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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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Cleantech & EV'sNews

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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How CATL is changing EV battery tech in Europe [Video]

September 30, 2025
Electric vehicles have come a long way, but let’s be real—they still have their hangups: “range anxiety,” long charging times, and questions about safety and sustainability. But what if all those worries could be put to rest? At IAA Mobility in Munich, CATL, one of…
DefenseNews

Small defense firms warn shutdown will hurt industrial base

September 30, 2025
A collection of small defense technology firms and entrepreneurs is urging lawmakers of both parties to avert a looming government shutdown, warning such a closure would hurt the defense industrial base and startup firms. In a Monday letter to leaders of both parties in the…
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France, Sweden send anti-drone units to Denmark to secure EU summit

September 30, 2025
PARIS — France sent a military anti-drone unit to Denmark, and Sweden is planning to do the same, as the allies seek to help secure an informal European Union summit in Copenhagen this week against aerial threats, following recent flights of unidentified drones in Danish airspace. The French military has deployed a team of 35 personnel with a Fennec light helicopter and “active anti-drone…
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