Eleanor Lawrie Social affairs reporter BBC Listen to this article “Whenever I was struggling, if it was going to be a really bad day, I could then start to chat to one of these bots, and it was like [having] a cheerleader, someone who’s going to give you some good vibes for the day. “I’ve…
Being first to market with a drug can be crucial. Eli Lilly is proving that being second but better can also pay. Zepbound, the American firm’s weight-loss jab, was approved in its home country in November 2023, more than two years after Wegovy, made by Novo Nordisk, a Danish rival. Over the following year it…
A council leader has said an MP’s claims the local authority takes a “disproportionate number” of asylum seekers were “misleading and inflammatory”. Conservative MP for Stockton West Matt Vickers said in Parliament last week that Stockton Borough Council had “volunteered” to take in more asylum seekers and it left “huge numbers of lone men hanging…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Germany plans to make its faulty railway network its first priority as it seeks to fast-track spending from its €500bn infrastructure fund designed to lift Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation. Vice-chancellor and finance minister…
Brady HendersonJun 11, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Brady Henderson is a reporter for NFL Nation and covers the Seattle Seahawks for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2017 after covering the team for Seattle Sports 710-AM. RENTON, Wash. — Ernest Jones IV is waiting for Mike Macdonald to pay off a bet they made in…
With global population growth accelerating urban expansion, construction activity has reached unprecedented levels — placing immense pressure on both natural resources as well as the environment. A cornerstone of modern-day infrastructure, Ordinary Portland Cement remains the most effective and commonly used soil solidifier despite contributing substantially to global carbon emissions. At the same time, construction…
Getty images/Shutterstock String theory is the best candidate we have for a theory of everything. Bend to its rule and the various tangled theories of conventional physics emerge as part of a sublime, higher-dimensional tapestry. It can unify all four of nature’s forces, including the most troublesome of all, gravity. With any luck, it can…
BBC A “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first. It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies. The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose,…
Paris conference urges international action against synthetic organisms that could disrupt critical ecosystems Source link
Jordan RaananJun 12, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan covers the New York Giants for ESPN and can be heard hosting on ESPN Radio. Raanan joined ESPN in 2016. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Abdul Carter slid effortlessly down the line of scrimmage during a play at practice last week, forcing quarterback Jaxson Dart to…
