Today's Tech News: Software Pioneer, Nobel Chemistry, and Industry Shifts
Margaret Hamilton, pioneering NASA software engineer, dies at 84
Margaret Hamilton, the NASA software engineer whose critical code helped save the Apollo 11 Moon landing, has passed away at age 84. She coined the term 'software engineering' and founded two successful software companies, leaving an indelible mark on both aerospace and the broader tech industry.
Read more: R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for asymmetric synthesis breakthrough
Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work on asymmetric synthesis—the ability to produce only one of two mirror-image forms of a molecule, a breakthrough critical for developing safer pharmaceuticals and understanding biological systems.
Read more: Life Is Asymmetric. The Scientists Who Figured Out Why Won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
New York sues TikTok over deceptive safety features for minors
New York state's updated lawsuit against TikTok claims the platform deliberately gave thousands of users, including minors, non-functional versions of safety features while making them appear active.
Read more: New York alleges TikTok gave teens, children a placebo safety feature instead of a real one
Documents reveal ExxonMobil scientists doubted company's own climate solutions
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that ExxonMobil's own scientific staff expressed doubts about climate solutions the company promoted publicly, raising fresh questions about the oil giant's decades-long stance on climate change.
Read more: ExxonMobil's own scientists doubted climate fixes the company hyped
US suspends Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from skilled worker green card program
The US government has suspended Microsoft, Adobe, and several major IT consulting firms including Infosys, Tata, Cognizant, HCL, Capgemini, and Wipro from a key green card program for skilled foreign workers, marking a significant shift in immigration policy affecting the technology sector.
Read more: US bars Microsoft, Adobe, and major IT firms from green card program for skilled foreign workers
USA Today sues OpenAI over unauthorized use of articles for AI training
USA Today and several of its owned local newspapers have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company used hundreds of thousands of their articles without authorization to train AI models, seeking more than $250 million in damages.
Read more: USA Today becomes the latest publisher to sue OpenAI