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Welcome to Women in Construction Week. As we always say here at Constructech, the numbers tell a very interesting story, and it seems the data is trying to tell us something, if we are willing to listen to what it has to say. While 1.13 million women worked in the construction industry in 2006, that total fell to just 802,000 in 2012. What happened during that time to make the numbers drop so sharply? Simply, the 2008 Great Recession. However, since 2012, the number of female construction employees has increased. In 2024, women represented 11.2% of the construction workforce, which…
This week, Apple unveiled MacBook Pro models that run on the newly announced M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. The new Macs are available for pre-order now and hit stores on Wednesday, March 11. For that reason, it may come as a surprise that Apple is still expected to release an even bigger MacBook Pro update in 2026. MacBook Pro with touchscreen and OLED still on track for release in 2026 Following the official M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro announcement last week, Mark Gurman reports in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg today that “the touch-screen and OLED high-end MacBook is…
All-solid-state batteries (ASSB) are widely viewed as a safer and potentially more energy-dense alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries. Their performance depends strongly on how quickly ions can travel through solid electrolytes. Identifying materials that enable this rapid ion movement has traditionally required time-consuming synthesis and experimental characterization. Researchers also rely on computer simulations, but existing computational approaches often struggle to accurately model the complex and disordered behavior of ions at high temperatures. Another major difficulty is detecting and predicting when ions move through crystals in a liquid-like manner. Standard computational techniques that attempt to calculate the properties of such dynamically…
Have you ever wondered how Amazon and AliExpress managed to become a craze and conquer an endless population around the globe? Or how Shein and ASOS multiplied their ROI on online sales? With the rise of e-commerce app development, the secret is pretty simple and lies on the surface — they all have amazing online shopping apps that boast overall convenience, starting from the first glance at the product and ending with the signup of a loyalty card. Their clients can dive into shopping therapy and hold shopping marathons wherever they are — on the couch, on their way to…
The cost-of-change curve may be one of the most widely repeated “facts” in software development that is no longer true in the way most people think it is. For decades, software people have warned that the later you make a change, the more expensive it becomes. Many of us have seen this expressed as a steep curve: changes are cheap early in a project, but become dramatically more expensive later—especially after release. This can be seen in the nearby image, which was proposed by professor Barry Boehm based on his research. This curve has been influential. It has shaped how…
Federal authorities arrested 12 alleged members and associates of the 18th Street gang Thursday (March 5), saying the group ran a criminal network around Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park that mixed drug trafficking, illegal gambling, extortion, and violence. Investigators say the operation functioned as both a narcotics marketplace and a hub for underground gambling tied to gang control of the neighborhood. The arrests stem from a sweeping federal investigation that produced seven grand jury indictments targeting people prosecutors believe played key roles in the gang’s activities. 18th Street gangsters, associates arrested on federal indictments alleging murder, extortion, drug trafficking in L.A.’s…
“And all Windows computers should already be restricted so that random, unsigned (not signed by the organization), PowerShell commands should not be allowed. Every organization and machine should already have the following PowerShell command setting: ‘Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted -Force‘ enabled. If not, your organization’s cybersecurity risk is far higher than it needs to be.” Payload chain ‘built to last’ Joshua Roback, principal security solution architect at Swimlane, noted the campaign outlined by Microsoft pushes the ClickFix playbook into more trusted, everyday workflows by getting users to run pasted command content inside legitimate Windows tooling that feels routine and safe. That matters, he…
Fresh from TeleGeography’s GlobalComms team is this month’s edition of M&A Monthly—your intelligence report on international telecom mergers and acquisitions. From space-based AI to sub-terrestrial fiber, the market is buzzing with activity as players look to consolidate, equitize, or simply launch themselves into the stratosphere. Here’s a run-down of recent developments.
A new version of luz is now available on CRAN. luz is a high-level interface for torch. It aims to reduce the boilerplate code necessary to train torch models while being as flexible as possible, so you can adapt it to run all kinds of deep learning models. If you want to get started with luz we recommend reading the previous release blog post as well as the ‘Training with luz’ chapter of the ‘Deep Learning and Scientific Computing with R torch’ book. This release adds numerous smaller features, and you can check the full changelog here. In this blog…
When organizations connect SAP and Salesforce, they often uncover just how complex end-to-end business processes really are. Customer onboarding, master data creation, approvals, validations, and system synchronization all introduce risk, delays, and data integrity challenges. The best SAP and Salesforce process automation solutions don’t just move data — they simplify complexity, enforce governance, and ensure trusted outcomes across systems. That’s where Precisely stands out as the clear leader. Here are the top reasons organizations choose Precisely for SAP and Salesforce process automation. 1. Purpose-built automation for SAP-centric processes Precisely Automate uses years of expertise in SAP to help companies better…