Donald Trump launched a new government website, TrumpRx.gov, aimed at lowering prescription drug costs for Americans, according to Euronews. The site, announced on Thursday, features over 40 medications from five pharmaceutical companies that reached pricing agreements with the administration. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, an AI startup founder is organizing a "March for Billionaires" in protest of California's proposed wealth tax, as reported by TechCrunch.
TrumpRx.gov promises "the world's lowest prices," according to Euronews. The website launch is framed by the Trump administration as a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry's pricing power. The participating companies include AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer. Trump stated, "You're going to save a fortune," and added, "This is also so good for overall healthcare."
TechCrunch reported that the "March for Billionaires" is scheduled for this coming Saturday. The event's website, which initially sparked incredulity, features the tagline: "Vilifying billionaires is popular. Losing them is expensive." The organizer confirmed the march is not a joke.
In other news, HBO's financial thriller "Industry" is exploring a storyline involving a fraudulent fintech company called Tender, as highlighted by TechCrunch. The show follows Harper Stern, who is investigating the company. Sweetpea, an associate of Stern, discovered that Tender was built on fabricated numbers, stating, "The entire company appears to be built on fabricated numbers. The thing is nothing."
Also, WordPress launched a new Claude connector, allowing site owners to share back-end data with Anthropic's chatbot system, according to TechCrunch. Users can control what data they share and revoke access. Claude is given read-only access, preventing alterations to the CMS.
Finally, TechCrunch reported that David Stern, an advisor to Prince Andrew, pitched Jeffrey Epstein on investing in EV startups like Lucid Motors. Stern saw an opportunity to break a logjam in Lucid Motors' Series D funding round by bringing in Epstein. Stern wrote to Epstein, "Ford will likely be lead in 400m Series D in Lucid."
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