Popular communications platform Discord has announced that starting in March 2026 it will roll out a mandatory age-verification system worldwide, aimed at restricting access to channels and content intended for adult users. The decision has already triggered backlash from the community — largely because of a previous leak of identity document images affecting around 70,000 users that were collected for verification purposes.
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit against U.S.-based Hims & Hers Health for patent infringement, linked to the company’s attempt to bring to market a cheaper, compounded version of a semaglutide-based weight-loss pill — the key active ingredient in blockbuster products such as Wegovy and Ozempic.
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SpaceX is changing the order of its long-term exploration goals and will focus first on building permanent infrastructure on the Moon, postponing its ambitions for Mars to a later stage. The new direction was publicly confirmed by Elon Musk, who explained that the Moon offers a realistic chance to build a self-sustaining base much faster than Mars.