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This week, we highlight Baltimore’s role in a growing East Coast AI market and a new University of Baltimore center trying to make the emerging tech more accessible to local communities.
Scroll for a look at other notable headlines from the week, and remember to nominate your favorite Maryland technologists making a community impact for this year’s RealLIST Innovators!
📰 News Incubator: What to know
• Maryland’s high-speed maglev train project is not happening [Maryland Matters]
• This Week in Jobs: Stay ahead of the edge of change with these 25 tech career opportunities [Technical.ly]
• Leaked WNADA investigation details director Chad Williams’ ‘authoritarian’ leadership, unprofessional conduct [Baltimore Beat]
• Bots and spam could be flooding public comments. DC coders are trying to help sort it out. [Technical.ly]
• Baltimore developer Brandon Chasen enters bankruptcy after ‘painful and profound’ chapter [Baltimore Banner 🔒]
• W Ventures and InnoSource Ventures announce partnership to bridge U.S. and European startup ecosystems [Citybiz]
• Police in Anne Arundel, Baltimore counties launch new programs to expand drone use [WBAL]
• Another cyber breach threatens Baltimore Catholic Church abuse survivors [WYPR]
On the Calendar
🎓 Dent’s 9th Annual Bet on Baltimore (BoB) Showcase, Aug. 7, 5:30 p.m., FREE
💼 Baltimore Climate Tech Meetup, Aug. 13, 5:30 p.m., FREE
🖇️ Digital Government Summit, Aug. 21, 8 a.m., FREE
🍻 Northeast Regional Tech Summit, Aug. 21- 22, $43-$299
🍻 Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute Fall 2025 Symposium: AI in Daily Life, Sept. 16, 1 p.m., FREE
