Plus, how to turn federal funds into real jobs and startup funding.

Newsletter for October 2, 2025

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Hey there! Earlier this week we shared our updated Pittsburgh coworking guide. I’m still figuring out my favorite spot, so I want to hear yours — hit reply and tell me where you get your best work done.

 

Keep scrolling and you’ll also find a story about a federally funded program in New York that’s jumpstarting its startup ecosystem with direct cash support. Here in Pittsburgh, we’re always talking about how to strengthen our own startup scene. Maybe this university-led innovation engine has a few lessons worth borrowing.

 

— Alice Crow, Technical.ly lead reporter in Pittsburgh 

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Your guide to coworking in Pittsburgh

 

Working from home can be a great perk, but it can also get pretty lonely – that’s where coworking spaces come in. 

 

The popularity of coworking has been growing in Pittsburgh since the late 2010s. But the Pittsburgh landscape is always changing. Some well-known coworking spaces have closed in recent years, including Code & Supply’s space on Friendship Avenue. Others are thriving, especially Downtown and in the East End, where there’s a higher concentration of these spaces. 

 

Check out Technical.ly's map of Pittsburgh coworking spaces within city limits and learn more about what each location offers. Continue reading...

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Turning federal funds into battery breakthroughs

 

Breaking into the energy storage industry is tough. Startups face high costs from needing to source rare materials and test their ideas thoroughly before securing customers. 

 

That's according to Meera Sampath, CEO of a federally funded project at Binghamton University that aims to make upstate New York "America's Battery Capital." 

 

With $15 million from the National Science Foundation, Sampath's Energy Storage Innovation Engine is giving local startups small but powerful grants to speed up their path to market — and it’s already paying off. Continue reading...

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🤖 AI x Local 

The latest on artificial intelligence in our region

 

  • What is your school's AI policy? [Public Source]
  • Peacocks eating ice cream: CMU philosophers teaching AI to ask 'Why?' [CMU News]
  • How AI is reshaping education — from teachers to students [TribLIVE]
  • AI data center boom offers limited-time opportunity for southwestern Pennsylvania manufacturers [🔒 PGH Biz Times]
  • BNY rolls out advanced AI assistant to entire workforce [🔒 PGH Biz Times]
  • Inside Gather AI's dual-use office and testing ground [🔒 PGH Biz Times]

 

📰 News Incubator: What else to know

Stories from our newsroom and around the web  

    • 'SpaceBurgh' festival will return to Riverview Park for 2nd Year [TribLIVE] 
    • Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey's 'tight' budget proposal draws scrutiny, criticism [WESA] 
    • Pitt's Oakland enrollment increases 4%; numbers stable elsewhere [TribLIVE] 
    • Fatal Clairton explosion happened during maintenance for cracked valve, investigators say [WESA] 
    • Young Dreamers has grown from a club to a full mobile bookstore [PGH City Paper] 
    • As safety concerns swirl Uber and Lyft, one Pittsburgh local is building a women-only rideshare service [PGH City Paper]
    • Honda and Astrobotic establish joint development agreement to explore scalable lunar power solutions [Press release]

     

     

    On the Calendar

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    💻 Partner event: EXPlore: Pittsburgh Tech Week, Nov. 3-8, varies
     
    🤖 Partner event: Robotics & AI Discovery Day, Nov. 5, 9 a.m., FREE
     
    🍪 Food Processing & Packaging Robotics Summit, Oct. 6, 4 p.m., FREE
     
    💼 Starting a Business with an F-1 Student Visa, Oct. 7, 5 p.m., FREE
     
    🍸 Robotics & Tech Happy Hour, Oct. 7, 6 p.m.,  $0-60
     
    🌆 Steel City AI Innovators Monthly Meetup, Oct. 8, 5:30 p.m., FREE
     

    💡 What's Your Business Idea?, Oct. 9, 6 p.m., FREE

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