrown conversational recommendation system. This early experimentation has allowed the company to take a step back and avoid getting swept up in the frantic AI agent hype. Instead, it is taking a disciplined, layered, modular approach…
Paramount makes hostile bid for Warner Bros. days after Netflix’s $72B deal – National
By Michelle Chapman The Associated Press Posted December 8, 2025 9:57 am 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Paramount has gone hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging Netflix which reached a US$72 billion takeover deal with the company just days ago. Paramount said Monday that it going straight to…
Woman handed four-year sentence for blackmailing footballer Son Heung-min | Son Heung-min
A woman has been sentenced in Seoul to four years in prison for blackmailing South Korean football star Son Heung-min. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won (£153,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and demanding money…
Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD after Netflix deal
Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to Netflix in a months-long bidding war for the legacy assets, the company said Monday. Paramount will go straight to WBD shareholders with an all-cash, $30-per-share offer. That’s the same bid WBD rejected last week. The offer is backstopped…
Japan Issues Tsunami Warning After 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake
The earthquake struck off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, on Japan’s main island, Honshu.
Infrasound Tech Silences Wildfires before They Spread
A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house itself stubbornly refuses to catch fire: any small flames that start along its walls or roof quickly die…
Kesha dumped boyfriend to feel ‘free’
8 December 2025 Kesha dumped her boyfriend after being freed from her recording contract. Kesha wants to feel free The Rainbow singer left record label Kemosabe in December 2023, six months after her long-running legal battle with producer Dr Luke came to an end, and as soon as she heard the news, she began removing…
Steelers WR DK Metcalf spent night in Baltimore hospital
Early Monday morning, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that after Sunday’s win over the Baltimore Ravens, wide receiver DK Metcalf spent the night in a Baltimore hospital. Metcalf was complaining of stomach pains after the game from a big hit and so he was kept overnight for testing and observation. According to the team, he is…
Dogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday With Pets in Mind
A traditional Japanese festival is being adapted for poodles and Pomeranians, amid a booming pet industry and a dearth of children.