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Drone delivery company Zipline is building 12 new hubs across Nigeria to bring lifesaving medical supplies to 100 million people within four years. What started as a small pilot now aims to connect 20,000 health facilities in Africa's most populous nation.
Uber is partnering with drone delivery company Zipline to bring food to your doorstep in as little as five minutes. The companies aim to complete one million drone deliveries per day by the end of 2029.
Rwanda just made history as the first country in the world to achieve complete nationwide autonomous medical delivery by drone. The $150 million expansion will bring life-saving medicines and vaccines to over 11 million people faster than ever before.
Two Indian entrepreneurs turned retirement into adventure for 5,000 senior citizens who now zipline, scuba dive, and explore the world. Their company SeniorWorld proves aging doesn't mean slowing down.
A California-based company has quietly delivered over 6.1 million vaccines to Nigerian children using drones over the past four years. Now they're planning to expand from reaching 6 million people to serving 100 million across the country.
Patients near Cleveland, Ohio, can now have their medications delivered by drone straight to their yards in under five minutes. The Cleveland Clinic just launched the first long-term prescription drone delivery program by a U.S. health system.
Cross River State in Nigeria is using drone technology to bring lifesaving medicines and vaccines to hundreds of remote communities cut off by rivers and mountains. The innovative program has already slashed delivery times and reduced counterfeit drug circulation.
A 17-year-old who beat childhood cancer just raised over £220,000 for the charity that helped him. His reward? A surprise railway adventure he'll never forget.
A new humanoid robot just showed off something surprisingly rare: picking up objects while walking around. Multiple robotics teams are pushing the boundaries of what machines can do in one smooth motion.
Two former Tesla executives are reuniting to transform old EV batteries into critical minerals and clean energy storage, proving that yesterday's batteries can power tomorrow's grid. Their company just hit a $6 billion valuation while keeping crucial materials in America.
A global vaccine alliance just secured $300 million in new partnerships to bring life-saving vaccines to remote African communities. The funding will help 140,000 children in cocoa-farming regions access immunizations in the next three years.
A digital marketplace is connecting African health systems with local logistics providers to fix the broken last-mile delivery that keeps lifesaving tuberculosis treatments from reaching patients. After launching in Nigeria and Kenya, it's already cutting procurement time from weeks to days.
After years of pandemic setbacks and devastating floods, Texas special needs camps are bouncing back stronger than ever. This summer, thousands of children with disabilities will experience joy, friendship, and adventure thanks to armies of dedicated volunteers.