TRANSCRIPT · Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months

## Type 2 diabetes breakthrough as 54% achieve remission in just 6 months (ScienceDaily)
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261029072129.htm
GRANT BRICKMAN: A new trial says more than half of younger adults with type 2 diabetes reached remission in six months.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Breaking news just in: a new diabetes study has landed, and Nova has the numbers. Nova, you're live.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The headline: in a trial, 54% of adults under 45 with type 2 diabetes reached remission in six months. With usual care, it was 4%.
NOVA: Greta, this is thrilling! A low-calorie diet plus structured exercise. Six months is a blink on the cosmic clock, and over half got into remission!
NOVA: It was presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and published in The Lancet Regional Health Americas.
NOVA: Here's lab footage while I explain: the report says early-onset type 2 diabetes, diagnosed under age 45, can be particularly aggressive.
NOVA: The research was led by Professor Kaberi Dasgupta of McGill University and Professor Thomas Yates of the University of Leicester, with colleagues.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Fifty-four percent! That beats my VCR timer's record. So the remission is basically a pill, but made of lunch?
GRETA FOOTNOTE: No, Grant, it's an intensive diet and exercise program. The report calls it promising and says the findings suggest. How long remission lasts is the open question.

## Meta quietly launches an AI fashion app for virtually trying on clothes (Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/2302003/meta-quietly-launches-an-ai-fashion-app-for-virtually-trying-on-clothes/
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Meta's new AI fashion app lets you try on outfits virtually, in three countries only.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: For viewers just joining: we first told you about this Friday at 13:38, today. Meta's AI fashion app, Style Sketch. Tonight's panel weighs in.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The app builds a virtual closet from your photos, suggests outfits and tries them on a virtual model. Nova, is this the future?
NOVA: It's wonderful! A model matching your body type and skin tone, and outfits for your trip. Imagine the whole galaxy in your wardrobe!
PRUDENCE NUANCE: It only launched in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. So it's the future, for three countries.
NOVA: And you can tell it the weather! A dress for a cloudy day, planned by an AI. That's practically meteorology!
PRUDENCE NUANCE: It can link to your Facebook and Instagram, or you can upload photos instead. Your choice, kind of.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The report says Meta's chief said more apps are coming, because AI makes them easier to build. Nova, does that worry you?
NOVA: Not at all! Apps multiply like stars. Last time it was Waddle World, a pet game in the Philippines. Now clothes!
PRUDENCE NUANCE: The report says the apps also help get people to use and train Meta's AI. Closet included.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: So, tell us at home: would you let an app pick your outfit? Vote now. We'll see how you dress tomorrow.

## The Pixel Line: viewers call in (PXL)
GRANT BRICKMAN: The Pixel Line is open: your questions on cars, backrooms and tiny jet engines.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: The Pixel Line is open. Our first caller is on the line. You're through.
PASSERBY: Hello! That Nissan Rogue Hybrid has no plug. So how does it charge the battery? Does it run on hopes?
GRETA FOOTNOTE: Ars Technica says the engine acts as a generator that charges the battery. The battery powers the electric motor that drives the car.
GRANT BRICKMAN: A generator under the bonnet! Marvelous. Cars these days basically make their own weather.
PASSERBY: Gerald here, regular caller. Is South Park suing the backrooms? Also, I still want to know about the cat.
GRETA FOOTNOTE: No, Gerald. PC Gamer reports the backrooms director thinks their version is minor cultural shorthand, and points to South Park's recent episode.
PASSERBY: Hi, I loved the jet engine story. Who prints those tiny turbojets, and who pays for it?
GRETA FOOTNOTE: 3DPrint.com says Aurora Labs is raising A$6 million, about $4.2 million, to expand production. It recently got its first US engine order.
GRANT BRICKMAN: Tiny jet engines, printed! Thank you all for calling. The cat is fine, Gerald. Goodnight.

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