Stephen Babcock is the Assistant Editor for Technical.ly. Stephen Babcock began reporting for Technical.ly in Baltimore in 2014. A graduate of Northeastern University, he moved to Baltimore following stints in New Orleans and Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Baltimore Fishbowl, NOLA Defender, NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune and the Rio Grande Sun.
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RealLIST Connectors: Meet 110 top community builders in Baltimore tech and entrepreneurship
From founders to incubator leaders to extraordinary networkers, these are the people making the links to grow the community.
civicMay 27, 2020 5:37 pm
Here’s where 2020 Baltimore mayoral candidates stand on tech and entrepreneurship issues
From cybersecurity in city government to broadband access, check out the responses to a questionnaire we sent the city's mayoral hopefuls.
accessMay 27, 2020 12:24 pm
JPMorgan Chase invests $600K in small business loan access platform from Diddy, Harbor Bank
With entrepreneurs of color facing greater challenges in keeping businesses open and accessing loans, OurFairShare.com aims to help them get access to COVID-19 small business relief.
accessMay 26, 2020 12:01 pm
Firaxis Game Studio donates $100K to Code in the Schools for digital equity work
The storied game studio is supporting the Baltimore computer science education nonprofit's tech access work as learning and summer jobs go virtual.
businessMay 23, 2020 12:25 pm
‘We’re all figuring it out as we go along’: Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian on what he learned from failure
Ohanian was the commencement speaker for Johns Hopkins' virtual graduation this week. Hear the story of the ill-fated My Mobile Menu, and how it helped lead to Reddit.
accessMay 22, 2020 12:45 pm
3 takeaways on how higher ed is going digital during COVID-19
A report from Further Insights talks to university leaders about how things changed at the end of the spring, and what the fall will look like.
creativeMay 22, 2020 10:29 am
Makers for Humankind creates shoes for essential workers and the homeless
A winner of MICA's Up/Start venture competition, Mikea Hugley is bringing a passion for serving others and product design.
accessMay 21, 2020 11:32 am
Baltimore’s summer youth jobs program is getting ready for remote work
Making the decision to continue YouthWorks in the pandemic, Baltimore city government is working with local education and workforce orgs to to bring digital skills and programming.
accessMay 20, 2020 10:04 am
Mental health startup Rose brings tech tools to Baltimore Neighbors Network connecting volunteers and seniors
With mental health rising as a concern during the pandemic, the startup's web platform is powering the volunteer effort to ease the stress and loneliness that could come with isolation.
creativeMay 19, 2020 1:50 pm
This youth robotics team designed an isolation booth for COVID-19 testing
The team from Howard County's Hackground is looking to open source the delivery. It's one of several projects they're working on during the pandemic with easy-to-find materials.