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The Download: the mysteries surrounding weight-loss drugs, and the economic effects of AI

November 28, 2025
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs Weight-loss drugs have been back in the news this week. First, we heard that Eli Lilly, the company behind Mounjaro and Zepbound, became the first…

What we still don’t know about weight-loss drugs

November 28, 2025
Weight-loss drugs have been back in the news this week. First, we heard that Eli Lilly, the company behind the drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound, became the first healthcare company in the world to achieve a trillion-dollar valuation. Those two drugs, which are prescribed for diabetes and obesity respectively, are generating billions of dollars in revenue for…