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Suborbital space tourism finally arrives | FCC prepares to run public C-band auction | The big four in the U.S. launch industry — United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin and Northrop Grumman — hope to be one of two providers that will receive five-year contracts later this year to launch national security payloads starting in 2022. | China’s launch rate stays high | The International Space Station is the largest ever crewed object in space.

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Mobilizing across borders to address global challenges
June 6, 2022
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For the most creative minds to work together to solve the world’s greatest challenges, it is essential for global collaboration to be unencumbered by distance. The MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) Global Seed Funds (GSF) program enables participating faculty teams to collaborate across borders with international partners to develop and launch joint research projects. MISTI GSF is comprised of a general fund, open to any country, and a number of country-, region-, or university-specific funds. The resulting……

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Hallucinating to better text translation
June 6, 2022
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As babies, we babble and imitate our way to learning languages. We don’t start off reading raw text, which requires fundamental knowledge and understanding about the world, as well as the advanced ability to interpret and infer descriptions and relationships. Rather, humans begin our language journey slowly, by pointing and interacting with our environment, basing our words and perceiving their meaning through the context of the physical and social world. Eventually, we can craft full sentences to communicate complex……

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How Should Hotels Decide on their Online...
June 6, 2022
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Question for Our Revenue Management Expert Panel: There is a growing need for hotels to be listed on multiple online platforms. What should Revenue Managers consider when deciding on where/where not to list? (Question proposed by Theresa Prins)  Our Revenue Management Expert Panel Pablo Torres – Hotel The post How Should Hotels Decide on their Online Platform Listings? appeared first on Revfine.com….

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Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter...
June 6, 2022
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DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk is threatening to walk away from his $44 billion bid to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts. Lawyers for the Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the threat in a letter to Twitter dated Monday. That letter was included in a filing from Twitter with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The letter says Musk has repeatedly asked for the information since May 9, about…

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Molecules found in mucus can thwart fungal...
June 6, 2022
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Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives in the human digestive tract and mouth, as well as urinary and reproductive organs. Usually, it doesn’t cause disease in its host, but under certain conditions, it can switch to a harmful form. Most Candida infections are not lethal, but systemic Candida infection, which affects the blood, heart, and other parts of the body, can be life-threatening. MIT researchers have now identified components of mucus that can interact with Candida albicans……

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MIT Corporation elects nine term members, three...
June 6, 2022
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The MIT Corporation — the Institute’s board of trustees — has elected nine full-term members, who will each serve for five years; and three life members. Corporation Chair Diane Greene SM ’78 announced the election results; all positions are effective July 1. The nine full-term members are: Noubar Afeyan PhD ’87; Rafael del Pino SM ’86; José Antonio Fernández Carbajal; Danielle A. Geathers ‘22; William A. Gilchrist ’77, MArch ’82, SM ’82; Darryll J. Pines SM ’88, PhD ’92;……

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US media face Russian visa denial due...
June 6, 2022
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s foreign ministry called U.S. news media to a meeting on Monday to warn that their accreditations and visas could be withdrawn if the United States does not rescind measures limiting Russian journalists there. The warning from ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova comes amid high tensions with the West over what Russia calls its special military operation in Ukraine, where Russian forces have taken substantial territory. The Kremlin-funded TV channel RT was dropped by U.S. cable and…

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Open Pricing: Why Is It the Next...
June 6, 2022
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Open pricing is an increasingly important strategy for increasing hotel revenue. It allows hotels to target a range of customers across different budgets, maximising revenue and raising levels of occupation all year round. With open pricing, rates and services can be pitched at the optimal level to ensure maximum uptake without compromising quality. In this The post Open Pricing: Why Is It the Next Hotel Revenue Management Strategy appeared first on Revfine.com….

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Warriors answer in Game 2, top Celtics...
June 6, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Just like in Game 1, the Golden State Warriors took command with a big third quarter. Unlike Game 1, they finished the job. The NBA Finals are now tied, after the Warriors turned a close game into a rout with a third-quarter masterpiece. Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Jordan Poole connected from just inside of midcourt to cap the pivotal period and the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics 107-88 on Sunday night in Game 2….

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Bolsonaro using medals to celebrate allies, family,...
June 5, 2022
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Elon Musk arrived in Brazil for his first-ever visit, not knowing his cachaca from his churrasco, and within hours had a prestigious medal draped around his neck as he clasped the hand of President Jair Bolsonaro. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was the first foreign civilian without a government position to receive the Defense Ministry honor since its 2002 creation, according to an Associated Press review of recent records. But it came as little surprise…

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China launches mission to complete space station...
June 5, 2022
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BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition of two laboratory modules to join the main Tianhe living space that was launched in April 2021. Their spaceship blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert at 10:44 a.m. (0244 GMT)…

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Blue Origin lleva al espacio a la...
June 4, 2022
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Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un cohete construido por Blue Origin de Jeff Bezos llevó a su quinto grupo de pasajeros al borde del espacio, incluida la primera mujer nacida en México en hacer este tipo de travesía. El cohete suborbital de 18 metros de altura despegó de las instalaciones de Blue Origin en el oeste de Texas a las 9:26 a.m. ET, y llevó a un grupo de seis personas a más de 100 kilómetros sobre la superficie…

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Women’s golf youth movement includes rising stars...
June 3, 2022
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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — Women’s golf is on the rise, a momentum swing not lost on fans and sponsors. With an abundance of emerging stars gaining notoriety, the sport is drawing more attention — and sponsorships — in the post-Covid era. Tickets sales for this week’s U.S. Women’s Open are up more than 50% over the three-year, pre-COVID average, according to the USGA. South Korea’s Jin Young Ko and America’s Nelly Korda are not yet household names, but…

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Today in History: June 3, Barack Obama...
June 3, 2022
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Today in History Today is Friday, June 3, the 154th day of 2022. There are 211 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 3, 1989, Chinese army troops began their sweep of Beijing to crush student-led pro-democracy demonstrations. On this date: In 1621, the Dutch West India Co. received its charter for a trade monopoly in parts of the Americas and Africa. In 1888, the poem “Casey at the Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer was…

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