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This week in Pittsburgh, the region’s top coding bootcamps, tech to fight power outages and more.
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📰 News Incubator: What else to know
• Carnegie Mellon University is on the hunt for the next leader of its Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship. Founding executive director Dave Mawhinney stepped down, and Meredith Grelli will serve as interim director during the transition. [Carnegie Mellon University]
• The Pittsburgh Robotics Network launched the Deep Tech Institute (DTI) for Leadership and Innovation this week. DTI aims to strengthen the region’s robotics, AI and advanced tech workforce by offering a program for early-career professionals this summer and senior-level programming in 2026. [Pittsburgh Robotics Network]
• Amazon plans to spend $20 billion on two data centers in Pennsylvania, potentially creating hundreds of jobs. But due to existing tax breaks, PA could lose $43 million to $75 million in annual revenue, and the impact on electricity supply and prices remains unclear. [SpotlightPA]
• Members of the local group AI@Work built a Model Context Protocol Server to help people keep track of Pittsburgh’s growing calendar of tech and startup events. The tool aims to make it easier to navigate what’s happening across the city’s innovation scene. [Pittsburgh Tech Beat]
• The Supreme Court recently upheld the FCC’s Universal Service Fund, preserving federal support for affordable phone and internet access. That’s good news for Pennsylvania digital equity efforts. [Technical.ly]
• The Pittsburgh Housing Authority recently entered a $160,000 contract with a private company to use its AI tools for a one-year pilot program to help its understaffed voucher department process thousands of applications. [PublicSource]
• What can a stuck garbage truck teach us about government innovation? Technical.ly CEO Chris Wink sat down with the city’s deputy mayor Jake Pawlak and Pittsburgh Futures chair Geoff Webster to learn how we can better find new solutions for old problems. [Technical.ly]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Two of Pittsburgh’s top accelerator programs, AlphaLab and the Robotics Factory, are hosting a virtual application information session on July 8. It’s an opportunity to ask questions and learn about the programs before the application deadline on July 18. [Register]
• Corey O’Connor, the democratic nominee for mayor, will be the guest speaker at the BioBreakfast meetup on July 8 at the Riviera Building from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Attendees can hear O’Connor’s thoughts on jumpstarting the life sciences economy in Pittsburgh. [More info]
• Are you looking for an angel investor? Ascender is hosting a panel on July 8 where local experts will discuss what investors are really looking for and how to find the right fit for your startup. [Attend]
• Anvil Founder Coaching is accepting applications for its next free cohort. The program is open to Pittsburgh-area startup founders looking to scale in the second half of 2025. Apply by July 9. [Sign up]
• Steel City AI Innovators, a local group to connect builders and advance AI innovation in the region, is hosting another meetup on July 9 at the Pittsburgh Technology Council. [Register]
• We Are For Good, a global community of changemakers, is hosting an ImpactUp event on July 10 at Strange Roots Experimental Ales in Millvale. These meetups bring local social impact leaders together to connect and find solutions to community challenges. [More info]
