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This week in Pittsburgh, a new free tech training program is coming to the Mon Valley, what Abridge’s $250 million raise means for the rest of us and more.
Read on for Technical.ly’s weekly roundup of top news in the region.
📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Pittsburgh Public Schools launches a new three-year career and technical education program aimed at diversifying and strengthening the next generation of teachers by engaging current PPS students. [PublicSource/Technical.ly]
• Applications for Sprinternship, a paid micro-internship offering real-world experience to underrepresented groups in computing, close Feb. 28. [Break Through Tech]
• Union petitions and wins declined under Donald Trump’s first presidency. Now, Pittsburgh union members discuss their response to changes in the National Labor Relations Board under his second term. [PublicSource/Technical.ly]
• RoboLoop, a new startup founded by a Carnegie Mellon researcher, is using robotics to speed up recycling by disassembling flat-screen TVs, one of the fastest-growing types of e-waste. [Carnegie Mellon University]
• The closure of a glass plant in the Mon Valley town of Charleroi has been postponed for a fourth time, leaving about 100 workers “in limbo” as uncertainty around the plant’s future persists. [WESA]
• Wabtec Corporation, a North Shore-based tech provider for the railroad industry, unveiled its prototype for an autonomous locomotive that could be a more efficient alternative to short-haul freight trucking. [Pittsburgh Union Progress/Technical.ly]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Explore the intersection of art and technology through several presentations at the sixth annual Winterhack, hosted at the South Side Carnegie Library on Feb. 22. [RSVP]
• Join Pittsburgh Code & Supply for Build Night on Feb. 24 at Avenu: Meyran. Work on personal projects, collaborate, learn and network in a dynamic coworking space. [Details here]
• Discover how machine learning can analyze vast astronomical datasets with PyData Pittsburgh on Feb. 25 at the Allegheny Observatory. [More info]
• Connect with local venture capital investors at a panel discussion on the good, bad and future of local investment, hosted by the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association on Feb. 25 at Rivers Agile. [Register]
• Learn how to navigate the investment landscape as a woman founder at a panel discussion hosted by Innovation Works on Feb. 26 at the Pittsburgh Robotics Factory. [Find out more]
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