TAIPEI—Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, will recruit more than 6,000 new staff in 2023, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The hiring drive comes despite a global downturn in the chip industry. According to TSMC, the company will seek young engineers with associates, bachelor’s, masters’s or doctorate…
Regulator Fines Engineers 8 Years After Mount Polley Disaster in BC
Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada’s worst mining catastrophes. Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia, a provincial regulatory and licensing body, said in a statement that its years-long investigation into the Mount Polley disaster was among its most complex cases. As a result, two former engineers have been ordered to…
Lawsuit Settlement by Law Firm, Engineers to Pay Surfside Victims $55.55 Million
By Nicholas Nehamas From Miami Herald MIAMI—Three major defendants in the Champlain Towers South collapse class-action lawsuit have agreed to settle with victims for a total of $55.55 million, all paid by their insurance firms, according to a court filing. The law firm Becker, which represented Champlain South’s condo association before the deadly June 24…
Engineers Say Better Forecasting, Warnings Could Protect BC From Disasters
VANCOUVER—A panel of engineers says better forecasting and co-ordination could help prepare British Columbia for natural disasters, while they warn the spring thaw and rain could compound damage caused by recent floods. The engineers from the University of British Columbia shared their preliminary observations from November’s floods today, with geotechnical engineer Jonathan Fannin warning that…
Thousands of Labor Union Members Go on Sympathy Strike to Support Kaiser Engineers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Thousands of people at 22 locations throughout northern California participated in 24-hour sympathy strikes on Nov. 18 and 19 to support Kaiser Permanente hospital engineers. For over two months, Kaiser Permanente’s engineers have gone on strike to demand better working conditions and fair working contracts. The Epoch Times spoke with some labor union…
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