Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Friday, December 22nd, 2023. I'm Brian McCullough today.

The Hyperloop Dream is Dead. The attempt to bridge the eye message divide is dead. China's gaming

industry isn't dead, but it's gotten a pretty significant flesh wound again.

The crazy story of that teenage hacker who leaked the Grand Theft Auto 6 stuff and the weekend long read suggestions

and at the very end a unique look back at the evolution of the AI moment.

Here's what she missed today in the world of tech.

The Hyperloop is dead.

Yes, sometimes even Elon Musk has a failed business venture, quoting the verge.

Hyperloop 1 is selling off its assets,

closing down its offices, and laying off employees.

It will formally close at the end of the year,

at which point all of its intellectual property

will shift to its majority stakeholder, Major Dubai Port Operator

DP World. Whoever buys the test track in the Nevada desert will have one hell of a slip and slide

if they want it. Since its founding in 2014 the company raised around 450

million dollars in venture capital funds and other investments. While there is

still a small smattering of startups trying to build hyperloops, the demise of one of the biggest hyperloop companies

signals the end of the dream that originated with Elon Musk's so-called Alpha Paper in 2013."

End quote.

Elon's vision was for a fifth mode of transportation involving sleek aerodynamic

aluminum capsules capable of transporting passengers or cargo at speeds of up to 760 miles

per hour through almost vacuum-like tubes.

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