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Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption
Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption
Technology
by  AFP

Pakistan entered on Saturday its fourth week of nationwide disruption to social media platform X, with activists waging a court battle to get it restored. AFP staff reported Saturday that X remained disrupted in the capital Islamabad, as well as the megacities of Lahore and Karachi.

Dinar ban sparks cash crunch for Kosovo Serbs
Dinar ban sparks cash crunch for Kosovo Serbs
Economy
by  AFP

Serb communities in parts of Kosovo are struggling to get their hands on dinars, jeopardising the salaries, pensions and social security payments that thousands there get from Belgrade. The move sparked anger in Belgrade, which does not recognise Kosovo's independence and continues to finance a parallel health, education and social security system for Serbs there.

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI board months after crisis
Technology
by  AFP

CEO Sam Altman will return to the board of OpenAI, the company said on Friday, just months after a boardroom dustup that saw him fired and rehired by the company behind ChatGPT. Altman was also found to have been wrongly fired in an internal investigation that was launched in the days after his chaotic dismissal last year, the company said.

US FDA approves Wegovy to cut risk of heart problems
US FDA approves Wegovy to cut risk of heart problems
Economy
by  AFP

The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for a popular anti-obesity drug to be used to prevent serious heart conditions for the first time, in a move likely to expand insurance coverage. The recent surge in popularity of anti-obesity drugs including Wegovy and Ozempic, which mimic a gut hormone to suppress appetite, has padded the profits of the companies that make them.