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Re:U.S. State Department Pauses Immigrant Visa Applications on Thursday August 27, 2026 @11:19PM (#49473964)
If you read the article, that time is now. Green card interviews are part of the immigrant visa applications that have been paused indefinitely.
I asked the developer of Podcast Addict about this and shared the article. This is their response verbatim:

"Hi,

I'm sorry but I don't understand your email. Of course every podcast app connects to 3rd party content to stream it and therefore hosting platforms and tracking services and ad services used by the podcasters will have access to your IP address. Sorry but saying that a podcast app leaks your IP address is as stupid as saying that a web browser does. It's just a tool that connects to 3rd party content, so yes unless you're using a VPN the server you connect to will always have access to your IP address The app doesn't have your location. As you can see it doesn't ask for location permission so the app doesn't have anything to share, but yes your IP will of course be public to any server you connect to

Xavier"

Another interesting point from the study (full paper linked in a other comment) was the comparison of semaglutide to other GLP-1 agonists taken by patients, with the impact being significantly higher vs. those.

Obviously we need some more double blind studies dedicated to this class of drugs and Alzheimer's, but this informs the direction researchers and drug companies will likely map out.

TL;DR from the article: The study found that patients prescribed semaglutide had a significantly lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease than those who had taken one of the seven other diabetes drugs. The results were consistent across gender, age and weight.

The biggest difference was seen when comparing patients who took semaglutide to those who took insulin: Semaglutide patients had a 70% lower risk of Alzheimer’s, the study found.

Full link to the study itself: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz...

Worth noting that 23andMe, plus many other low cost genealogy/health-focused companies do not sequence your DNA.

Instead, they perform what is called a genotyping microarray test, which looks at less than 0.1% of your genome.

To quote from 23andMe: "In order to be genotyped, the amplified DNA is “cut” into smaller pieces, which are then applied to our DNA chip (also known as a microarray), a small glass slide with millions of microscopic “beads” on its surface. Each bead is attached to a “probe," a bit of DNA that matches one of the genetic variants that we test. The cut pieces of your DNA stick to the matching DNA probes. A fluorescent label on each probe identifies which version of that genetic variant your DNA corresponds to."

Source: https://customercare.23andme.com/hc/en-us/articles/227968028...

The submitted link was: https://e.endpointsnews.com/t/t-l-auriiuk-cjrhukllr-k/ - this was an email newsletter link used to allow readers to bypass Endpoints' paywall.

HN then modified it to its current ugly form.

Eli Lilly pulls millions in Twitter advertising after fake account debacle

https://endpts.com/aa/GNCCE127YE96J7TZ/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1596%20-%20Eli%20Lilly%20reportedly%20halts%20Twitter%20ad%20spending%20after%20fake%20accounts%20Intellia%20touts%20new%20data%20from%20gene%20editing%20therapy%20Basic&utm_content=1596%20-%20Eli%20Lilly%20reportedly%20halts%20Twitter%20ad%20spending%20after%20fake%20accounts%20Intellia%20touts%20new%20data%20from%20gene%20editing%20therapy%20Basic+CID_0fa9b6fa9b5c73a2803c8bd50878620c&utm_source=ENDPOINTS%20emails&utm_term=Eli%20Lilly%20pulls%20millions%20in%20Twitter%20advertising%20after%20fake%20account%20debacle%20%20report

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This post was submitted with the following title from the original article per the guidelines: "In gold-standard trial, colonoscopy fails to reduce rate of cancer deaths"
Re:Ask HN: How can we lay people off without cruelty? on Saturday June 25, 2022 @02:24AM (#31873024)
One thing to consider if you have any foreign employees you sponsor on temporary working visas (think H1B, E3, etc.) to work in the US: Oftentimes these folks will have extremely limited time to get their affairs in order and leave the country if they can't find another job.

One thing you can do, that costs you nothing, is give them the option to instead continue to work out their 2 months in lieu of severance to provide an extra 60 days of job search.

Quite often they'll have a family, home, car and assets in the US that they'll need to deal with if they can't secure another job in that limited window.

> How can he state the obvious like that? Better ban his Reddit account, his twitter account, remove his comments, etc.

Worth noting that Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is female and has been in power since 2021; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalena_Andersson

Re:Musk announces funding secured for Twitter buy on Thursday April 21, 2022 @10:22AM (#31109792)
This breaks down to:

a) $21 billion of Elon's ("Reporting Person"; see item #1) own money

b) $12.5 billion in margin loans arranged by Morgan Stanley

c) $13 billion in debt from Morgan Stanley

Re:Djokovic's PCR test was manipulated? on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:15PM (#29900427)
Note that the USA will also accept an observed lateral flow test, not just a PCR (for air travelers).

Source: That's how I re-entered the country recently.

Re:“We are short $DNA. Ginkgo Bioworks is a colossal scam” on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @02:21PM (#28776401)
Here's a recent MIT Technology Review article detailing some of the concerns: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/08/24/1032308/is-ginkg...

Looks clear that Ginkgo has been misrepresenting the business and potential for quite some time.

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