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Secrets of ancient life on Earth may live in Japan's hot springs

September 30, 2025
Some 2.3 billion years ago, the Earth would have been unrecognizable to us. At that time, ancient microorganisms were the dominant life form; there were no animals, no plant life, and certainly no humans. But then, something changed. Oxygen-producing cyanobacteria triggered the Great Oxidation Event (GOE), which introduced atmospheric oxygen to our planet and allowed life as we know it to…
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Former Microsoft execs launch AI agents to end Excel-led finance

September 30, 2025
Despite millions spent on financial software, many finance teams still rely on Excel to close their books and reconcile numbers while preparing them for audit. Two former Microsoft executives view it as a problem – and they have started Maximor to replace spreadsheets with AI agents for the grunt work finance teams perform. Excel spreadsheets are everywhere in finance. Even with dedicated…
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"Cowboys aren't supposed to show their emotions, but they were vulnerable in front of me" – documentary photographer Alex Bex on Memories of Dust

September 30, 2025
Western films, and particularly how masculinity is presented in the visual culture, have always fascinated Alex Bex – a half-French, half-American photographer who is now based in Berlin, Germany. So much so that Alex has spent a period of time photographing cowboys in Texas, exploring the definition of what it means to be a “real man” and its place in a fast-changing society. The…
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Lotus Cars quietly updates its 900+ hp Eletre and Emeya EVs for 2026

September 30, 2025
Lotus Cars’ compelling, high-performance electric sports sedan and SUV received a number of fresh updates earlier this week, but packs superior infotainment tech, styling tweaks, and (of course) a mind-bending 905 electric horsepower. (!) I haven’t checked the numbers, but I’d bet a dollar or three that Tesla moves more cars in a good week than Lotus sells in a year. Still, Lotus has…
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