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The details of Musk's ‌sweeping pay package, which have not been widely reported, were revealed in the company's confidential registration statement filed in recent weeks ⁠with ​the Securities ⁠and Exchange Commission and reviewed by Reuters last week. Archaeologists use ⁠AI to generate image of Pompeii victim Archaeologists in ​Italy's Pompeii have for the first time used ⁠artificial intelligence to reconstruct the appearance of one of the ⁠victims ​of the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city nearly 2,000 years ago.

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Analysis-SpaceX ties Musk ‌compensation to ​Mars colonization goal

SpaceX's board has approved a compensation plan ‌for founder Elon Musk with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company's ambitions: colonizing Mars and running ‌data centers in outer space. The details of Musk's ‌sweeping pay package, which have not been widely reported, were revealed in the company's confidential registration statement filed in recent weeks ⁠with ​the Securities ⁠and Exchange Commission and reviewed by Reuters last week.

Archaeologists use ⁠AI to generate image of Pompeii victim

Archaeologists in ​Italy's Pompeii have for the first time used ⁠artificial intelligence to reconstruct the appearance of one of the ⁠victims ​of the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city nearly 2,000 years ago. The ⁠AI-generated image, released by the Pompeii Archaeological Park on Monday, shows ⁠a ⁠man ducking for cover while holding a large bowl over his head, with ‌a ‌flaming Mount Vesuvius in ​the background.