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Pittsburgh’s tech boom isn’t reaching every neighborhood, and many locals are skeptical of the future
A new survey of 200 residents surfaced simmering discontent. Leaders say manufacturing jobs, AI training and early VC could boost equitable economic growth.
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Gov. Wes Moore forms task force to review Maryland data center proposals
A new executive order bans state NDAs and creates a public dashboard to track environmental impacts, energy use and economic terms.
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Loudoun County houses nearly half of Virginia’s data center backup generators, per nearly 200 air permits, fueling resident noise complaints and calls for stricter oversight.
Data center cooling startup Glacian Technologies wins $10k at Pittsburgh Tech Week pitch competition
The company uses AI digital twins to cut facility energy use, already landing its first client and $8 million in research backing to build its software.
The physical footprint behind AI and cloud computing: A breakdown of data center types
Whether streaming Netflix or training massive algorithms, different digital tasks require radically different physical infrastructure.
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Lafayette accelerator welcomes 13 early-stage startups with a focus on Louisiana’s top industries
Opportunity Machine is helping 15 founders in energy, agriculture and manufacturing explore AI tools and customer validation.
BannerX returns in Maryland, with data centers and biotech on the agenda
The Sept. 30 gathering in Columbia expands its focus to the infrastructure, workplace decisions and research partnerships behind the state’s tech economy.
Riverlane chooses UMD’s Discovery District for its US headquarters
Plus, Northrop Grumman opens a new center in Cecil County, Morgan State University nabs gear from Google and more power moves.
To improve chronic care, this Durham startup tracks life outside the doctor’s office
Through anonymized mobile surveys, rXperius helps health orgs account for non-medical factors affecting patient well-being.
Visiting the new Museum of the Philadelphian to understand place
The charming micromuseum suggests a question: Can a region over-package itself?
A 70-year-old North Philly funeral home shows how end-of-life rituals change alongside its community
In Strawberry Mansion, Kenneth DuPree honors a 1956 family legacy by adapting to modern client preferences and industry networks.
In Baltimore, ‘Pava’ is a word synonymous with entrepreneurship
Three years after losing LaPere, a Johns Hopkins and EcoMap colleague reflects on how her vision lives on through local grants, accelerators and student startups.
Louisiana’s flood prediction tech is going global
Finnish satellite company ICEYE acquired FloodID and its four-person development team from The Water Institute in Baton Rouge.
Emissions tracking platform GreenIRR takes top prize at Philadelphia’s third Startup World Cup
Founder Celine King secured $25,000 for international growth as she heads to the global stage.
The Nexus Technology Cup returns to Baton Rouge with a bigger prize pool for local tech talent
Applications close Oct. 25 for Louisiana developers, entrepreneurs and students competing across three tracks for $150,000 in funding.
‘The Last Mile’ — a delivery bots poem by Alicia Cook
“No one here wants to concede how quickly we adapted to machines crowding sidewalks.”
Skild AI plans real-world deployment of its S1 general-purpose robot brain by 2027
After testing S1 at NVIDIA’s Houston factory, the Pittsburgh startup says the new software cuts training time to just hours and could support US manufacturing.
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