E-books And Self-publishing Roundup, January 17, 2013

It could be the most transformative technology of the next decade and beyond—but AI is also having an immense impact on businesses today.

An interview with the honorable Ellen McCarthy, founder of Trust in Media Cooperative. At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high level women to mentor each other to enable each leader to achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. As the nonprofit organization’s founder, chair, and CEO, I am honored to interview and share insights from some of the thought leaders who are part of our peer-to-peer mentoring.

A groundbreaking new study in ‘Nature,’ from a Novo Nordisk-funded research lab, boasts a drug that works better on mice than existing GLP-1s. A new paper released in Nature this week discusses a new therapy for obesity that researchers say leads to more weight loss in mice than existing GLP-1 weight-loss medications, such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound, alone.

The collapse of negotiations could mean the German carmaker may have to go it alone in developing its own affordable electric vehicle. Volkswagen has walked away from talks with Renault to jointly develop an affordable electric version of the Twingo car, three sources familiar with the situation said, in a setback for the EU carmakers’ efforts to fend off Chinese rivals.

The video game retailer’s GME stock dropped back to Earth after the company announced plans to sell new shares and lowered its sales forecasts. Roaring Kitty‘s meme stock revival may have come to an end. Shares of GameStop, after surging for the past week following the breaking-of-silence by investor Keith Gill, fell back to Earth Friday, losing close to 20% of their value.

Excitement is extra high with rising stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the league this season. Here’s how to catch them in action. Women’s basketball is keeping the momentum going from March Madness.