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DC daily roundup: DMV innovation’s movers and shakers; DDOT’s social media troll; facial recognition tech at DCA and BWI

Plus, scholarships for Virginian energy innovators.

Franklin Park, DC. (Kaela Roeder/Technical.ly)

Meet 20 key players in the DMV tech community

Our annual RealLIST Connectors feature shines a spotlight on the leaders building bridges in our markets’ innovation scenes.

We have a stellar lineup of folks making a big difference in the tech and startup world here. Whether they run an accelerator, host networking events or uplift the next generation of entrepreneurs, these people are essential to the DMV’s economy. I can’t wait for you to learn more about them.

➡️ Meet the 2024 RealList Connectors here.

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News Incubator: What else to know today

•  There’s a troll posing as the director of DDOT on X. They’ve posted fake press releases and even an AI-generated rendering of a double-decker highway over Connecticut Avenue in Northwest. [Washington City Paper]

•  Facial recognition tech is now at all security checkpoints in Reagan National Airport and BWI. [Axios]

• Leidos, the IT and government contracting firm based in Reston, boosted this year’s earnings guidance. [Washington Biz Journal]

• Dominion Energy’s Innovation Center is offering Virginia-based entrepreneurs scholarships to a hydrogen safety training workshop in DC. [Washington Biz Journal]

🗓️ On the Calendar

• The Special Competitive Studies Project, a nonpartisan think tank, is hosting an AI expo on May 7 and 8. [Details here]

• There’s a planned breakfast on May 16 for recently laid-off tech industry workers. [Details here]

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