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Engineering stories

Smartly names ex-Netflix executive Kelly Uphoff CTO

The hire deepens Smartly's push to automate ad decisions as the company looks to turn campaign data into better creative, media and measurement choices.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Artificial Intelligence

First Orion cuts mobile release cycles by up to 40%

The shift freed 35% of engineering and quality assurance capacity while improving telecom release cycles and cutting device-spend by more than 10%.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Global Stories

Engineering stories

Digital Transformation

Beca moves finance to Oracle cloud in Asia Pacific

The overhaul is set to cut manual work and improve financial controls for the consultancy's 4,300 staff across 24 Asia Pacific offices.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Yesterday

Procurement

AtkinsRéalis appoints Julian Hill to lead rail growth

The hire comes as the firm pursues work across an AMEA rail pipeline worth more than USD $3.9 trillion, amid heavy public investment.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • 4 days ago

Edge Computing

EfficiencyIT appoints Graham Robson to modular data role

Rising AI-driven demand for faster data centre builds has prompted EfficiencyIT to add a veteran engineer to manage modular production risks.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Engineering AI adoption rises as trust gap remains

Confidence in AI tools is lagging behind adoption plans, with only 24% of engineering decision-makers trusting output enough for documentation tasks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

Qualtrics appoints Mike Potter as Chief Technology Officer

The hire signals Qualtrics is sharpening its engineering push as it builds systems to process experience data in real time and scale its AI platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Data Analytics

TCS renews Jaguar Formula E deal as official AI partner

The renewal deepens the role of artificial intelligence in Jaguar's racing programme as Formula E heads into its GEN4 era, with road-car benefits in view.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Construction

Engage launches leadership platform for digital sector

The launch aims to bridge a widening leadership gap as digital infrastructure projects grow faster than the people expected to run them.

By Raphael Veloso • 5 min read • Last week

Stories from Other Regions

Engineering stories

Data centers

Māori urged to help power Aotearoa's energy shift

Iwi and hapū face a narrow window to secure jobs, land rights and returns as New Zealand's power system shifts away from fossil fuels.

By Craig Ashworth • 3 min read • Today

Quantum Computing

IonQ opens quantum innovation centre at Cambridge

The partnership will give researchers access to a 256-qubit quantum computer and a campus network to speed work on finance, engineering and cancer studies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today

Space

Airbus Brisbane wins CASA approval for aircraft design

CASA approval lets Airbus's Brisbane engineers sign off aircraft repairs and modifications locally, cutting reliance on overseas review.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Yesterday

Housing

Somerset Developments refines Rosemount subdivision plan

More than 50 layouts have been tested as technical constraints reshape Somerset Developments' plan for eight acreage homesites on a 17-acre Rosemount site.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Space

HDR names Andy Yosten as Building Engineering Chief

The move gives HDR continuity in a key global services unit as Paul Flatt retires after 37 years with the employee-owned firm.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Manufacturing

Australian businesses warn of supply chain & cost pressure

Supply shortages and inflation are squeezing Australian design and construction firms, while more than half now say geopolitical tensions are making their chains fragile.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago