Nova Launcher has been acquired by Instabridge, which says it will keep the app maintained but is evaluating ad-supported options for the free version. Android Authority reports: Today, Nova Launcher announced that the Swedish company Instabridge has acquired it from Branch Metrics. Instabridge claims it wants to be a responsible owner of Nova and does not want to reinvent the launcher overnight. However, the launcher still needs a sustainable business model to support ongoing development and maintenance. To this end, Instabridge is exploring different options, including paid tiers and ad-supported options for the free version. The new owners claim that if ads are introduced, Nova Prime will remain ad-free. However, this is misleading, as ads are already here for some users. Last year, the founder and original programmer of Nova Launcher left the company, signaling its "death" as he had been the sole developer working on the launcher for the past year.

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New research from Cornell University has tracked how households change their spending after someone starts taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, and the numbers are material enough to explain why food industry earnings calls keep blaming everything except the obvious culprit.

The study analyzed transaction data from 150,000 households linked to survey responses on medication adoption. Households cut grocery spending by 5.3% within six months of a member starting GLP-1s; high-income households cut by 8.2%. Fast food spending fell 8.0%. Savory snacks took the biggest hit at 10.1%, followed by sweets and baked goods. Yogurt was the only category to see a statistically significant increase.

As of July 2024, 16.3% of U.S. households had at least one GLP-1 user. Nearly half of adopters reported taking the medication specifically for weight loss rather than diabetes management. About 34% of users discontinue within the sample period, and when they stop, candy and chocolate purchases rise 11.4% above pre-adoption levels.

Further reading: Weighing the Cost of Smaller Appetites.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: The Belarusian government is threatening three HAM radio operators with the death penalty, detained at least seven people, and has accused them of "intercepting state secrets," according to Belarusian state media, independent media outside of Belarus, and the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna. The arrests are an extreme attack on what is most often a wholesome hobby that has a history of being vilified by authoritarian governments in part because the technology is quite censorship resistant.

The detentions were announced last week on Belarusian state TV, which claimed the men were part of a network of more than 50 people participating in the amateur radio hobby and have been accused of both "espionage" and "treason." Authorities there said they seized more than 500 pieces of radio equipment. The men were accused on state TV of using radio to spy on the movement of government planes, though no actual evidence of this has been produced. State TV claimed they were associated with the Belarusian Federation of Radioamateurs and Radiosportsmen (BFRR), a long-running amateur radio club and nonprofit that holds amateur radio competitions, meetups, trainings, and forums. Siarhei Besarab, a Belarusian HAM radio operator, posted a plea for support from others in the r/amateurradio subreddit. "I am writing this because my local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide," Besarab wrote. "I beg you to amplify this signal and help us spread this information. Please show this to any journalist you know, send it to human rights organizations, and share it with your local radio associations."

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Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️

Huidige temperatuur (om 01:16): 3.5°C (Bewolkt)
Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↖ 113°

Luchtkwaliteit:

• AQI: 58 🟡 (Matig)
• PM2.5: 18.4 μg/m³
• PM10: 23.2 μg/m³

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 22 januari: Min 1.8°, Max 6.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, Windsnelheid: 17.3 km/u (4.8 m/s), richting: ← 110°
• vrijdag 23 januari: Min 3.4°, Max 7.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↖ 114°
• zaterdag 24 januari: Min 0.9°, Max 5.1° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, Windsnelheid: 18.0 km/u (5.0 m/s), richting: ← 97°
• zondag 25 januari: Min -0.8°, Max 3.3° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 4%, Windsnelheid: 11.5 km/u (3.2 m/s), richting: ← 105°
• maandag 26 januari: Min -2.2°, Max 2.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, Windsnelheid: 11.0 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ← 77°
• dinsdag 27 januari: Min -0.6°, Max 2.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 6%, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• woensdag 28 januari: Min -0.9°, Max 1.9° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 15%, Windsnelheid: 16.8 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 70°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 3.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ← 103°
• 03:00: 2.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 101°
• 04:00: 2.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ← 103°
• 05:00: 2.6° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ← 107°
• 06:00: 2.4° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ← 106°
• 07:00: 2.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ← 109°
• 08:00: 2.0° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• 09:00: 1.8° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 103°
• 10:00: 2.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: ← 107°
• 11:00: 3.2° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• 12:00: 4.3° (Licht bewolkt) 🌤️, Windsnelheid: 15.8 km/u (4.4 m/s), richting: ← 104°
• 13:00: 5.5° (Bewolkt) ☁️, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ← 106°

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The curtain rises... We have created a new project for the children's puppet theater "Gallop". The brand concept of this project is built on the idea of combinations ? like a narrative based on a well-known fairy tale that can be retold in countless variations. Maintaining a connection with historical roots through aesthetics and color schemes, the project is blended with a bold approach that abandons classic design techniques targeting children. Every medium associated with the project reflects the idea of modularity. The developed merchandise continues the narrative portrayed on the posters, and the toy sets invite one to complement or reinterpret it.