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Can state lawmakers control the data center boom in Southwestern Pennsylvania?
Bird sounds and musical tones play over a nature video montage as the narrator of the Facebook ad says, “This is what Pennsylvania sounds like.” “And this” — a mechanical “data center noise” interrupts — “…is what your town could sound like if Camera Bartolotta’s bill to fast-track data centers…
Can you use data centers to heat cold rooms? Lessons from a cryptomining spa
Spa startup Bathhouse may be ditching the practice, but developers are increasingly exploring the idea for new AI server farms.
Quantum Maryland sues Frederick County official over frozen data center plans
A court filing alleges local leadership unlawfully suspended an approved zoning ordinance for political gain.
Inside the tense City Hall hearing over Baltimore’s data center future
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The cities using AI the most aren’t the ones building it
New Census data shows business AI adoption climbing fast and nearly everywhere — but the metros leading it fall outside the traditional technology hub map.
How Philly’s DreamVu reinvented itself to give robots better eyesight
With runway running out, the robotics boom is giving the 360-degree camera company a second chance. It has plans to manufacture in Philadelphia.
Startups looking to outsource testing and manufacturing? There are options in North Carolina
RTI International and Chrysalis provide the costly infrastructure and regulatory knowledge needed to commercialize complex physical products that can be difficult to tackle solo.
Why Jen Tiberi built her custom upholstery business around full-time jobs and local partnerships
The Old City studio revamps vintage furniture by tapping into Philadelphia’s artisan network and investing in its own staff.
The PHP update scam infiltrating the web dev community
Fraudulent emails targeting creative agency clients piggybacked on the recent PHP security warning. Here’s how to recognize the grift and protect your business.
Cleaved Diagnostics takes top honors at NOBIC’s 2026 BioChallenge, with $60k in prize money
The Tulane University spinout will use its winnings to speed prototypes of CLEVR, a tool built to screen newborns for a major cause of hearing loss.
TechNovaTime raises $3.4M pre-seed to fuel hiring, expand its healthcare automation platform
Plus, the Greater Baltimore Committee commits $1.6 million to funding UpSurge and more money moves.
Veterans drive an outsized share of Louisiana startups, per new report
The study, released as an interactive website with a built-in chatbot, is the first statewide edition by Tulane’s Albert Lepage Center.
Baton Rouge startup aims to help people with ‘invisible illnesses’ find better medical care
Inspired by a cofounder’s experience with Lyme disease, Chrysalis got an early boost from a National Institutes of Health tech sprint.
Pittsburgh 3D printing firm Tronix3D plans $4M expansion to meet defense and robotics demand
Supported by a $200,000 state grant, the Point Breeze-based startup will create 47 new jobs to expand rapid prototyping and secure larger, long-term contracts.
Why would anyone build an AI that doesn’t favor them?
A new MIT Press book, co-authored by a Philadelphia journalist and a Penn researcher, argues the useful question about AI isn’t what it will do to us. It’s whether anyone can check what it’s already doing.
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