Thu. 04/29 - An AI Won a Crossword Tournament & the Olympics Gets Into eSports

How an AI, after failing for a decade, finally won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. The Olympics are going virtual, but not how you’re probably thinking. And remembering Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins.

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