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...

After a previous solution angered mathematicians, the company characterized the new release as being more responsive to concerns about A.I. disrupting research.

European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’ * Zack Polanski may rue lack of leadership when Greens needed him to act The English and Welsh Greens are facing international ostracism after adopting a policy declaring Zionism as a form of racism, which has drawn dismay from the group representing European Greens. The co-leader of the German Greens separately said the policy was “intolerable and unacceptable”, running contrary to its belief in the right of Israel to exist. Continue reading...

Aktivisten aus dem MAGA-Umfeld drängen Trump, die Midterm-Wahlen unter seine Kontrolle zu bringen. Selbst Trumps eigene Berater sind alarmiert.

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In einem offenen Brief kritisieren jüdische Berliner den Umgang mit der Linkspartei. Sie werfen Medien und Teilen der jüdischen Community »Instrumentalisierung« vor.

In einem offenen Brief fordern 150 Berliner Jüdinnen und Juden eine rot-rot-grüne Koalition in der Hauptstadt. Sie widersprechen damit dem Zentralrat der Juden.

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Die Mehrheit der Berlinerinnen und Berliner teilt demokratische Grundüberzeugungen, allerdings wird die Zustimmung zur Demokratie insgesamt fragiler: Sie ist gegenüber früheren Erhebungen gesunken und...

More than 130 counsels and KCs sign letter to PM saying international law requires further measures to stop illegal settlements More than 130 legal experts, including 18 king’s counsel (KCs), have written to Andy Burnham saying that sanctions on Israeli settlements “fall far short” of Britain’s obligations under the international court of justice’s (ICJ’s) finding that the occupation is unlawful. The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband last week announced an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine and other measures. Signatories to the letter to the prime minister, including the leading lawyers, Michael Mansfield KC and Imran Khan KC, and the former lord justice of appeal, Alan Moses, say it is not enough. Continue reading...

Macklemore says he has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following pro-Palestinian comments he made onstage earlier this month at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

Radikal, brutal, gnadenlos: Zunächst wurden Adolf Hitler und seine Winzpartei NSDAP gefürchtet und verspottet, dann gelang den Nazis 1930 ein Wahltriumph. Wir müssen dringend herausfinden, wie das mög...