Plural or singular verb conjugation when talking about two things joined by "and"?

Which of the following is grammatically correct?

"Technology and engineering has been a focal point…"{i.e., technology (has) and engineering (has) been a focal point}
or
"Technology and engineering have been a focal point…"{i.e., collectively, technology and engineering have been a focal point…}?

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Plural.
The second one is correct.
But, the rest of the sentence needs to be changed to ‘have been focal points’.

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#1. February 1st, 2010, at 4:32 AM.

Plural.
The second one is correct.
But, the rest of the sentence needs to be changed to ‘have been focal points’.
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#2. February 1st, 2010, at 4:53 AM.

have been because the subject is plural, use have
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