Alaska’s Engineering Colleges Prepare to Slash Programs, Lay Off FacultyDramatic cuts to the budget of the state’s only public university put its engineering programs in jeopardy
Publish date: 07/23/2019
One Driver Steers Two Trucks With Peloton’s Autonomous Follow SystemThe technology is currently being tested on closed tracks, the company says.
Publish date: 07/17/2019
Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Need Engineers With AI and Robotics SkillsUniversity of Illinois power electronics instructor Philip Krein explains the training new hires need.
Publish date: 07/17/2019
First the E-Bike, Next the Flying CarThis company thinks its 3D-printing technology for carbon fiber can do anything.
Publish date: 07/17/2019
Humanoid Robots Teach Coping Skills to Children With AutismRoboticist Ayanna Howard explains what inspired her to work on assistive technologies for kids
Publish date: 07/10/2019
A Q&A with Cruise’s Head of AI, Hussein MehannaAI engineers of all descriptions—the autonomous vehicle industry wants you
Publish date: 07/10/2019
Combating the Opioid Crisis, One Flush at a TimeStartup Biobot Analytics monitors wastewater to identify at-risk neighborhoods
Publish date: 07/10/2019
Tech Salaries: Silicon Valley Still Tops but Other Regions Come on StrongWhoooo-hooo! Silicon Valley companies pay their tech workers more than anywhere else in the world, with the average engineer in San Francisco pulling down US $145,000 last year, according to Hired’s annual report on the state of engineering salaries.
Publish date: 07/02/2019
Do Advanced Engineering Degrees Matter?Was getting that advanced degree worth it? Job search site Hired asked 1,800 technology professionals that question recently, and 48 percent who hold such a degree think they owe their current job or salary to their degree, with 21 percent not sure and 31 percent indicating that they could have had their same job and salary without it.
Publish date: 07/02/2019
AI Job Market Cools Off to a Steady BoilHuge shortages, astronomical salaries, raids on engineering departments at universities—this has been the state of the job market for AI and machine learning experts for the past few years. And with AI technology finding use in new industries almost daily, it seemed demand for AI and machine learning expertise would never slack. But has it?
Publish date: 07/02/2019
