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Wegovy, Ozempic linked with sight-threatening eye disorder in study
PATIENTS using Novo Nordisk’s wildly popular weigh-loss drug Wegovy and its similar medicines for type two diabetes may be at increased risk for a sight-threatening eye condition, according to...
US: Stocks tread water ahead of data, Fed minutes
WALL Street’s main indexes were steady at the start of a holiday-shortened trading session, as investors assessed data pointing to an easing labour market while looking ahead to more...
Vodafone agrees new Virgin Media O2 tie-up to ease competition concerns
The deal, along with a proposed merger, could establish a reliable third competitor in the market, says Vodafone’s CEO of European marketsBRITAIN’S Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have agreed...
Pentagon has a Huawei dilemma Congress doesn’t want to solve
THE Pentagon has a problem: How does one of the world’s largest employers avoid doing business with companies that rely on China’s Huawei Technologies, the world’s largest telecommunications provider?
So...
Boustead unit partners Evotion Labs to deploy Singapore’s first EV motorcycle battery swop stations
A UNIT of engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local electric vehicle (EV) solutions provider Evotion Labs to deploy Singapore’s first...
Indonesia launches first EV battery plant
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday (Jul 3), President Joko Widodo said, as South-east Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.The...
World Bank backs Thai central bank in keeping rate steady
The World Bank said Thailand should wait for a clearer picture of the economy before easing monetary conditions, effectively backing the central bank’s interest-rate policy against the government’s calls...
Amazon counts on ‘grit and innovation’ to meet AI surge
THE artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is upon us with companies around the world looking to jump headfirst into the technology made famous by ChatGPT.To satisfy their generative AI urge,...