Engineering stories

La Fosse has launched UNBOUND, a UK mentorship programme supporting women in tech with senior sponsorship and peer networks to boost career progression.

The Outer Worlds 2, available on PC and Xbox Game Pass, offers snappy combat and faction choices but suffers from frustrating missions and limited immersion.

Siemens launches Designcenter Solid Edge 2026 with AI tools, boosting engineering productivity via cloud and desktop design, smarter assembly, and auto documentation.

Lyft will open new tech hub in the financial district, its second North American centre, to drive innovation and expand in the growing Canadian market.

Tata Consultancy Services will create 5,000 UK jobs and open a new AI Experience Zone and Design Studio in London, boosting innovation and skills.

Cortical Labs’ CL1, the world’s first biological computer, won Gold at the 2025 Australian Good Design Awards for its pioneering engineering design.

Ekco expands its UK footprint by acquiring Solsoft, a Bristol-based MSP, to enhance services for SMEs across multiple industries and grow its workforce.

AI adoption is forecast to widen the gender skills gap in the UK’s GBP £1 trillion tech sector, raising concerns over equality in emerging industries.

Alloy secures AUD $4.5m pre-seed funding to tackle robotics data challenges, aiding engineers to analyse vast sensor data more efficiently.

Harshu Deshpande joins Publicis Sapient as VP in Australia to lead AI-driven engineering and digital transformation initiatives from Melbourne.

Siemens has enhanced Simcenter Testlab with AI tools that speed up modal analysis by up to seven times, streamlining engineering tests and boosting productivity.

Ramboll outlines a strategic roadmap to achieve net zero carbon and boost sustainability in global data centres amid rising energy demand from AI growth.

Professor Cori Stewart, CEO of ARM Hub, has been elected Fellow of ATSE for her leadership in AI and advanced manufacturing innovation in Australia.

Nasuni has launched its third global innovation centre in Hyderabad, boosting its R&D capacity and tapping into India's rich engineering talent pool.

Creative ITC unveils VCDPod, a cloud desktop solution tailored for AEC firms, enabling high-performance remote work on graphic-intensive projects.

Cisco announces Splunk Federated Search for Snowflake, allowing unified data queries across platforms for faster insights in July 2026 globally.

Synopsys expands generative AI tools to accelerate semiconductor chip design, enhancing productivity and cutting development times for engineering teams.

Queensland honoured 11 women leaders at the 28th Women in Technology Awards, celebrating achievements across STEM fields with the theme ‘Stronger Together’.

AI tools boost engineering productivity by 26%, enabling faster innovation through seamless integration across teams and workflows.

Phosphorus Cybersecurity has appointed Sonu Shankar as President and COO following a record quarter driven by demand for automated security across the Internet of Things.