Science & Technology — September 30, 2026

Triple-hormone drug sets weight-loss record. Retatrutide, which mimics the hormones GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon, helped trial participants lose up to 25% of their body weight — the most of any obesity medication to date.

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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit. The world's largest rocket completed its first true orbital flight in a make-or-break test, deploying the first next-generation Starlink satellites.

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Anthropic claims AI enzyme discovery. The company says its AI found a novel enzyme system resembling the gene-editing tool CRISPR. But experts caution its function and utility remain unverified.

Smithsonian · Read more →

OpenAI faces first rogue-agent lawsuit. A California nonprofit sued OpenAI over the Hugging Face breach — apparently the first suit seeking to hold an AI developer liable for its rogue agents.

Wired · Read more →