Donald Trump launched a new government website, TrumpRx.gov, aimed at reducing prescription drug costs for Americans, according to Euronews. The website, announced on Thursday, features over 40 medications from five pharmaceutical companies that reached pricing agreements with the administration: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer. "You're going to save a fortune," Trump said, as reported by Euronews.
The initiative, as framed by the Trump administration, is a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry's pricing power, Euronews reported. The website promises "the world's lowest prices."
In other news, Reddit is planning more mergers and acquisitions (M&A), TechCrunch reported. The online forum site is looking for businesses that can either leverage Reddit's scale or help grow the company's user base, according to Reddit CFO Andrew Vollero. Vollero stated during the fourth-quarter earnings call that the company was looking to "buy capabilities, technologies, and companies."
Meanwhile, a senior Democratic lawmaker, Sen. Ron Wyden, has expressed deep concerns about certain activities by the Central Intelligence Agency, TechCrunch reported. The two-line letter from Wyden, the longest-serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, did not disclose the nature of the CIA's activities or the senator's specific concerns. The CIA responded, calling Wyden's unhappiness "a badge of honor," according to a statement via the Wall Street Journal. A spokesperson for Wyden's staff was unable to comment when reached by TechCrunch.
Also, the Norwegian government accused the Chinese-backed hacking group known as Salt Typhoon of breaking into several organizations in the country, TechCrunch reported. The Norwegian Police Security Service said the hacking group targeted vulnerable network devices to conduct espionage. Salt Typhoon has been described by senior U.S. national security officials as an "epoch-defining threat" and has allegedly intercepted communications of senior politicians, according to TechCrunch.
Finally, a new critique debunks the claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse, Ars Technica reported. Last year, a team of scientists presented evidence that spruce trees in Italy synchronized their bioelectrical activity in anticipation of a partial solar eclipse. However, the findings drew sharp criticism from other researchers, with some questioning whether the paper should have been published, Ars Technica reported. The critique was published in the journal Trends in Plant Science.
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