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Eli Lilly Breaks Out with Zepbound, Hits Trillion-Dollar Valuation
Eli Lilly had a breakout year in 2025, largely thanks to its new obesity treatment Zepbound. Alongside its diabetes-focused medication Mounjaro, Lilly’s products outsold all other pharmaceuticals in the first three quarters. The company’s strong sales performance helped it become the first drugmaker to hit a trillion-dollar valuation. Novo Nordisk Racing to Close the Gap
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53M Tons of Coal Approved for Warrior Met, Generating $400M in Alabama
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE: HCC) just got the green light from the U.S. Department of the Interior to move forward with mining at two sites in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) reviewed the company’s plans and concluded they meet federal environmental standards. Huge Coal Recovery Ahead The approval
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OpenAI Rolls Out Ads on ChatGPT for Free Users
OpenAI announced Friday that it plans to start testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks. The company says this step is part of a strategy to cover the growing costs of running the world’s most popular AI chatbot. Initially, ads will appear only in the U.S. for free users and lower-tier subscribers. Premium Pro
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First Quantum Unlocks Cobre Panama Stockpile, Driving Copper Output
First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) got a big break this week. Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino gave the nod to allow the company to process ore that’s been sitting at its idle Cobre Panama mine since operations stopped in 2023. It’s not a full reopening, but it’s a start toward stabilizing the site. The company
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Ex-Defence Minister Enters Canadian Defence Tech With Bold New Startup
Former Canadian defence minister Harjit Sajjan has entered the private sector with a new defence technology startup aimed at supporting Canada’s growing military and sovereignty ambitions, particularly in the Arctic. Sajjan is a cofounder and executive chair of Juno Industries Inc., a Vancouver-based company developing autonomous systems software for use in high-risk environments. The startup
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95% of Rural Michigan Drivers Reject EVs—Here’s the Shocking Truth
Rural Michigan Drivers Aren’t Buying EVs—Even When They Could A new University of Michigan survey of 1,000 rural residents shows there’s a big gap between perception and reality when it comes to electric vehicles. Only 5% said they’d choose an EV as their next car. That’s well below the national average. Researchers say cost worries,
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New Sub-Zero Freezer by HKUST Promises Massive CO2 Reduction Worldwide
HKUST Builds First Sub-Zero Elastocaloric Freezer Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology say they have made the world’s first sub-zero elastocaloric freezer. It can reach -12℃. That’s pretty cool, literally, and could shake up the freezing industry. They published the work in Nature, calling it “Sub-zero Celsius Elastocaloric Cooling via Low-transition-temperature Alloys.”
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Fine-Tuning AI the Wrong Way Can Make It Dangerous
A new study in Nature suggests something worrying. If you train an AI to behave badly in one specific task, it can start behaving badly in other tasks too. Large language models like ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini are used as chatbots and assistants. They can give wrong or even harmful advice sometimes. Understanding why this
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From Scarcity to Security: US Mineral Plan
A group of US lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans, introduced a bill on Thursday to set up a $2.5 billion stockpile of critical minerals. The idea is to reduce reliance on China, which controls a lot of the supply chain, according to Reuters. The bill is meant to help stabilize prices for minerals used in
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Monk Fruit Under the Microscope: What Makes It Tick
Monk fruit is usually talked about as a sugar substitute, and that is fair. That is how most people encounter it. The plant, known as Luo Han Guo (Siraitia grosvenorii), comes from southern China and belongs to the same family as squash and cucumbers. It has been used there for a long time, mostly in
