China has revealed its next-generation high-speed train, the CR450 prototype , which has reached test speeds of 450 km/h, surpassing all existing models to become the fastest train globally. According to state media reports, the CR450 significantly outpaces the CR400 Fuxing trains currently operating at 350 km/h. This breakthrough was achieved through extensive research and development since the project’s inception in 2021, with a focus on safety, energy efficiency, and passenger comfort. The train’s braking system has been optimised to ensure stability and safety at these unprecedented speeds, while its streamlined design reduces energy consumption by over 20%. According to Xinhua, the new prototypes—the CR450AF and CR450BF—feature an eight-car formation, with advanced systems like water-cooled, permanent magnet traction and a high-stability bogie system. The unveiling marks a significant step in China’s high-speed rail ambitions, consolidating its position as a global leader in railway technology. "China’s high-speed railway system has shifted from being a follower to a global leader," said Li Yongheng of the China State Railway Group, as per China Daily. Efforts to enhance the CR450’s operational capabilities will continue with further testing and refinement to ensure readiness for commercial service. State media also highlighted the train’s passenger-friendly features, including increased cabin space, noise reduction technologies, and adjustable storage for bicycles and wheelchairs. According to SCMP, these innovations aim to improve travel quality while maintaining environmental sustainability. With a reduced weight and advanced materials like carbon fibre, the train achieves superior energy efficiency, making it a model for sustainable rail transport. China, boasting the world's largest high-speed rail network with 47,000 km of operational tracks, has leveraged its expertise to expand globally. The CR450’s debut reinforces the country’s ambition to set new global standards in rail transport, with plans to shorten travel times significantly—for instance, cutting the Beijing-Shanghai journey from 4.5 hours to just over three. While commercial operation dates remain unconfirmed, China Railway hinted at a launch as early as next year.Nendah Tarke scores 24 to help Towson defeat Morgan State 64-60
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Best Black Friday Pokémon deals: 11 deals on cards, games and toys from $12 I'd add to my cart nowThe artificial intelligence-based research and development has reached new heights in the last six moths or so, with billions being invested by companies for getting ahead in the AI race. OpenAI was well ahead of its time in the last couple of years, but it looks like other companies are slowly catching up with their own set of language models, products and other AI-enabled services. For starters, Meta Platforms is posing the toughest contest to OpenAI as of now, with Google following closely behind with their own AI engine. ET Year-end Special Reads Gold outshines D-St with 20% returns, but 2025 may be different The year of the pause: How RBI maneuvered its policy in 2024 2024, the year India defeated China's salami-slicing strategy New AI development project for GPT-5 not yielding great results The AI development project by OpenAI, also known as 'Orion' has been specifically instituted to work on GPT-5 which will be the latest AI model after GPT-4 rocked the market, and sent OpenAI's valuation and popularity simply off the charts. OpenAI is currently aiming to improve its model by training it on enormous quantities of data, but the cost behind all of the activities being undertaken for GPT-5 is yet to be justified by OpenAI, which could lead to some delay in its pre-planned schedule. GPT-5 is still not able to match the expectations of its predecessors, and competitor pressure from rival organizations could also be a reason for the same, if reports are believed. FAQs: What is OpenAI all about? 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Parliament approved the new administration in a 240-143 vote in Romania’s 466-seat legislature. The new coalition is made up of the leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD) the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL), the small ethnic Hungarian UDMR party and national minorities. It caps a month-long period of turmoil in which far-right nationalists made significant gains in a parliamentary election on December 1 a week after a first-round presidential race saw the far-right outsider Calin Georgescu emerge as the front-runner. “It will not be an easy mandate for the future government,” Mr Ciolacu, whose PSD party topped the polls in the parliamentary election, said in a statement. “We are aware that we are in the midst of a deep political crisis,” he said. “It is also a crisis of trust, and this coalition aims to regain the trust of citizens, the trust of the people.” Romania’s 16 ministerial positions will be shared among the parties, which will hold a slim majority in the legislature. It is widely seen as a tactical partnership to shut out far-right nationalists whose voices found fertile ground amid high living costs and a sluggish economy. Mr Ciolacu, who came third in the first-round presidential ballot despite polls indicating he would win the most votes, has served as prime minister since June 2023. After parliament’s approval, President Klaus Iohannis swore in the new government and warned the new Cabinet that it is entering a “difficult new period” in which “for many Romanians, there are major concerns”. Romania was plunged into turmoil after Mr Georgescu’s surprise success in the presidential race, after allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference emerged. Days before the December 8 run-off, the Constitutional Court made the unprecedented move to annul the presidential race. “We go through complicated times, but I think we all learned from mistakes of the past,” Mr Ciolacu said. “I hope that together with my colleagues in the coalition, we’ll find the best solutions to get past the challenges we have in front of us.” Mr Ciolacu said that the new government would aim to quickly organise the rerun of the presidential election in which the new coalition has agreed to put forward an agreed common pro-European candidate. Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, said that the new government made up of the same political parties will likely embrace “soft populist” rhetoric such as economic patriotism, anti-austerity, and a peace solution in neighbouring Ukraine to counter the rise of far-right populism. “This will be a way to answer the concerns of many Romanians who voted for populists... but will not solve the fundamental problem of trust,” he said. “The only decisive factor now will be who and how convincing the pro-European candidates will be against this popular revolt.” George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, which came second in the parliamentary election, said that all politicians from his party on Monday would vote against the Ciolacu government. In 2021, the PSD and the PNL also formed an unlikely but increasingly strained coalition together with UDMR, which exited the Cabinet last year after a power-sharing dispute.
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