to the week in tech. it was the week the uk government announced the creation of a central nhs digital database will be delayed by two months, due to privacy concerns. for many, many years there has been four modes of transportation moving humans around the globe — planes, trains, automobiles and boats. but now there might be another one coming into the mix. 0utside las vegas, in the desert of nevada, is the virgin hyperloop. this is a pod—based transport system that the company hopes will be the future of mass transit. the idea for this proposal was proposed in 2013 by tesla and spacex boss elon musk. the idea is quite simple — put people in a pod, put that pod in a tube, and shoot that pod down the tube at the speed of an aircraft. and that is exactly what the virgin hyperloop is working on making reality. it goes directly to your destination, doesn't stop