Today marks the 75th anniversary of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. On April 4, 1949, the 12 members, which included Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, founded a political and military alliance of European and North American countries. Since its inception, NATO has added 20 new member countries.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc faced an in-flight hardware challenge during its recent crewed space tourism flight, according to a statement released by the Richard Branson-founded company on Monday (Feb 5).
The issue involved a pin crucial for aligning Virgin Galactic's spaceplane, VSS Unity, and its carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, while attached on the ground.
However, during the January 26 flight, this alignment pin became detached. It's worth noting that this pin doesn't bear the weight of the spaceplane during its ascent to altitude, reported Bloomberg.
President Joe Biden made a groundbreaking announcement, revealing his nomination of Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the head of the US Navy. If confirmed, Admiral Franchetti will become the first woman to hold this esteemed position and also serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marking a significant milestone for gender representation in the US military.
US President Joe Biden met with CEOs of leading tech firms at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI), including Microsoft and Google, and emphasised the potential and threat of AI that might have an impact on people all over the world. Sundar Pichai of Google, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, and Sam Altmann of OpenAI were present at the high-level meeting, where the White House hinted at possible regulations in future.
"You can’t eat democracy. Human rights may sustain the spirit but not the body.”
This quote, from a speech by Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema at a US-sponsored Summit of Democracy, may be one of the most important keys to understanding why most of the world’s population live in countries whose leaders do not share Western values – and why a new world order now in the making might be dominated by China.