Amazon Pharmacy offers weight-loss drugs for $50 a month
- 06-Aug-2026
Amazon’s pharmacy unit said on Thursday it would offer weight-loss drugs to eligible Medicare beneficiaries for $50 a month through a new federal program created to expand access to the highly sought-after treatments. The company said it would automate eligibility checks, prior authorization and billing, while offering home delivery and in-store pickup, to help patients […]
South African clothing factories struggle after migrant workers flee
- 06-Aug-2026
Weeks after xenophobic protests drove thousands of migrant workers from South Africa, rows of sewing machines stood idle at a clothing factory in Newcastle, a manufacturing hub in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal. The campaign led by anti-immigrant group March and March sought to free up jobs for South Africans, a third of whom are […]
How Claude and Open AI models hacked companies
- 06-Aug-2026
Meta’s disclosure on Wednesday that one of its AI models exploited a vulnerability in a third-party service during cybersecurity testing adds to mounting evidence of the hacking risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems. The incident followed Anthropic’s disclosure in July that its Claude models breached the systems of three companies, as well as OpenAI’s […]
Cyclosporiasis probe linked to lettuce widens to THESE US states
- 06-Aug-2026
Quick service restaurant chain Salad and Go filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, saying in a filing that it is closing down more than 70 of its remaining locations and citing the cyclospora outbreak as a factor, along with rising gas prices and reduced consumer spending.
Trump’s tech ties come under fire after AI agents go rogue
- 06-Aug-2026
Democrats and Trump's conservative supporters both blame the president's ties to the tech industry for his administration's limited response to recent hacks carried out by OpenAI and Anthropic's AI agents
US restaurant chains hit by foodborne illness outbreaks
- 06-Aug-2026
Analysts say cyclosporiasis and Chipotle pulling jalapeños tied to almonella cases, may further amplify concerns about restaurants
Jalapenos tied to Salmonella outbreak in 27 US states
- 06-Aug-2026
Coast Citrus Distributors to recall jalapeno peppers sent to restaurants including Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA
Gazans bury nearly a whole clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112
- 06-Aug-2026
CAIRO/GAZA: The decomposed remains of 112 bodies lay on stretchers shrouded in flags in the sun’s heat: all that could be found of the Al-Hassaynas of Sabra, a Palestinian clan of proud Bedouin stock all but wiped out by Israel nearly three years ago. According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Hassayna family, […]
Google shakes up AI leadership as DeepMind chief shifts role
- 06-Aug-2026
SAN FRANCISCO: Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer Jeff Dean, departing the company. The shakeup comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of […]
FIFA apologises to members as Infantino holds crisis meeting
- 06-Aug-2026
FIFA said on Wednesday it had apologised to its member associations for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup, as the governing body’s leadership reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco. Following the meeting in Rabat, attended by Infantino, secretary general […]