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...
Ito in the house
Writer, translator takes new post as library’s writer-in-residence
American Express National Bank fined $350 million for insufficient anti-money laundering program
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said it has ordered American Express National Bank to pay a $350 million civil penalty for deficiencies in its program to combat money laundering. The OCC found American Express failed to establish and maintain a program in connection with the US Bank Secrecy Act, which requires banks to have protocols for flagging suspicious transactions to prevent illicit payments.
Bloodvein standing firm, won’t move blockade
Indigenous leaders are accusing the province of violating treaty rights for asking a First Nations community to move its checkstop that was set up to keep drugs and alcohol out.
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