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Elon Musk’s Macrohard AI project could ‘simulate Microsoft’s operations’

Elon Musk’s Macrohard AI project could ‘simulate Microsoft’s operations’

Elon Musk has officially announced a new project under his AI company, xAI, called “Marcohard.” A tongue-in-cheek knock at Microsoft, the new company will aim to simulate the latter using only artificial intelligence (AI). The stated goal of the new company is to become a “purely AI software company” that will, eventually, become a potential competitor to Microsoft in the …

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“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 For over a year, four volunteers lived in a NASA simulation to test life on Mars, balancing scientific rigor with leisure activities. 🏠 The crew was confined in a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center, simulating Martian conditions with limited resources and delayed communication. 🧠 A focus of the mission was on managing stress and …

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Scientists simulate what the first days of early Earth were really like

Scientists simulate what the first days of early Earth were really like

Earth started out as a ball of liquid fire, its newborn surface closer to a lava lamp than the calm continents we know today. Those incandescent beginnings happened 4.5 billion years ago, yet the evidence is buried miles beneath our feet where direct sampling is impossible. A new computer model of the infant planet’s mantle says the rock we stand on …

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