EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 2:15 pm EDT (1815 GMT) with the SpaceX statement. The Anasis 2 satellite is ready for shipment to Cape Canaveral from Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space The planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday from Cape Canaveral from …
Read More »Microsoft spins the Xiaoice chatbot for Chinese users
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft Corp., gestures as she speaks during a Bloomberg event on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | fake pictures Microsoft will no longer be the father of a user-friendly virtual chatbot …
Read More »Senate Democrats ask for $ 25 billion for vaccine production, distribution in next package
Senate Democrats on Monday asked Congress to provide $ 25 billion in emergency funding for the production and distribution of a coronavirus vaccine before negotiations on an upcoming response package. In addition to the development of the vaccine itself, a massive and complex undertaking is required to manufacture the millions …
Read More »17 states, DC sue Trump administration over visa rules for college students
The multi-state effort, filed Monday in the United States District Court in Massachusetts against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also seeks to prevent the policy from taking effect while the case is decided. Monday’s lawsuit, a largely Democratic-led effort, is led by Massachusetts Attorney General …
Read More »Structure of the Orion A molecular cloud investigated in detail
Density of the column of dust and magnetic fields towards the Orion clouds. Credit: Rezaeikhoshbakht et al., 2020. Using a three-dimensional mapping technique, astronomers in Sweden and Germany have explored a nearby molecular cloud known as Orion A. The new study reveals more details about the structure and nature of …
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