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Virgin Hyperloop One shows off new futuristic travel pod

It’s an interesting time for Virgin Hyperloop One, which saw one of its board members arrested on fraud and embezzlement charges in Russia last week and three other high-profile directors departing the board, according to Bloomberg. But that hasn’t stopped the futuristic-transport startup from showing off its latest pod prototype, first for the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia and now for the rest of us via the video above.

NASA Hires Lockheed Martin to Build Quiet Supersonic X-Plane

The space agency announced today (April 2) that it has awarded the aerospace company Lockheed Martina $247.5 million contract to design and build a new X-plane, known as the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD), which may soar silently over the U.S. by 2022.

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Who really came up with China’s ‘four new inventions’?

China claims it invented high-speed rail, mobile payments, e-commerce and bike-sharing, but did it?