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AI Agents Get $15M to Buy Tech Tools

President Donald Trump launched a new website, TrumpRx, on Thursday, promising to lower the cost of prescription medicines in the United States, according to Al Jazeera. The announcement came amidst other significant news, including the arrest of an Australian man on child abuse charges, the detention of individuals in Poland for cigarette smuggling, and Reddit's exploration of AI-powered search.

TrumpRx, unveiled at the White House, aims to provide consumers with access to discounted drugs by allowing them to purchase directly from pharmaceutical companies, Al Jazeera reported. The initiative is intended to address the high cost of prescription medications in the US.

In other news, an Australian man was charged with child abuse-related offenses after an investigation uncovered over 23,000 videos and images linked to 459 victims, some as young as seven, Sky News reported. The 27-year-old suspect was initially arrested in February 2025 and now faces 596 charges. Queensland Police alleged the man targeted children on social media and gaming platforms between 2018 and 2024.

Meanwhile, Polish authorities detained five men on Thursday in connection with a smuggling operation that used weather balloons to transport cigarettes from Belarus, Euronews reported. The suspects, including Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Polish nationals, face charges related to organized crime, violations of air traffic regulations, and supporting aggression against Ukraine. They could face between nine months and 12 years in prison. The smuggling caused millions in tax losses and disrupted air traffic.

In the tech world, Reddit indicated that its AI-powered search engine could be its next major opportunity, according to TechCrunch. During the company's fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday, Reddit discussed merging traditional and AI search, hinting at a significant market and revenue potential. "Theres a type of query were, I think, particularly good at - I would argue, the best on the internet - which is questions that have no answers, where the answer actually is multiple perspectives from lots of people," said Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, according to TechCrunch.

Also in tech, Sapiom, a startup developing the financial layer that allows AI agents to buy their own tech tools, raised $15 million, according to TechCrunch. The company aims to eliminate back-end infrastructure headaches for nontechnical creators.

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