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Prescription medications have long been a significant financial burden for many households, with nearly one in four Americans struggling to manage out-of-pocket costs. As the number of prescriptions a person needs grows, affording them can become increasingly difficult. Despite these challenges, technology is helping many people lower the cost of their prescription medication.

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County. Josh Edelson/AFPThe Los Angeles firestorms show how quickly wildfires can turn into urban fires. Flying embers, not direct flames, often ignite homes first. Homeowners can mitigate fire risk by maintaining a clear perimeter around their properties.

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The Dutch government has reached a deal with Nvidia to supply hardware and expertise for the construction of an AI facility in the Netherlands.  The facility will centre around an AI supercomputer aimed at accelerating research and development, as the country pushes to further digitalise its economy, according to a statement made Thursday.   The Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs Dirk Beljaarts is currently in Silicon Valley, where he is meeting with executives at Nvidia.

Fifty of the fastest-growing tech firms in the Netherlands are in Las Vegas this week. The crew crossed the Atlantic to attend CES — the world’s biggest tech show. By their side is economic affairs minister Dirk Beljaarts, who’s on a mission to promote Dutch innovation. So is TNW. We’ve partnered with the Consumer Trade Association — which organises CES — on its annual Match program at the event.

XOcean has secured $115mn to expand its fleet of uncrewed surface vessels. Founded in 2017 by James Ives, XOcean builds autonomous boats that zip around the ocean, using sensors to gather large amounts of data on everything from the subsurface structures to the temperature and clarity of the seawater.  The bots — which are about the size of a small car — then relay this information in real time to a ground team via satellite link.