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The train will be the world’s fastest ground-based transport technology if the project goes as planned.

An ultra-fast hyperloop train in China has completed its first test runs, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

The world’s fastest ground-based transport technology.

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After solar power, it’s time we tried snow power.

Researchers from the Japanese city of Aomori have begun to study methods to create electricity from snow to provide a sustainable energy supply and meet any power shortages.

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In the world of spreadsheets and data analysis, a new player has emerged to shake up the game. Akkio, the easy-to-use AI company, has launched Chat Data Prep, a revolutionary machine learning platform that allows users to transform data using ordinary conversational language.

Gone are the days of struggling with complicated formulas and formatting commands in Excel. With Akkio’s Chat Data Prep, users can simply type in conversational language to make changes to their spreadsheet data. Leveraging AI and large language models, the platform interprets the user’s requests and makes the necessary changes to the data.

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As FTX news subsided in recent weeks, the new CEO of the crypto exchange shared that he is exploring the possibility of restarting the company, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

John Ray III, the new FTX CEO, said in an interview that “everything is on the table,” in regards to reviving the bankrupt company’s international exchange and he has set up a task force to explore that opportunity.

WSJ also reported that Ray is looking into whether reviving the main international exchange would provide greater value to company’s customers and creditors as he and others try to return funds lost.

In a recent interview, Altman discussed hype surrounding the as yet unannounced GPT-4 but refused to confirm if the model will even be released this year.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has addressed rumors regarding GPT-4 — the company’s as yet unreleased language model and latest in the GPT-series that forms the foundation of AI chatbot ChatGPT — saying that “people are begging to be disappointed and they will be.”

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Search is possibly one of the main technological advances of the Internet era that did not change much over the past 20 years. Now, we are in for another disruption. The real battle for dominance in AI is on. Can Google maintain its monopoly?

The horrors of HBO’s latest hit are based on real-world nightmares. Here’s what a Cordyceps apocalypse might look like in reality.

Innovative thinking has done away with problems that long dogged the electric devices. Scientists and environmentalists are excited about the possibilities.

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