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TNB Tech Minute: Amazon Pharmacy Begins Offering Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Pill
09 Jan 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
AI is transforming industries, but the data centers powering it require more energy and water than ever. At the break, join Christoph Beck, Chairman and CEO of Ecolab, for insights on using water effectively while safeguarding this critical resource for future generations.
Here's your afternoon TNB Tech Minute for Friday, January 9th. I'm Julie Chang for The Wall Street Journal. Amazon Pharmacy has started offering Novo Nordisk's weight loss pill WeGoV. The Food and Drug Administration approved the oral pill form last month. And this week, Novo Nordisk said it's now widely available in the U.S. in 70,000 pharmacies, including CVS and Costco.
as well as telehealth providers such as LifeMD and Weight Watchers. Amazon says for its pharmacy, customers with commercial insurance will pay a minimum of $25 for a one-month supply, and those without insurance will pay a minimum of $149 a month. Andreessen Horwitz has raised over $15 billion across several funds. The U.S.
venture firm's co-founder and general partner Ben Horwitz said Andreessen Horwitz will invest in AI and crypto technologies and their applications across biology, defense, education, entertainment, and more. He also emphasized an American-centric mission for the firm, saying it'll invest in tech competitive with China. According to PitchBookData, U.S.
venture firms last year raised a total of $66 billion. And LG Electronics expects to post a quarterly operating loss for the first time in nine years. The South Korean consumer electronics giant said today that it likely swung to a fourth-quarter operating loss of more than $75 million from an operating profit a year earlier.
LG has been hampered by a sluggish recovery in demand for televisions and other electronics amid intensified competition. It's also wrestling with higher tariffs and increased restructuring costs. Despite suffering an operating loss, the company said revenue is expected to grow by almost 5% for the quarter. And that's it for your TNB Tech Minutes.
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Chapter 2: What recent developments has Amazon Pharmacy made with Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill?
We'll have another quick tech update Monday morning.
How are data center operators working to improve sustainability and water savings at every stage of the data center lifecycle? Here's Ecolab's Christophe Beck with some thoughts.
The Mach 7 or the Mach 4, the ones that are really so focused on high tech, are the most forward-looking. They have the means, they have the mindset, they have the passion for innovation, and they're really open to try new things as well because everything is new with AI and with that technology as well.
I think even if we're not where we wanted to be with that industry right now, we will be ahead in the next few years because innovation that's coming up right now is working much better than we thought. And it's really thinking in circular ways, being in a data center or in a microchip manufacturing plant.
Learn more about Ecolab at Ecolab.com.
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