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Robotaxi UPdate
Waymo doubles down in Philly, adds Pittsburgh and Baltimore to self-driving car test cities
The Google-adjacent company is expanding trials to 20 new cities, and unleashing its autonomous cars in Philadelphia.
Civic Tech, Policy & Government
Entrepreneurship & Business
Workforce & Jobs of the Future
Data Centers
PJM decisions on data centers could heighten electricity strain in Maryland
The massive grid operator will soon submit new rules on how it handles large loads, and the state has limited influence over the final guidelines.
Developer plans data center at Allegheny County coal plant after $14.3M sale
Plus, PA grants $3.7 million for business development in Pittsburgh, local startups win more than $300,000 at annual pitch competition and more Pittsburgh money moves.
PA approves air quality permit for massive Homer City gas plant to power data centers
The move accelerates a $10 billion redevelopment in Indiana County, as residents and environmentalists voice pollution, public health and grid strain concerns.
Nebraska can take lessons from Virginia’s data center boom to prep its power grids
A state at the beginning of the journey is racing to build out infrastructure. Data Center Alley offers lessons on what did and didn’t work.
Profiles: ‘how i got here’
Visit technical.ly/startups to track companies in your region.
NSF Engines
$15M project aims to turn Upstate New York into a US ‘battery capital’
The US depends on China for most of its batteries. With funding from the National Science Foundation, this initiative wants to change that.
For North Carolina, regenerative medicine is both a health and economic imperative
The hard-to-commercialize and life-saving tech garners federal and VC investment as a part of a National Science Foundation Engine in the state.
How scientists in the Southwest are tackling the growing water scarcity crisis
Las Vegas-based startup WAVR, a part of the local National Science Foundation Engines program, is developing tech that harvests water from the air.
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Will AI be better for entrepreneurs, or incumbents?
Intentional policy and practice can steer this technology toward creators and communities, instead of reinforcing the firms that already dominate.
REALIST HONOREES
Power Moves
New AI govtech testing center opens in Northern Virginia
Plus, Bay Area’s Hustle Fund promotes DC local, another innovation hub is coming to the region and more DMV power moves.
Baltimore bets on Harford County’s defense biomanufacturing base in Phase 3 Tech Hubs bid
Plus, a Baltimore Emerging Technology Centers leader steps down, Johns Hopkins student entrepreneurs compete for funding and other power moves.
Smith Micro to cut 30% of workforce amid restructuring and leadership changes
Plus, the Pittsburgh Technology Council held its annual Tech 50 Awards and more power moves.
Philadelphia partners with FSH Tech to update autofill tech and build small business tax help
Plus, a new program to help nonprofits learn tech tools, Pennsylvania announces an AI partnership with Penn and more Philly power moves.
