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China’s Chang’e 5 completes docking mission on its way back to Earth

The Verge

Those samples will now be put in a return capsule for the trip home, expected to land in Inner Mongolia later in December. The lander gathered rocks and soil, and on Saturday, docked in orbit with the service module. A great image here from the Chang'e-5 orbiter, showing the approaching ascent vehicle and a crescent Earth.

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Alibaba to provide wholesale power to Mongolian consumers in latest expansion

TechNode

Alibaba hopes to spur e-commerce growth in Mongolia via a joint platform built with local tech company Intelmind, aiming to bring millions of China-made goods to consumers in the landlocked country. GoGo Mongolia ] The partnership will be between Alibabas wholesale platform 1688.com

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Using SMS in the Field

NTEN

We learned some pros and cons of utilizing SMS from Wildlife Conservation Society Mongolia's Rare Pride campaign for sustainable hunting practices in Eastern Steppe, Mongolia. WCS-Mongolia had not previously worked with this group, and this section of the community is often unknown and hidden.

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Climate Warming and Palo Alto -> Miradi and the World

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Rare is working in Abaco Island in the Bahamas to protect critically threatened species like the Spiny Lobster, Eastern Steppe Mongolia to help save the Mongolian gazelle among other species; and Uthaithanee, Thailand to save the Indochinese tiger. Miradi should help them achieve their goals.

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YouTube took down Michael Moore’s film attacking renewable energy

The Verge

The footage depicts the Shiguai coal mine in Inner Mongolia, China, and it’s used in a montage about how solar panels and wind turbines are made. In the context of the film, it seems to be used more as stock footage than an active commentary on Rare Earthenware , which could undermine Planet of the Humans ’ case for fair use.

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The Bots Face Off – Or Do They? ChatGPT Versus Bard

.orgSource

In case you’ve been living in a yurt in Mongolia, ChatGPT by Open AI launched in November 2022, is the Einstein of chatbots. “Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you!” So, who does AI best, ChatGPT or Bard?

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Why it is hard for VCs to say ‘no’ and why that ‘no’ could be good news for an entrepreneur

The Next Web

But if our website says that Credo invests in IT, Internet, mobile or healthcare startups predominantly in Central Europe, I just don’t feel obliged to respond to a gold mine in Mongolia or Australian TV production studio.

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