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Local Startup making Batteries Smart

November 21, 2017 Ben

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the 21st Century! We’ve got smartphones, smart cars, and smart mouths, but no smart batteries. Unlike our other tech, batteries lack any ability to think and they, as we have all experienced, die way too quickly. Solving this powerful problem is Watt-Learn, who just emerged from the Pittsburgh-based accelerator AlphaLab. Watt-Learn is using machine learning to give batteries the ability to think independently. So, when you need to manage power for things like getting the most out of your home’s solar + battery or have sufficient energy during a thunderstorm, batteries can make it happen… Read the rest

Filed Under: Made in Pittsburgh, Media, Pittsburgh Stories, Startups, Technology, YouTube Tagged With: batteries, clean energy, Energy, Owl Me Not, power, Technology

Construction Mapping w/ Drones – Identified Technologies Interview

November 15, 2017 Ben

Pittsburgh is home to a plethora of tech leaders, from Google to Uber, to Duolingo. But, did you know that this City home to a company that maps construction sites with drones? Yeah, drones for construction! Nowadays, most people are familiar with drones as novelty toys and as something used by the U.S. military. But, few may know that drones are being used in other industries. For construction, Pittsburgh based Identified Technologies offers managed commercial drone solutions. To find out about how drones are being used in construction and to learn more about Identified Technologies, we interviewed their Founder and… Read the rest

Filed Under: Pittsburgh Businesses, Pittsburgh Stories, Pro-PGH, Startups, Technology Tagged With: Owl Me Not, pittsburgh, Technology

Update Enough Toys Have Been Donated! (Was: Pittsburgh Police Replace Stolen Toys)

December 22, 2015 Lindsay

Update Tue 12/22 12:50pm – Police Have Toy Enough Donations The City of Pittsburgh sent out the following press release at 12:50pm. From the City of Pittsburgh MEDIA ADVISORY Hundreds of Christmas Presents Stolen Sent 12/22/2015 @ 12:50 pm There has been an amazing response from the public to assist. We do not need any further donations. Also, Toys For Tots has stepped up with a $10,000 donation to replenish toys. Please express our heartfelt gratitude to the public and let them no that no more donations are required. We will be in touch with additional details when possible. FOR… Read the rest

Filed Under: Pittsburgh Stories Tagged With: Christmas, Toys for Tots, zone5

TEDxPittsburgh is this Saturday– get 25% off tickets!

May 20, 2015 Catherine

TEDxPittsburghGet your tickets to TEDxPittburgh and the TEDxPittsburgh After Party. Use code “bridgespgh” for 25% off! We all know about TED talks: the moving, inspirational, educational videos that pop up in our social media feeds and emails from friends and family. They make us think, they make us laugh, and sometimes they even make us cry. Best of all, they explore, celebrate, and share the things, both good and bad, that make us human. So wouldn’t you love to see some TED talks, in person, that focus on the amazing people and ideas of our beloved Steel City? Well here’s … Read the rest

Filed Under: Events, Pittsburgh Stories Tagged With: after party, Conference, Events, talks, TED, TEDx, TEDxPittsburgh

Why Kevin Sousa’s Superior Motors Kickstarter campaign epitomizes everything we love about Pittsburgh

January 7, 2014 Catherine

Here’s an obvious fact: Pittsburgh’s identity was, and still is, deeply entwined with the steel industry. After all, we’re nicknamed the Steel City, which we’re reminded of whenever prime time football comes to town and floods our televisions with images of steel mills, by the numerous Pittsburgh-related projects that are given names referencing steel (for example, our own Steel of the Week), and whenever we pass through any of the formerly-thriving steel towns. But those of us who have lived in, worked for, and loved this city for any significant amount of time know how very much more there is… Read the rest

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Fundraisers, Pittsburgh Stories, Uncategorized Tagged With: Braddock, John Fetterman, kevin-sousa, Kickstarter, pittsburgh, Superior Motors

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