20 h. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers deployed to FAA to help modernize air traffic control

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers would make recommendations to the FAA on how to upgrade air traffic control systems.

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23 h. ago A.I. Is Prompting an Evolution, Not an Extinction, for Coders

A.I. tools from Microsoft and other companies are helping write code, placing software engineers at the forefront of the technology’s potential to disrupt the work force.

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25 h. ago Washington, D.C. and Bangalore Rise in Karat’s 2025 Rankings of Top Cities to Hire Software Engineers

Washington, D.C. and Bangalore Rise in Karat’s 2025 Rankings of Top Cities to Hire Software Engineers  Business Wire

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34 h. ago Family of Man Killed in D.C. Plane Crash Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against FAA, U.S. Army

The family of a man killed in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC, last month after it collided with a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter has filed suit against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Army. The post Family of Man Killed in D.C. Plane Crash Files $250 Million Lawsuit Against FAA, U.S. Army appeared first on Breitbart.

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34 h. ago Rooftop panels, EV chargers, and smart thermostats could chip in to boost power grid resilience

MIT engineers propose a new “local electricity market” to tap into the power potential of homeowners’ grid-edge devices.

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39 h. ago Delta CEO says Trump administration's cuts to FAA won't hurt airline safety

Delta CEO Ed Bastian defended the Trump administration's cuts to the FAA, saying they would not impact airline safety after a Delta plane crashed this week.

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39 h. ago USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’

“I do not believe that DOGE can continue to deliver the work of USDS, based on their actions so far,” wrote Anne Marshall in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday.

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42 h. ago These Are the SpaceX Engineers Already Working Inside the FAA

SpaceX engineers were said to be simply touring the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday. In fact, some were already being onboarded at the agency under a policy designed to increase “employment opportunities for people with disabilities.”

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44 h. ago EPA defers more than 3,000 properties in Los Angeles burn scars to Army Corps of Engineers

EPA defers more than 3,000 properties in Los Angeles burn scars to Army Corps of Engineers  CBS News

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45 h. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX Makes History by Launching Rocket from Florida, Landing Booster in Bahamas

Elon Musk's SpaceX made history on Tuesday after launching a rocket into space from Florida and landing its Falcon 9 rocket booster in the Bahamas. The post Elon Musk’s SpaceX Makes History by Launching Rocket from Florida, Landing Booster in Bahamas appeared first on Breitbart.

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45 h. ago MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2025

Eight researchers, along with 13 additional alumni, are honored for significant contributions to engineering research, practice, and education.

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45 h. ago SEAN DUFFY: America’s air traffic systems need an urgent upgrade

A December government report said over a third of the FAA systems were unsustainable and three of them were 30 years old. We owe it to travelers to fix things and keep people safe.

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46 h. ago Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million

The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29 filed legal claims against the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Army.

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60 h. ago SpaceX makes history after launching rocket from Florida and landing booster in Bahamas

For the first time ever, SpaceX launched a rocket into space from Florida and landed the booster the Bahamas, allowing for future polar-orbit spaceflight missions.

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64 h. ago Black History in the Last Frontier: Alaska Highway Engineers

Black History in the Last Frontier: Alaska Highway Engineers  National Park Service

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68 h. ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Debunks Leftist Talking Points on FAA Layoffs

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy debunked leftist talking points — namely from former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) layoffs, following another flight-related incident resulting in an upside-down plane in Toronto on Monday. The post Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Debunks Leftist Talking Points on FAA Layoffs appeared first on Breitbart.

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69 h. ago Thermophotovoltaic device turns waste heat into electricity—while defying a physical limit

A team of engineers and material scientists in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder has developed a new technology to turn thermal radiation into electricity in a way that literally teases the basic law of thermal physics.

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3 d. ago Hightouch raises $80M on a $1.2B valuation for marketing tools powered by AI

Last decade, companies like Segment rewrote the book on how organizations used APIs to merge data from disparate apps to improve marketing strategies. Today, a startup called Hightouch — co-founded by a former engineering manager at Segment — is announcing $80 million in funding for the next chapter: a platform that lets sales, marketing, and […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 d. ago Ukraine Talks, U.S. Health Agency Cuts, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Fallout

American and Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. The Trump administration has started making broad cuts to federal health agencies. Days after the Justice Department moved to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, four of his top aides and deputy mayors announced their resignations. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter.Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Jane Greenhalgh, Denice Rios, Reena Advani and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.

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3 d. ago NBC News Implies Trump to Blame for Toronto Plane Crash Due to FAA Cuts

NBC News implied that President Donald Trump was to blame after a Delta Airlines plane crashed as it was landing at Toronto Pearson Airport and flipped upside down, referencing cuts made to the federal government by the Trump administration. The post NBC News Implies Trump to Blame for Toronto Plane Crash Due to FAA Cuts appeared first on Breitbart.

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