Engineering News

• Why you should get your boiler serviced in SUMMER
  
  By getting ahead you could avoid having to shell out for an emergency service during winter - and some engineers even offer cheaper rates while the sun is shining.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 9 Jun 2023.
• Ronnie Cummins, Scourge of Genetically Modified Food, Dies at 76
  
  A lifelong protester, he became a leading promoter of organic food and a forceful critic of a food industry that genetically engineers what it produces and sells.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Mystery over deaths of mother, 84, and daughter, 48 found in flat
  
  Zarin Adatia, 84, and her daughter Tasneem, 48, were discovered in their council flat in East Finchley, north London, by gas engineers on November 24.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 8 Jun 2023.
• Birth Control for Cats? Gene Therapy May Offer a Method
  
  A small study uses genetic engineering with the goal of curbing vast stray feline populations.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 7 Jun 2023.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook says Vision Pro is 'tomorrow's engineering, today': Exclusive
  
  Cook also called on tech companies to self-regulate as they develop AI.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• 'Ticking time bomb' over 'widespread' meter tampering during cost-of-living crisis
  
  Nearly half of electricians and gas engineers have been asked to tamper with meters in the last year, as people struggle with the cost of their energy bills, new research suggests.
  Sky News.  Monday, 5 Jun 2023.
• Great Lakes (GLDD) Wins Two Dredging Contracts Worth $186.6M
  
  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) receives two federally funded dredging contracts, valued at $186.6 million, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District.
  Zacks.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• Accenture (ACN) Snaps Up Nextira, Bolsters Cloud Capabilities
  
  The acquisition will help strengthen Accenture (ACN) Cloud First's engineering capabilities.
  Zacks.  Friday, 2 Jun 2023.
• Apartment collapse: Human error, IT glitch led to permit incorrectly marked as 'fail'
  
  A structural engineer was hired to inspect The Davenport earlier this year, following various complaints from residents.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• Is Coding Education - As We Know It - Dead? How Large Language Models Are Changing Programmers
  
  Is coding dead? What will software engineering with ChatGPT, co-pilots and large language models look like. How should one acquire the durable coding skills of the future.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 1 Jun 2023.
• 5 unaccounted for, 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa building
  
  The apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, partially collapsed Sunday, and a structural engineer says the rest of the structure "is in imminent danger of collapse."
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 30 May 2023.
• Confidently incorrect: For ChatGPT, the truth isn't always out there
  
  ChatGPT may be a modern marvel of computer engineering and a shockingly good practitioner of the English language -- but don't expect it to actually be correct.
  Washington Times.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Twitter engineering boss Foad Dabiri quits day after DeSantis launch glitches
  
  Ron DeSantis' launch of his White House presidential campaign was hit by technical problems.
  BBC News.  Friday, 26 May 2023.
• Disney Ride Manufacturer Dynamic Attractions To Be Sold For $2 Million
  
  Dynamic Attractions, the engineering company which built many of Disney's most beloved rides, is set to be sold for $2 million to Hong Kong-based financial services firm Promising Expert Limited (PEL).
  Forbes.  Thursday, 25 May 2023.
• Lessons Learned: Engineer Greg Batista On Building Safety and New Regulations
  
  The year 2021 will forever be etched in the memories of Floridians as a time of unthinkable tragedy and deep reflection. ...
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 25 May 2023.

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