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The Mystery of the World's Oldest Writing System Remained Unsolved Until Four Competitive Scholars Raced to Decipher It
On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...
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$1 million prize announced for decoding this ancient Indian civilisation script
Despite the mystery surrounding the script of the Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) for over a century, India's Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has declared a $1 million prize for anyone who can ...
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The 5,000-year-old riddle that could earn you £800,000 if you can crack it
This challenge revolves around ancient writing that has eluded linguists and historians for centuries. The undeciphered language likely comes from an ancient civilization, and understanding it ...
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Ancient Languages BA
This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...
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Chinese zodiac predictions: What’s in store for 2025 as we enter the Year of the Snake
For those who celebrate this ancient festival ... Let’s start with the basics. The 12-year Chinese zodiac calendar cycle is represented by 12 different animals, in this order: Rat, Ox, Tiger ...
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DeepSeek Has Rattled the AI Industry. Here’s a Look at Other Chinese AI Models
HONG KONG — The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced ...
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Why Did Ancient Greeks Write Without Spaces or Lowercase Letters?
Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a writing system that evolved without any spaces between words, without punctuation and utilized only ...
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Ancient art of stilt walking becomes a surprise trend among young Chinese
Stilt walking is part of a folk tradition of performances, rooted in ancient Chinese belief systems such as Confucianism and Taoism, that have been used to mark festivals and celebrate local ...
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What is DeepSeek? Here’s a quick guide to the Chinese AI company
A frenzy over an artificial intelligence chatbot made by Chinese tech startup DeepSeek was upending stock markets Monday and fueling debates over the economic and geopolitical competition between ...
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What to Know About DeepSeek, the Chinese AI Company Causing Stock Market Chaos
A new Chinese AI model, created by the Hangzhou-based startup DeepSeek, has stunned the American AI industry by outperforming some of OpenAI’s leading models, displacing ChatGPT at the top of ...
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World’s largest human migration in full swing, as millions in China head home for Chinese New Year
SHANGHAI: Millions across China are returning to their hometowns from cities to celebrate their country’s most important festival: Chinese New Year, which begins on Wednesday (Jan 29 ...
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Nvidia shares sink as Chinese AI app spooks markets
US tech giant Nvidia lost over a sixth of its value after the surging popularity of a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) app spooked investors in the US and Europe. DeepSeek, a Chinese AI ...