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📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• AI healthtech startup Abridge raised $300 million from two major investors, nearly doubling its valuation to $5.3 billion since February. The funding will support its partnerships with over 150 health systems nationwide. [Technical.ly]
• The Heinz Endowments, a major funder of economic mobility efforts in Pittsburgh, has accused a former IT manager of embezzling nearly $1 million. He was recently indicted on five counts of wire fraud and four counts of money laundering in federal court. [TribLIVE]
• Following Gecko Robotics’ recent leap to unicorn status, InnovatePGH’s Sean Luther says Pittsburgh is now rivaling Miami in its number of billion-dollar startups. He adds that 20 to 30 local companies could be next, each already valued at $100 million or more. [Axios/Technical.ly]
• Both Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh, along with a handful of other universities, will study AI’s impact on workers and the labor market using a $1.6 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. [CMU]
• Still using Windows 10? Despite Microsoft’s push to upgrade, many older PCs can continue running just fine without Windows 11. Experts say security risks are real, but the urgency to upgrade is overstated. [Technical.ly]
• The US Department of Defense has renewed its contract with Carnegie Mellon University to run the Software Engineering Institute for another five years. With $1.5 billion in funding available, the university will continue advancing national security technology through the institute. [CMU/PGH Biz Times]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• A few tickets remain for Terminus:PGH’s second meetup on June 27 at Ascender. Explore how decentralized science and artificial intelligence are disrupting and potentially empowering the scientific community. [Get a ticket]
• Break out your coding projects and get to work at Code & Supply Build Night on June 30 at COhatch Shadyside. [More info]
• Join the BarSides Hacker Social Club on July 1 at Stinky’s Bar & Grill to connect with other hacker and information security enthusiasts for a night of fun activities. [Register]
• Meet other Black professionals, founders and creatives in Pittsburgh’s tech scene at the Black Startups & Tech Meetup on July 2 at Avenu: Meyran in Oakland. [Attend]
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