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Pittsburgh CIO Heidi Norman resigns after 8 years, and she’s getting candid about the gaps in city tech technical.ly/civics/heidi...
Pittsburgh CIO Heidi Norman resigns after 8 years, and she’s getting candid about the gaps in city tech
Norman had already been planning a transition into an academic leadership role when Mayor Corey O’Connor’s administration asked her to depart earlier this year.
technical.ly
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Virginia’s new law limits kids’ social media use to 1 hour a day. Can it work? technical.ly/civics/virgi...
Virginia’s new law limits kids’ social media use to 1 hour a day. Can it work?
Kids in the state are now limited to one hour of screen time per app, and tech companies are on the hook to verify ages.
technical.ly
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Phenom CEO outlines acquisition strategy after buying agentic AI startup Included technical.ly/entrepreneur...
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.
technical.ly
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Gov. Moore doubles down on quantum with proposed $74M budget push amid Maryland shortfall technical.ly/civics/wes-m...
Gov. Moore doubles down on quantum with proposed $74M budget push amid Maryland shortfall
Plus, a national nonprofit is spending $600,000 on a new staffing agency in Baltimore, and more Maryland money moves.
technical.ly
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Big funding isn’t enough: Scaling Pittsburgh’s robotics ecosystem requires trust and real-world use technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Big funding isn’t enough: Scaling Pittsburgh’s robotics ecosystem requires trust and real-world use
Skild AI’s $1.4 billion raise validates the region’s robotics leadership. A product development leader explains how to turn this momentum into lasting impact.
technical.ly
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Why so many regions ‘have an ecosystem,’ but can’t explain it to funders, founders or AI technical.ly/entrepreneur...
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.
technical.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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The firm owned by Pennsylvania’s richest man is now co-leading US TikTok technical.ly/susquehanna-...
The firm owned by Pennsylvania’s richest man is now co-leading US TikTok
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Louisiana VC deal count nears record high in 2025, as funding takes a dip technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Louisiana VC deal count nears record high in 2025, as funding takes a dip
Q4 rebounded sharply, signaling early-stage momentum, according to the latest PitchBook Venture Monitor report, with New Orleans continuing to anchor.
technical.ly
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Philadelphia’s growing AI programs face scrutiny over governance and public input technical.ly/civics/phila...
Philadelphia’s growing AI programs face scrutiny over governance and public input
City officials have provided limited information on how automated tools are managed and assessed across departments. We joined PhillyCAM to talk about the latest.
technical.ly
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Pennsylvania digital equity funding stalls — again — as leaders wait for federal sign‑off technical.ly/civics/bead-...
Pennsylvania digital equity funding stalls — again — as leaders wait for federal sign‑off
Months after submitting its broadband plan, the state remains stuck in review, delaying infrastructure buildouts and efforts to expand internet access.
technical.ly
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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How a Peabody professor blends technology, teaching and music creation technical.ly/workforce/ck...
How a Peabody professor blends technology, teaching and music creation
The Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute professor worked as a technical writer before transitioning into composing full time.
technical.ly
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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A $100 mug drink and a High Life ‘pleb’: My night at DC’s new Bitcoin bar technical.ly/entrepreneur...
A $100 mug drink and a High Life ‘pleb’: My night at DC’s new Bitcoin bar
PubKey in Penn Quarter wants to be a bipartisan meeting place for the “commoner” Bitcoin user, complete with themed drinks and karaoke.
technical.ly
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Philly ends 2025 strong with $1.17B in Q4 VC, but total still trails 2024 technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Philly ends 2025 strong with $1.17B in Q4 VC, but total still trails 2024
A handful of large raises drove the region to $3.76 billion in 2025 deals, according to PitchBook’s latest Venture Monitor report.
technical.ly
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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How a rural Pennsylvania county is rebuilding manufacturing pathways technical.ly/sponsored-ar...
How a rural Pennsylvania county is rebuilding manufacturing pathways
In Westmoreland County outside Pittsburgh, a showcase event stitched together youth robotics, career-changer training and job placement.
technical.ly
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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Pittsburgh startups pull in $1.48B in VC in 2025 as AI deals dominate the market technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Pittsburgh startups pull in $1.48B in VC in 2025 as AI deals dominate the market
Companies raised a record amount since 2019, mostly through later-stage deals, according to PitchBook’s latest Venture Monitor report.
technical.ly
January 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Baltimore VC dipped in 2025, with startups securing $516.8M technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Baltimore VC dipped in 2025, with startups securing $516.8M
Maryland startups, however, raked in $2.62 billion, with two mega-deals from X-energy accounting for more than half of it, according to PitchBook’s Venture Monitor report.
technical.ly
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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How angel investors’ regional ‘fingerprints’ uncover hidden startup opportunities technical.ly/entrepreneur...
How angel investors’ regional ‘fingerprints’ uncover hidden startup opportunities
Beyond well-known strengths, like life sciences in Boston or consumer tech in Los Angeles, one researcher’s analysis highlights sectors quietly gaining early-stage funding.
technical.ly
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Meet the DC startup founder tapped as Chile’s new innovation minister  technical.ly/civics/chile...
Meet the DC startup founder tapped as Chile’s new innovation minister 
BuildWithin cofounder Ximena Gates-Lincolao, a dual citizen, will work with the country's new president to create more infrastructure for startups and manage the data center boom.
technical.ly
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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DC startups raise $5.4B, second highest total in a decade, thanks to a few mega-rounds technical.ly/entrepreneur...
DC startups raise $5.4B, second highest total in a decade, thanks to a few mega-rounds
Giant raises in energy and defense contributed to a year almost as high as the 2021 boom, but a handful of early-stage startups still broke through.
technical.ly
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Pittsburgh built the scaffolding. Can the city turn it into faster startup growth? technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Pittsburgh built the scaffolding. Can the city turn it into faster startup growth?
A new report by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center spotlights the region’s inclusive, capital-efficient entrepreneurship, and highlights ways to work past headwinds.
technical.ly
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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University of Baltimore launches AI startup accelerator, unveils first cohort of 8 companies technical.ly/entrepreneur...
University of Baltimore launches AI startup accelerator, unveils first cohort of 8 companies
The program stretches across industries like healthcare, education and housing with guidance from the school’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
technical.ly
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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HBCUs fuel economic mobility, yet regional partnerships are key to unlocking their full potential technical.ly/entrepreneur...
HBCUs fuel economic mobility, yet regional partnerships are key to unlocking their full potential
The challenge at schools like North Carolina A&T State University is not a lack of talent or ambition. It's limited resources, an ecosystem builder writes.
technical.ly
January 19, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The most comprehensive look at entrepreneur ecosystem building across the US technical.ly/entrepreneur...
The most comprehensive look at entrepreneur ecosystem building across the US
Technical.ly’s updated Ecosystems Map aligns with EcoMap’s experience that the field is shifting from coordination to real-time strategic intelligence.
technical.ly
January 18, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Commanders owner Josh Harris just bought Halcyon’s former Georgetown mansion for $28M technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Commanders owner Josh Harris just bought Halcyon’s former Georgetown mansion for $28M
The purchase set a DC real estate record. Meanwhile, the global accelerator now hosts programming in a more centrally located WeWork.
technical.ly
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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PA Sen. McCormick introduces bill to raise crowdfunding limits for startups technical.ly/civics/acces...
PA Sen. McCormick introduces bill to raise crowdfunding limits for startups
The bipartisan ACCESS Act would delay accounting requirements until companies hit $250,000.
technical.ly
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM