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This week, see how tech figures (and doesn’t) in the DC Council’s budget for FY 2026, then see how local AI scribe-developing startup JotPsych plans to spend its $5 million seed round.
Scroll down for more news from throughout the DMV and Technical.ly. And remember: We’re still taking RealLIST Innovators nominations through Aug. 10!
📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Halcyon to exit Georgetown headquarters, seek new housing for its global entrepreneurs [Technical.ly]
• Meet the former federal workers documenting their unemployment online [Axios]
• Bots and spam could be flooding public comments. DC coders are trying to help sort it out. [Technical.ly]
• D.C. Council grants initial approval to the Commanders deal [51st]
• NASA contractor A.I. Solutions signals potential job cuts [Washington Biz Journal 🔒]
• How Howard University Is Helping Tech Understand Black Speech [Washingtonian]
• The US East Coast could define the future of AI, per Brookings report [Technical.ly]
On the Calendar
💼 Technical.ly event: What’s changing about how entrepreneurs are forming new businesses? Builders Live, Aug. 6, 12:10 p.m., FREE
🤖 DC Tech Meetup #91: Integrating AI, Aug. 6, 5:30 p.m., FREE
🛩️ LaunchT: The Autonomous Tech Stack: Building Blocks for Disruptive Innovation, Aug. 6, noon, FREE
💼 Interns of DMV: Farewell Night, Aug.7, 6 p.m., FREE
💻 NoVA Hackers August 2025 Meeting, Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., FREE
