Billionaire Mark Cuban is providing a solution to the rising costs of prescription medicines in the US via an online pharmacy. The Shark Tank investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks has launched The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company (MCCPDC), which aims to sell 100 different generic drugs at lower-than-market prices. “It’s ridiculous what …
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Beewise, a climatech precision robotics company, is heeding the call to “save the bees.” This month, the company announced its successful Series C fundraising of $80 million, bringing Beewise’s total funding to over $120 million. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, over 30% of honeybee colonies are disappearing each year, posing a severe risk …
Jon Horne, a West Midlands, England resident, might be the most selfless 22-year-old you’ll ever meet. Out of sheer generosity, this kindhearted young man just volunteered to repair elderly people’s damaged fences for free. After his work is done, the only payment he asks from his senior clients is “a cuppa tea and some biscuits.” …