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Mark Cuban's war on America's $5 trillion healthcare machine: 'They can't react as quickly': Cuban said drug prices are opaque by design. He launched Cost Plus Drugs in 2022 to pull back the curtain on drug pricing, bring down costs to the average consumer, and disrupt the traditional pharmacy industry. Read More

No-code website builder Framer reaches $2B valuation: Framer, a no-code website builder that claims over half a million monthly active users, has reached a $2 billion valuation after raising a $100 million Series D funding round led by existing investors Meritech and Atomico. Read More

MathGPT.ai, the 'cheat-proof' tutor and teaching assistant, expands to over 50 institutions: Schools implementing MathGPT.ai in their classrooms include Penn State University, Tufts University, and Liberty University, among others. Read More

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Afternoon Must-Reads

TransUnion says hackers stole 4.4 million customers' personal information: The credit reporting giant confirmed unauthorized access to a third-party application storing the personal information of its customers, including Social Security numbers. Read More

Get ready, EV owners: Here come the dongles: The transition from CCS to NACS will unlock thousands more fast chargers for many EV drivers, but they'll need to know their adapters to get the most out of it. Read More

AI or not, Will Smith's crowd video is fresh cringe: Fans accused Will Smith of sharing AI-generated videos from his tour, but the situation is more complicated than it seems. Read More

Investors are loving Lovable: Investors are clamoring to get onto Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable's cap table, making unsolicited offers of investment that value the company at more than $4 billion. Read More

How a 16-year-old company is easing small businesses into AI: Whether AI is a bubble or not, it's helping some small businesses save real money. Here's how one has cautiously approached adoption. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Anthropic users face a new choice – opt out or share your data for AI training: Anthropic is making some major changes to how it handles user data. Users have until September 28 to take action. Read More