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Vic.ai, an AI-powered accounting automation platform, raises $50M

September 1, 2021
The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Vic.ai, a startup developing software to automate accounting and financial processes, today announced that it closed a $50 million series B financing round with participation from GGV Capital, Cowboy Ventures, and Costanoa Ventures. Pivoting away from its initial focus on…
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StoreDot unveils Tesla-like 4680 battery cells they claim can charge in 10 minutes

September 1, 2021
StoreDot, an Israel-based battery startup, announced today that it produced the first 4680 cylindrical cell, like the ones unveiled by Tesla at Battery Day last year, that can charge in just 10 minutes. Last year, Tesla unveiled its long-anticipated 4680 cell that they claim could reduce battery cost by as much as 50%. 4680 refers to the size 46mm by 80mm, which is much bigger than any other…
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Midrange Samsung Galaxy S21 FE appears again in leaked manual

September 1, 2021
A user manual for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE (aka “Fan Edition”) has been published online by SamMobile, giving us another look at the unannounced midrange counterpart to the company’s Galaxy S21 flagship. As you’d expect from a manual, the document spends more time…
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An Accidental Discovery Hints at a Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects

September 1, 2021
. An Accidental Discovery Hints at a Hidden Population of Cosmic Objects Brown dwarfs aren’t quite stars and aren’t quite planets, and a new study suggests there might be more of them lurking in our galaxy than scientists previously thought. A new study offers a tantalizing explanation for how a peculiar cosmic object called WISEA J153429.75-104303.3…
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Quick Charge Podcast: August 31, 2021

September 1, 2021
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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Radical new electric bike drive systems requires no chains or belts, entirely ride-by-wire

September 1, 2021
German company Schaeffler has just revealed an innovative new drive system for electric bicycles that eschews traditional bike chains and belts for an entirely electrical-driven system. The new system is known as the Schaeffler Free Drive and marks the entry of one of the most divergent electric bicycle drivetrains we’ve seen in years. The Free Drive, which was co-developed with electric…
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