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...
Search warrants for former prince Andrew's homes were unlawful, UK court rules
Police who searched the properties of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as part of investigations into his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have agreed the search warrants were unlawful, a London judge said Thursday. The 66-year-old younger brother of King Charles II was arrested on February 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Meloni’s plan to win Italy’s next election
Europe’s political and policy moves shaping tomorrow’s Brussels agenda. By HANNAH ROBERTS with JON STONE Send tips here | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser BUONASERA! This is Hannah Rober…
Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company
Court hears that former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeks * UK politics live – latest updates A former Labour MP and justice minister has been found not guilty of charges around his role in a fraudulent Covid-19 testing company. Shahid Malik, 58, was MP for Dewsbury between 2005 and 2010 and served as a minister in three departments in Gordon Brown’s government. Continue reading...
Greece agrees up to $4 billion US arms deal, sources say
Greece has agreed to spend up to $4 billion upgrading more of its F-16 fighter jets and buying advanced missiles from the US, two senior sources told Reuters on Thursday, a day after a visit by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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