4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1034+ words) Companies rethink how early-career engineers can get vital coding experience Companies are responding to the onslaught of AI code slop by rethinking how they review code. New strategies are emerging: Among other approaches, engineers are scrutinizing plans before AI begins…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (504+ words) While AI reshapes technical tools, core skills are constant Gwendolyn Rak is an assistant editor at IEEE Spectrum covering consumer electronics and careers. Engineers often operate on the cutting edge of technology, so dealing with change is a normal part…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (651+ words) The “universal” device was designed with disabilities in mind Greg Uyeno is a freelance science journalist based in New York City. Keely Horch, an engineering student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, uses Mouthpad to independently interact with computers....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (819+ words) The August issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! Jiachen Liu wants to replace the PDF with an “AI native” format This May, 37 researchers from roughly two dozen top universities and tech companies published a paper on ArXiv, arguing that scientists…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (571+ words) The August issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! How multiphysics simulation is helping predict corrosion and protect electronic designs This article is brought to you by COMSOL. In pursuit of improved range, greater reliability, and faster charging, electric vehicles are…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (620+ words) The July issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! Communicating to a crowd builds leadership, visibility, and durability Brian Jenney is the owner of Parsity, a program that helps engineers through hands-on training. You want to become a senior developer. A…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1197+ words) AI investment is skyrocketing while AI’s impact on jobs and public perception remains mixed Matthew S. Smith is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum and the former lead reviews editor at Digital Trends. The capabilities of leading AI models continue…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (734+ words) The April issue of IEEE Spectrum is here! They can go wrong without crashing—and standard monitoring won’t catch it Varun Raj is a cloud and AI engineering executive. In late-stage testing of a distributed AI platform, engineers sometimes encounter…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (315+ words) And it’s got the munchies for memory chips As we and the rest of the tech media have documented, AI is a resource hog. AI electricity consumption could account for up to 12 percent of all U.S. power by 2028. Generative AI…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (270+ words) Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months....