Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...
Starbucks has explored Chipotle takeover, FT reports
Starbucks explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, in a move that would reunite Chief Executive Brian Niccol with the burrito chain he led before joining the coffee giant two year ago.
Two Latvian men arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by US military
Men, 32 and 35, detained on suspicion of trespass, causing criminal damage and entering a prohibited place Two Latvian men were arrested in the early hours of Thursday after they were discovered inside the perimeter of RAF Molesworth, a Cambridgeshire base used by the US military and Nato for intelligence operations. The men, 32 and 36, were picked up at 2am inside the base in an investigation that began four hours earlier when military police discovered an abandoned vehicle outside the facility. Continue reading...
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