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This week in Philly, AI hands out parking tickets, local immigrants brace for federal uncertainty and more
Read on for Technical.ly’s weekly roundup of top news in the region.
📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Check out this year’s cohort of RealLIST Connectors in Philly. [Technical.ly]
• All week long, Technical.ly will be live-blogging our on-the-ground coverage of PTW events around town. Follow along, and join the conversation on our public Slack. [Technical.ly]
• DrayNow aims to become the “Uber for truck drivers,” allowing independent truck drivers with their own vehicles to find jobs moving freight. [Technical.ly]
• Pharmaceutical company Merck announced plans to build a $1 billion biologics center in Wilmington. The site will include laboratory, manufacturing and warehouse space. [Merck]
• Karen Fegely will be the new acting commerce director for the City of Philadelphia. Fegely is taking over from Alba Martinez, who left the role to produce an original musical. [City of Philadelphia]
• CHOP spinout Bainbridge Health explains how its tech to collect and analyze medical data helps healthcare providers make decisions. [Technical.ly]
• Local small business American Treatment Network gives a look inside how it provides accessible outpatient care to patients facing addiction and mental illness. [Technical.ly]
• West Coshohocken-based Medicus Pharma signed a letter of intent to buy British biotech company Antev. [Philly Biz Journal]
• Center City District released its State of Center 2025 report, which found that 42% of citywide employment is downtown. [Center City District]
• High school students from the Franklin Institute’s STEM Scholars program asked professional scientists questions about their discoveries and career paths. [Technical.ly Slack]
• Temple’s Institute for Business and Information Technology announced the winners of this year’s Information Technology Awards. [IBIT]
• Research says air travel primarily benefits far-flung international cities. But for some regions, it could be worth the chase. [Technical.ly]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• It’s Philly Tech Week! Search through all the events on this year’s community calendar. [More details]
• Local startup Timbucktoo is hosting a session about how the intersection of art and tech can lead to wealth building. [Register here]
• The Department of Commerce will host its first event to prepare for the Philadelphia Startup World Cup Pitch competition on May 7. [Get tickets]
• Meet some cool tech people at Tribaja’s Diversitech Connect event on May 8. [Register here]
• Join tech recruiter Jules Shindel for a job hunting workshop at Indy Hall on May 9. [Register here]
• Close out PTW with Philly Tech Sistas at Coffee and Connect with Women of Color in Tech. [Register here]
Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.
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