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

<p><strong><em>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.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/american-crossword-puzzle-tournament-dr-fill-artificial-intelligence.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Fill, an AI, won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Here's how.</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/22/virtual-olympic-series-launched-ioc-baseball-cycling-rowing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Win a gold medal from your front room? IOC launches Olympic Virtual Series</a> (The Guardian)</li><li><a href="https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/04/22/olympic-virtual-series-video-games-ioc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Olympic Virtual Series gaming event launched by IOC</a> (NBC Sports) </li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/18/science/apollo-11-as-they-shot-it-ul.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Photos: Apollo 11: As They Shot It</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/science/michael-collins-apollo-11.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For Apollo 11 He Wasn’t on the Moon. But His Coffee Was Warm.</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/science/michael-collins-third-man-of-the-moon-landing-dies-at-90.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Collins, ‘Third Man’ of the Moon Landing, Dies at 90</a> (NY Times)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/28/22408090/apollo-11-astronaut-michael-collins-death-nasa-mourning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Space community mourns the death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins</a> (The Verge)</li><li><a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-going-to-the-moon-taught-michael-collins-about-earth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="