As a record construction boom collides with chronic labor shortages, the U.S. construction industry is more reliant on immigrant workers than ever. Nationwide, over a quarter of the construction ...

Abstract: The dual uncertainty of construction material price and demand, which is a multiplication of uncertainties, magnifies the level of cost uncertainty. Moreover, the shortage cost of ...

Abstract: The planarization of chip surfaces after chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) is becoming increasingly crucial as it can lead to problems such as depth of focus (DOF), voltage drop (IR ...

Chinese AI companies are quietly tapping into Kenya’s young workforce, hiring students and recent graduates to label thousands of videos a day. The work is done through opaque networks of middlemen ...

A male nursery worker has admitted sexually abusing children in his care in one of the worst cases of its kind. Vincent Chan, a British national of Chinese heritage, took advantage of children while ...

As home prices climb and inventory thins, a major culprit is hiding in plain sight: the U.S. simply doesn’t have enough skilled labor force to build the homes buyers want and need. Experts say this ...

The AI boom is proving to be a windfall for construction workers building the massive data centers that power it all. According to The Wall Street Journal, workers moving into data-center construction ...

The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is harnessing the power of female role models, not only by honoring their contributions but also by deploying their expertise to enterprises, turning ...

In spring 2025, nearly 47 percent of workers across all sectors reported using AI tools at least once a month to help them with their work — up from 34 percent the previous year, according to the ...