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Ford’s Car of the Future, Hatched in a Skunk Works Near Los Angeles

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Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math - Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a spe... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/science/alan-turing-patterns-boxfish.html #engineeringandengineers #fishandothermarinelife #biologyandbiochemistry #anatomyandphysiology #matter(journal) #mathematics #turingalanm #research

Where You See a Fancy Fish, Engineers See Alan Turing’s Math - Using a new computer model, scientists simulated the stripes, spots and hexagons on a spe... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/science/alan-turing-patterns-boxfish.html #engineeringandengineers #fishandothermarinelife #biologyandbiochemistry #anatomyandphysiology #matter(journal) #mathematics #turingalanm #research

Beyond the Nobel Prizes Is a World of Scientific Awards - Nobels are awarded in only three scientific categories, but other awards honor researcher... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/science/awards-prizes-non-nobels.html #laskeralbertandmaryfoundation #awardsdecorationsandhonors #engineeringandengineers #scienceandtechnology #medicineandhealth #wolffoundation #mathematics #turingaward #nobelprizes #research

Beyond the Nobel Prizes Is a World of Scientific Awards - Nobels are awarded in only three scientific categories, but other awards honor researcher... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/science/awards-prizes-non-nobels.html #laskeralbertandmaryfoundation #awardsdecorationsandhonors #engineeringandengineers #scienceandtechnology #medicineandhealth #wolffoundation #mathematics #turingaward #nobelprizes #research

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era - Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles ch... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/business/mercedes-factorial-solid-state-battery.html #fuelemissions(transportation) #contenttype:personalprofile #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #greenhousegasemissions #cheonan(southkorea) #yualex

A Decade-Long Search for a Battery That Can End the Gasoline Era - Can a small Massachusetts start-up perfect a battery that would make electric vehicles ch... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/business/mercedes-factorial-solid-state-battery.html #fuelemissions(transportation) #contenttype:personalprofile #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #greenhousegasemissions #cheonan(southkorea) #yualex

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not. - The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/business/energy-environment/oil-gas-jobs.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #economicconditionsandtrends #permianbasin(northamerica) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #shutdowns(institutional) #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #wagesandsalaries

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not. - The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/business/energy-environment/oil-gas-jobs.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #economicconditionsandtrends #permianbasin(northamerica) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #shutdowns(institutional) #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #wagesandsalaries

Robots Get a Fleshy Face (and a Smile) in New Research - Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artifi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/science/japan-robots-human-face.html #engineeringandengineers #robotsandrobotics #innovation #research #japan #skin #face

Robots Get a Fleshy Face (and a Smile) in New Research - Researchers at the University of Tokyo published findings on a method of attaching artifi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/science/japan-robots-human-face.html #engineeringandengineers #robotsandrobotics #innovation #research #japan #skin #face

Mark Zuckerberg is Popular Again Thanks to Meta’s Open-Source AI - After some trying years during which Mr. Zuckerberg could do little right, many developer... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #artificialintelligence #open-sourcesoftware #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #openailabs #software

Mark Zuckerberg is Popular Again Thanks to Meta’s Open-Source AI - After some trying years during which Mr. Zuckerberg could do little right, many developer... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/29/technology/mark-zuckerberg-meta-ai.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #artificialintelligence #open-sourcesoftware #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc #openailabs #software

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone - If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps sp... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/science/spider-web-microphone-silk.html #acousticalsocietyofamerica #engineeringandengineers #inventionsandpatents #your-feed-science #your-feed-animals #silkandsilkgoods #earsandhearing #acoustics #research #spiders

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Inspired a Microphone - If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps sp... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/science/spider-web-microphone-silk.html #acousticalsocietyofamerica #engineeringandengineers #inventionsandpatents #your-feed-science #your-feed-animals #silkandsilkgoods #earsandhearing #acoustics #research #spiders

Andres Freund, el ingeniero que previno un posible ciberataque global - Un ingeniero de Microsoft notó que algo andaba mal en un software en el que había trabaja... - https://www.nytimes.com/es/2024/04/05/espanol/andres-freund-ciberataque-global.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #linux(operatingsystem) #cyberattacksandhackers #open-sourcesoftware #computersecurity #microsoftcorp #freundandres

Andres Freund, el ingeniero que previno un posible ciberataque global - Un ingeniero de Microsoft notó que algo andaba mal en un software en el que había trabaja... - https://www.nytimes.com/es/2024/04/05/espanol/andres-freund-ciberataque-global.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #linux(operatingsystem) #cyberattacksandhackers #open-sourcesoftware #computersecurity #microsoftcorp #freundandres

How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max - Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/business/boeing-quality-problems-speed.html #internationalassnofmachinistsandaerospaceworkers #boeing737maxgroundingsandsafetyconcerns(2019) #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #regulationandderegulationofindustry #factoriesandmanufacturing #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #stocksandbonds

How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality for the 737 Max - Problems have plagued the manufacturer even after two fatal crashes, and many current and... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/business/boeing-quality-problems-speed.html #internationalassnofmachinistsandaerospaceworkers #boeing737maxgroundingsandsafetyconcerns(2019) #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #regulationandderegulationofindustry #factoriesandmanufacturing #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #stocksandbonds

A Shape-Shifting Plastic With a Flexible Future - The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksm... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/science/shape-shifting-plastic.html #recyclingofwastematerials #engineeringandengineers #spaceandastronomy #your-feed-science #science(journal) #chemistry #plastics #research

A Shape-Shifting Plastic With a Flexible Future - The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksm... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/science/shape-shifting-plastic.html #recyclingofwastematerials #engineeringandengineers #spaceandastronomy #your-feed-science #science(journal) #chemistry #plastics #research

Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions - The company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on co... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/technology/google-layoffs.html #layoffsandjobreductions #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #artificialintelligence #laborandjobs #alphabetinc #googleinc

Google Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions - The company, which has been working to trim expenses, laid off employees who worked on co... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/technology/google-layoffs.html #layoffsandjobreductions #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #artificialintelligence #laborandjobs #alphabetinc #googleinc

Luiz Barroso, Who Supercharged Google’s Reach, Dies at 59 - In designing warehouse-size data centers that behaved like a single computer, he changed ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/luiz-barroso-dead.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #barrosoluiz(1964-2023) #deaths(obituaries) #searchengines #datacenters #googleinc

Luiz Barroso, Who Supercharged Google’s Reach, Dies at 59 - In designing warehouse-size data centers that behaved like a single computer, he changed ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/luiz-barroso-dead.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #barrosoluiz(1964-2023) #deaths(obituaries) #searchengines #datacenters #googleinc

Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch - The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at E... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/science/spacex-starship-launch.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #engineeringandengineers #explosions(accidental) #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #muskelon #moon

Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch - The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at E... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/science/spacex-starship-launch.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #engineeringandengineers #explosions(accidental) #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #muskelon #moon

Aided by A.I. Language Models, Google’s Robots Are Getting Smart - Our sneak peek into Google’s new robotics model, RT-2, which melds artificial intelligenc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/technology/google-robots-ai.html #engineeringandengineers #deepmindtechnologiesltd #artificialintelligence #robotsandrobotics #alphabetinc #googleinc #research #chatgpt

Aided by A.I. Language Models, Google’s Robots Are Getting Smart - Our sneak peek into Google’s new robotics model, RT-2, which melds artificial intelligenc... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/technology/google-robots-ai.html #engineeringandengineers #deepmindtechnologiesltd #artificialintelligence #robotsandrobotics #alphabetinc #googleinc #research #chatgpt

As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It - Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/technology/business-ai-technology.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #advertisingandmarketing #artificialintelligence #enterprisecomputing #oraclecorporation #ciscosystemsinc #amazon.cominc #microsoftcorp #openailabs #cohereinc #software #chatgpt #boxinc

As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It - Amazon, Box, Salesforce, Oracle and others have recently rolled out A.I.-related products... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/technology/business-ai-technology.html #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #advertisingandmarketing #artificialintelligence #enterprisecomputing #oraclecorporation #ciscosystemsinc #amazon.cominc #microsoftcorp #openailabs #cohereinc #software #chatgpt #boxinc

Don Bateman, Trailblazer in Airline Safety, Dies at 91 - His cockpit warning system, which alerts the crew if an aircraft is heading toward a moun... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/technology/don-bateman-dead.html #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #honeywellinternationalinc #engineeringandengineers #batemandon(1932-2023) #airlinesandairplanes #deaths(obituaries) #sensors

Don Bateman, Trailblazer in Airline Safety, Dies at 91 - His cockpit warning system, which alerts the crew if an aircraft is heading toward a moun... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/technology/don-bateman-dead.html #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #honeywellinternationalinc #engineeringandengineers #batemandon(1932-2023) #airlinesandairplanes #deaths(obituaries) #sensors

Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Over Parachutes and Wiring - The Starliner capsule was poised to fly people to orbit in July for the first time. But r... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/science/nasa-boeing-starliner-delay.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #parachutesandparachutejumping #rocketscienceandpropulsion #internationalspacestation #engineeringandengineers #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #your-feed-science

Boeing and NASA Delay Launch of Starliner Over Parachutes and Wiring - The Starliner capsule was poised to fly people to orbit in July for the first time. But r... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/science/nasa-boeing-starliner-delay.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #parachutesandparachutejumping #rocketscienceandpropulsion #internationalspacestation #engineeringandengineers #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #your-feed-science

Inside How TikTok Shares User Data - Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a mess... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/technology/inside-how-tiktok-shares-user-data-lark.html #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #internationalrelations #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #driverslicenses #socialmedia #privacy

Inside How TikTok Shares User Data - Employees of the Chinese-owned video app have regularly posted user information on a mess... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/technology/inside-how-tiktok-shares-user-data-lark.html #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #corporatesocialresponsibility #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #internationalrelations #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #driverslicenses #socialmedia #privacy

Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center - Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 bill... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/technology/applied-materials-silicon-valley.html #factoriesandmanufacturing #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #siliconvalley(calif) #appliedmaterialsinc #computerchips #innovation #research

Silicon Valley Chosen for $4 Billion Chip Research Center - Anticipating federal subsidies, Applied Materials said it planned to invest up to $4 bill... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/technology/applied-materials-silicon-valley.html #factoriesandmanufacturing #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #siliconvalley(calif) #appliedmaterialsinc #computerchips #innovation #research

Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions - Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/technology/tsmc-arizona-factory-tensions.html #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcompanyltd #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #factoriesandmanufacturing #engineeringandengineers #internationalrelations #workplaceenvironment #computerchips #phoenix(ariz) #laborandjobs #unitedstates #wafertech

Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions - Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/22/technology/tsmc-arizona-factory-tensions.html #taiwansemiconductormanufacturingcompanyltd #unitedstatesinternationalrelations #factoriesandmanufacturing #engineeringandengineers #internationalrelations #workplaceenvironment #computerchips #phoenix(ariz) #laborandjobs #unitedstates #wafertech

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe. - Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company w... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/business/teslas-cybertruck-pickup-stainless-steel.html #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #factoriesandmanufacturing #engineeringandengineers #weldingandwelders #teslamotorsinc #steelandiron #automobiles #austin(tex) #muskelon

Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Coming Soon. Maybe. - Already two years behind schedule, the Cybertruck has experts wondering how the company w... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/business/teslas-cybertruck-pickup-stainless-steel.html #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #electricandhybridvehicles #trafficaccidentsandsafety #factoriesandmanufacturing #engineeringandengineers #weldingandwelders #teslamotorsinc #steelandiron #automobiles #austin(tex) #muskelon

Inside Intel’s Delays in Delivering a Crucial New Microprocessor - The company grappled with missteps for years while developing a microprocessor code-named... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/technology/intel-sapphire-rapids-microprocessor.html #factoriesandmanufacturing #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #intelcorporation #gelsingerpatrick #computerchips #datacenters #innovation

Inside Intel’s Delays in Delivering a Crucial New Microprocessor - The company grappled with missteps for years while developing a microprocessor code-named... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/technology/intel-sapphire-rapids-microprocessor.html #factoriesandmanufacturing #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #intelcorporation #gelsingerpatrick #computerchips #datacenters #innovation

31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control - A reporter got an inside look at SpaceX’s attempt to launch and land three rockets in les... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/science/spacex-launch-mission-control.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #engineeringandengineers #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #shotwellgwynne #muskelon

31 Hours Inside SpaceX Mission Control - A reporter got an inside look at SpaceX’s attempt to launch and land three rockets in les... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/29/science/spacex-launch-mission-control.html #nationalaeronauticsandspaceadministration #starlinksatelliteconstellation(spacex) #spaceexplorationtechnologiescorp #rocketscienceandpropulsion #engineeringandengineers #privatespaceflight #spaceandastronomy #shotwellgwynne #muskelon

What Employees Does Twitter Need, Anyway? - The many departures have set off a wave of hand-wringing about whether the site can conti... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/twitter-employees-needed.html #engineeringandengineers #socialmedia #muskelon #twitter

What Employees Does Twitter Need, Anyway? - The many departures have set off a wave of hand-wringing about whether the site can conti... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/twitter-employees-needed.html #engineeringandengineers #socialmedia #muskelon #twitter

Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave - Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter’s underlying technology as k... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #workplaceenvironment #socialmedia #muskelon #twitter

Elon Musk’s Twitter Teeters on the Edge After Another 1,200 Leave - Mr. Musk sent emails on Friday asking to learn about Twitter’s underlying technology as k... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/technology/elon-musk-twitter-workers-quit.html #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #workplaceenvironment #socialmedia #muskelon #twitter

In January I’m moving back to primarily developing after a couple years as a tech lead and engineering manager. I’m going to try to blog about that transition back. Even though I’ve still been developing, it’ll be interesting to be an IC again

#IC #engineeringandengineers #software #developer #career

In January I’m moving back to primarily developing after a couple years as a tech lead and engineering manager. I’m going to try to blog about that transition back. Even though I’ve still been developing, it’ll be interesting to be an IC again

#IC #engineeringandengineers #software #developer #career

Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter - Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadline... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/technology/elon-musk-twitter-takeover.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #corporatesocialresponsibility #layoffsandjobreductions #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #berlandleslie(1978-) #onlineadvertising #agrawalparag #socialmedia #gaddevijaya #sacksdavido #sprioalex

Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter - Mr. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email, laid down product deadline... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/technology/elon-musk-twitter-takeover.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #corporatesocialresponsibility #layoffsandjobreductions #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #berlandleslie(1978-) #onlineadvertising #agrawalparag #socialmedia #gaddevijaya #sacksdavido #sprioalex

The Crypto World Can’t Wait for ‘the Merge’ - A long-awaited upgrade to Ethereum, the most popular crypto platform, may make the techno... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/technology/crypto-ethereum-the-merge.html #bankingandfinancialinstitutions #computersandtheinternet #engineeringandengineers #ethereumfoundation #bitcoin(currency) #energyefficiency #virtualcurrency #buterinvitalik

Companies Like Nexii Are Betting on Sustainable Construction - Nexii Building Solutions in Vancouver is having significant early success, though there a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/07/business/nexii-sustainable-construction-climate-business.html #factoriesandmanufacturing #engineeringandengineers #building(construction) #greenhousegasemissions #sustainableliving #venturecapital #upstart2022 #start-ups #concrete