Technical.ly receives $50k Lenfest grant
We’re once again bringing our work to the journalism nonprofit’s Every Voice, Every Vote project, which launched to advance civic engagement leading up to Philadelphia’s 2023 mayoral election.
This new round of Lenfest funding, which totals $2.85 million, is going to Technical.ly and 70 other organizations.
Autonomous firefighting drones are coming
News out of Pittsburgh: Carnegie-Mellon University’s Robotics Institute is working on developing technology to help combat deadly wildfires.
The institute is working on building an autonomous drone that can fly low enough to relay timely terrain and fire information to minimize firefighter risks, according to doctoral student Andrew Jong, lead researcher on the project.
News Incubator: What else to know today
• The Delaware Supreme Court has restored early and absentee voting. [Spotlight Delaware]
• ChristianaCare doctors have successfully voted to unionize. [Delaware Business Times]
• The General Assembly has passed the Offshore Wind Procurement Act, expanding Delaware’s blue tech economy. [Delaware Legislature]
• Bank of America announced its 2024 Delaware Student Leaders, featuring students from all around the state. [Bank of America]
