Nvidia earnings: Wall Street sighs with relief after AI wave doesn’t crash 20. November 2025 (00:47) Amid a blackout of data due to the government shutdown, the $5tn chipmaker’s report took on wider significanceMarkets expectations around Wednesday’s quarterly earnings report by the most valuable publicly traded company in the world had risen to a fever pitch. Anxiety over billions in investment in artificial intelligence pervaded, in part because the US has been starved of reliable economic data by the recent government shutdown.Investors hoped that both questions would be in part answered by Nvidia’s earnings and by a jobs report due on Thursday morning. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds 20. November 2025 (00:10) Brown University researchers run joint-and-drink study to find alcohol consumption falls after smoking cannabisIt turns out that going “California sober” may actually help you stay away from alcohol, according to new research published in the the American Journal of Psychiatry.A team of Brown University researchers conducted a study in which participants were given marijuana joints to smoke and then sent out to a controlled “bar lab”, in which they then were given the choice to have up to eight mini alcoholic beverages. The experiment was conducted three separate times: once with 7.2% THC cannabis, once with 3.1% THC cannabis and once with 0.03% THC cannabis, which was considered a placebo. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people 19. November 2025 (23:39) Critics warn move could have devastating impact on lives and wellbeing of those affectedNew Zealand has announced it is banning new prescriptions of puberty-blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of those affected.The step comes amid growing global debate about the number of adolescents seeking to change gender, dividing those concerned about hastiness in prescribing such medications and those worried about access to remedies they deem lifesaving. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
