An Ozempic successor falls short, Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill, and senators grill RFK: Pharma news roundup

An Eli Lilly exec said the company’s experimental weight-loss pill could make GLP-1 treatments more accessible worldwide, as it would be easier to manufacture and distribute globally. Three U.S. sen [...]

Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy amid refocus on GLP-1 drugs

WeightWatchers (WW) announced Tuesday that it is filing for bankruptcy in an attempt to crawl out of more than $1 billion in debt. The news comes as the company is amid a refocus on prescribing weight [...]

Private Internet Access VPN review: Both more and less than a budget VPN

I came into this review thinking of Private Internet Access (PIA) as one of the better VPNs. It's in the Kape Technologies portfolio, along with the top-tier ExpressVPN and the generally reliable [...]

The Agentic Reckoning: Enterprise AI organizations have a runtime problem, not a model problem — and most are building the wrong solution

In Q1 2026, VentureBeat's Pulse Research surfaced the “Governance Mirage”: the gap between the governance org charts enterprises had drawn and the control layers they had actually built. Fort [...]

I Was Scammed Buying GLP-1s Online. I’m Not Alone

Customers have complained that a telehealth network selling compounded GLP-1s has been ripping them off—even after it had to pay $5 million to clients as part of a settlement with the US government. [...]

The cost of GLP-1s needs to come way down for benefits to be worth it, study says

While weight-loss drugs like Zepbound (LLY) and Wegovy (NVO) offer significant health benefits, their high costs make them economically inefficient under current U.S. healthcare standards, according t [...]

Here's how much Ozempic and similar drugs have soared in popularity since 2018

The use of GLP-1 meds — made popular by Ozempic (NVO) — among U.S. adults without diabetes more than tripled between 2018 and 2022, with annual spending surging from $1.6 billion to $5.8 billion.R [...]

Eli Lilly's weight loss pill could be just as good as Ozempic — and the stock soars

The first GLP-1 pill could be in medicine cabinets sooner than expected.Read more... [...]

Costco Is Now Selling Ozempic and Other GLP-1 Drugs. These Are the Benefits and Risks You Need to Know

At its pharmacy, Costco now offers Ozempic and Wegovy at huge discounts, but are these GLP-1 drugs right for you? [...]