Chicago Firefighter Seriously Injured After Roof Collapses  FireEngineering.comA firefighter is recovering after being seriously injured in a house fire Friday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. UNSUPPORTED *CONTENT* TYPE. Read more https …

31 dead, 62 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines  FireEngineering.comMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers recovered more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off ... Read more …

Minimal Growth at Milepost 97 Fire  FireEngineering.comCrews are largely holding the line on the wildfire burning near Canyonville, but some smoke is on the horizon. Read more https://www.fireengineering.com/articles/pt/2019/08/minimal-growth-at …

7 of the New Job Opportunities Because of Robots  Interesting EngineeringRobots are now a fixture of everyday life, from home vacuums to digital assistants. Automation also has brought massive changes to how many industries do ... Read more http …

Sky NewsBombs and oil fires slow the Mosul advanceSky NewsRetreating fighters also set oil alight throwing up thick black smoke to apparently cover their retreat and hide their positions from the aircraft flying overhead. Some 2,000 Iraqi special forces ar …

The Biggest Opportunity Right Now In Oil And GasOilPrice.comOffshore exploration has been a rare bright spot for the global oil and gas industry lately. Some of the movement in the offshore sector is coming as governments get more accommodating — in an att …

TheStreet.comOil May Be Down, but It's Hardly Out - RealMoney.com - TheStreetTheStreet.comWorld oil demand will accelerate in coming years, which means worries about the coming demise of large oil producers are greatly exaggerated.OPEC Can Only Push Oi …

TheStreet.comOil May Be Down, but It's Hardly OutTheStreet.comWithout an OPEC powwow to consider this week, oil prices are likely to stay pretty much where they are, teetering above the magical $50 number, where U.S. producers logically can hedge at le …

New York PostTwitter cuts engineering team, lays off one in 12 employeesPCWorldTwitter will lay off up to one in 12 employees as it streamlines its product roadmap, new CEO Jack Dorsey told his workforce on Tuesday morning. The company will in future focus …

Student competitions foster real-world engineering principlesEmbedded Computing Design (blog)Academia and industry are searching for ways to answer the question, "How do you improve the technical and practical skills of engineering graduates to meet t …