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TeraWulf buys former coal plant in Maryland to support data center growth
The cryptocurrency company is repurposing a shuttered Charles County facility to meet energy demand for AI workloads.
CMU spinout NovoLINC raises $10.2M seed to cool overheating data centers
The Pittsburgh startup’s tech takes an updated approach to keep AI chips from getting too hot.
Delaware exceeds its goal to distribute $14 million to small businesses in 2025
Plus, the Dept. of Education secures major funding, data center updates and a new leader for UD.
Meet the woman who’s tracking data centers in Pennsylvania
Emilia Doda was at her apartment in San Jose when she read in the Scranton Times-Tribune that a data center would be built across from her childhood home.
Profiles: ‘how i got here’
Visit technical.ly/startups to track companies in your region.
Builders by chris wink
Why so many regions ‘have an ecosystem,’ but can’t explain it to funders, founders or AI
Here’s a three-part framework to make local efforts clearer, based on lessons from the updated Technical.ly Ecosystems Map.
REALIST HONOREES
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.
Power Moves
Phenom CEO outlines acquisition strategy after buying agentic AI startup Included
Plus, the Office of Innovation and Technology is looking for volunteers to help teach digital skills and more power moves.
Pittsburgh’s new economic development director outlines plan to make the region ‘one of the most affordable innovation hubs in the world’
Plus, the AI Strike Team is expanding its board, the city’s chief information office steps down and more power moves.
Thermo Fisher Scientific plans collaboration hub for Philly’s life sciences startups
Plus, the Science Center announced its ninth Capital Readiness cohort, meet the winners of Hopeworks’ young entrepreneurs pitch competition and more 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.