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Today is Sunday, September 1st, the 245th day of the 12 months 2024. There are 121 days left within the 12 months.

Today in history:

On September 1, 1985, a French-American expedition discovered the wreck of the Titanic on the underside of the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland.

Also on this date:

In 1715, the French King Louis XIV died after 72 years of rule, 4 days before his 77th birthday. He was succeeded by his five-year-old great-grandson Louis XV.

In 1914, the passenger pigeon, once some of the widespread bird species on earth, became extinct when the last known specimen, named Martha, died in captivity on the Cincinnati Zoo.

In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed about 140,000 lives.

In 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, an event that is taken into account the start of World War II.

In 1964, San Francisco Giants pitcher Masanori Murakami became the primary Japanese baseball player to play in a Major League Baseball game.

In 1969, a coup in Libya brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.

In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, while Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union retired before the resumption of the twenty first and final game.

In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet after the plane entered Soviet airspace.

In 2004, Islamic terrorists took over a thousand people hostage in a college in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia. Three days later, the siege ended with gunfire and explosions. 334 people were killed – greater than half of them children.

In 2015, Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk of Court Kim Davis cited “God's authority” and again denied marriage licenses to gay couples, defying federal courts and vowing to not back down, even under pressure from heavy fines or prison sentences. (Davis spent five days in jail in consequence and is currently appealing a ruling that requires her to pay tons of of hundreds of dollars in related legal fees.)

Today's birthdays:

  • Lawyer and law professor Alan Dershowitz is 86.
  • Comedian and actress Lily Tomlin is 85.
  • Singer Barry Gibb is 78.
  • Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 74.
  • Singer Gloria Estefan is 67.
  • Television presenter and creator Padma Lakshmi is 54.
  • Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 53.
  • Fashion designer Rachel Zoe is 53.
  • Actor Scott Speedman is 49.
  • The composer and producer Ludwig Göransson is 40.
  • Actress and singer Zendaya is 28.

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]]> British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch present in yacht wreck in Sicily https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/2024/08/british-tech-entrepreneur-mike-lynch-present-in-yacht-wreck-in-sicily/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:35:07 +0000 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/?p=12665

LONDON – The body of 59-year-old British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered from the wreckage of a yacht that sank off the coast of Sicily, a source conversant in the matter told CNBC on Thursday, confirming earlier reports from Sky News.

Lynch's daughter Hannah remains to be missing, in response to the source, who wishes to stay anonymous attributable to the sensitivity of the case. Sky News previously reported that the Italian Coast Guard had identified five bodies recovered from the wreck and that Lynch was among the many dead.

Lynch, who was reported missing on Monday, was one in every of 22 passengers on board the Bayesian superyacht that capsized at anchor within the small fishing village of Porticello within the Italian province of Palermo.

On Wednesday, Salvatore Cocina, the top of civil protection in Sicily, confirmed to NBC News that five bodies had been recovered from the wreckage of the yacht. The only person whose death authorities have thus far confirmed is Recaldo Thomas, a Canadian-Antiguan chef.

CNBC has contacted the Italian Coast Guard and is awaiting a response.

Lynch was the founding father of enterprise software company Autonomy. He became the goal of a lengthy legal battle with Hewlett Packard after the corporate accused Lynch of inflating Autonomy's value in an $11.7 billion sale. HP was forced to take an $8.8 billion write-down on the corporate's value inside a 12 months of the acquisition.

Lynch was acquitted of fraud charges in June in a surprise victory in a US court after a three-month trial. He was accused of wire fraud and conspiracy for allegedly attempting to inflate Autonomy's revenue. Lynch denied any wrongdoing and told jurors that HP botched the combination of Autonomy.

Lynch was also the founding father of Invoke Capital, a enterprise capital firm that backs European technology startups. He became a significant voice within the UK tech industry, backing major names corresponding to cybersecurity company Dark trail and the legal tech company Luminance.

After the news of his death, Lynch was given his last respects.

Russ Shaw, founding father of technology industry groups Tech London Advocates and Global Tech Advocates, said Lynch “leaves a legacy as one of Britain's great modern technology entrepreneurs”.

“His ability to understand how technology can solve big challenges and then successfully commercialize them was truly unique,” Shaw said in an emailed statement to CNBC. “Mike will rightly be remembered for his work in nurturing some of the UK's biggest technology companies, including Darktrace, Luminance and Sophia Genetics.”

The Royal Academy of Engineering, which made Lynch a Fellow in 2008, said its Trustees, Fellows and staff were “deeply saddened” by the news of his death and “extend our sincere condolences to his family”.

“We have fond memories of his energetic role [as a fellow] up to now as a mentor, donor and former council member. He was also one in every of the founding members of the Enterprise Committee,” the academy said on social media platform X. “Our thoughts are along with his family and friends at the moment.”

Lord John Browne, the former CEO of energy company BP, said in a post on X that Lynch “needs to be remembered as the one that created a generation of deep-tech entrepreneurs within the UK. His ideas and private vision were a significant contribution to science and technology within the UK and world wide.”

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