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This week, the first of Pride month, we highlight the withdrawal of corporate sponsorships from this year’s WorldPride in DC — and those companies who kept their commitments despite the feds’ actions toward DEI and LGBTQ+ rights. Plus, check out the story of a Rosslyn founder who’s raising money to soft-launch her company’s prosthetic knee in Ukraine.
What else should you know this week? Check out the roundup below.
📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Founders across the Mid-Atlantic are figuring out how to navigate remote and hybrid work. [Technical.ly]
• Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation banning cellphone use in the state’s public schools. He also recently vetoed an AI regulation bill in the state. [WUSA9/Technical.ly]
• Pepco customers in DC will see their bills increase up to 18% this month, in part thanks to power-hungry data centers in the region. [Fox5/Technical.ly]
• About 5% of international students go to school in DC, Maryland and Virginia, and Trump’s crackdown on visas could hurt the local economy. [Axios]
• Virginia Tech formed a new Institute for Advanced Computing at its Alexandria $1 billion innovation campus, which opened at the beginning of this year. [Virginia Tech/Technical.ly]
• UDC, Accenture and PeopleShores launched a cybersecurity hub and paid apprenticeship program based in Congress Heights. [UDC]
• The Economic Development Administration rescinded six of the recent awards it granted to previously designated Tech Hubs earlier this year. Commerce plans to open applications for another funding round this summer and announce awardees in 2026. Nearby Baltimore is in the running. [Technical.ly]
• Check out advice from DEI leaders about how to navigate political turmoil and pushback. [Technical.ly]
• University of Maryland touted its quantum research at a recent summit. [UMD]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• The AI+ Expo takes place from June 2 to 4 and will be attended by government leaders, private sector workers and academics alike. [Details here]
• DC Women Techmakers is hosting a meetup on June 6. [Details here]
• AI Collective is hosting its DC launch party on June 6. [Details here]
• Learn about the space and defense industries at Seed2Table’s next meetup on June 11. [Details here]
• Attend the Digital Navigator Summit on June 13 at the MLK Library. [Details here]
• For introverts and ESL individuals: Learn how to ace your interview at a workshop on June 17 hosted by Women and Gender eXpansive Coders DC. [Details here]
