The Washington Post

Mathematician Gladys West dies at 95. She was a hidden figure behind GPS.

As a young girl in the Jim Crow-era South, Gladys West passed the time counting fenceposts, dreaming of life beyond her family farm south of Richmond. Each day, she walked three miles to a segregated ...
Space.com

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force (video, photos)

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Breaking space news ...
The New York Times

Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95

As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system. Dr. Gladys West spent her career in ...
wtvr

Gladys West, mathematician whose work made GPS possible, dies at 95

RICHMOND, Va. — Dr. Gladys West, the mathematician whose groundbreaking work made GPS possible, has died at the age of 95. West passed away over the weekend surrounded by family and friends. Born on a ...
Military Times

‘Hidden Figure’ Gladys West, GPS pioneer and Navy civilian, dies at 95

Dr. Gladys West during her induction into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame, 2018. (Adrian Cadiz/Air Force) Gladys Mae West, whose mathematical work became the integral foundation ...
The Grio

Mathematician Gladys West, whose models led to the invention of GPS, dies at 95

Gladys West, the mathematician and technologist whose work was key to the creation of the Global Positioning System (GPS), has died at the age of 95. She passed away on Saturday, January 17. West was ...
CNN

Global Dynamics: Europe, The US, and the Shifting Balance of Power

Fareed is joined by Council on Foreign Relations President Emeritus Richard Haass and Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO of the think tank New America. They discuss the Trump administration’s threats to annex ...
The Washington Post

No-show buses, long waits: Will GPS finally help D.C.’s disabled students?

Jennifer Lewis and her family have built their lives around the uncertainty of their daughter’s school bus schedule. Lewis and her husband, Josh, both 49, wake up at 4:30 every school morning, about ...
Ars Technica

Arduino’s new terms of service worries hobbyists ahead of Qualcomm acquisition

Some members of the maker community are distraught about Arduino’s new terms of service (ToS), saying that the added rules put the company’s open source DNA at ...
Electronic Design

Qualcomm’s Acquisition of Arduino Creates a New Vibe—AI and Signal Processing on the UNO Q

Arduino is being acquired by Qualcomm subject to regulatory approval for an undisclosed sum. Qualcomm Arduino introduces a new UNO form factor board, the Arduino UNO Q, which features both a STM32 MCU ...
Forbes

Qualcomm Acquires Arduino To Advance Its Embedded Platform Strategy

Qualcomm's acquisition gives it access to millions of developers in the Arduino ecosystem while also supporting its platform strategy for embedded devices, which now extends across hardware, software, ...