PITTSBURGH — PGH Lab, a startup incubator led by the city of Pittsburgh, today announced its third class of companies. The eight companies represent an expansion for the program, which… Read More
PITTSBURGH — This city’s tech clout has grown immensely in recent years, yet it is often said that Pittsburgh still suffers from a lack of venture capital to fuel startups.… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Rich Fitzgerald is confident he can forge a mutually beneficial partnership between Amazon and Pittsburgh if the region wins the tech giant’s second headquarters, but the Allegheny County… Read More
PITTSBURGH — So much has changed, in this city and in the technology world, since Rick Rashid arrived in 1979 as a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Seattleites like to point to the San Francisco Bay Area as a case study in problems to avoid: skyrocketing housing prices, traffic congestion, and economic inequality. Well, look… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Two years ago, Kelauni Cook moved from North Dakota to Pittsburgh chasing an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. Academy Pittsburgh was offering a free, 12-week coding bootcamp designed… Read More
PITTSBURGH — To get Pittsburgh’s tech ecosystem on another level, the city’s startup scene could use more homegrown companies that scale to big growth and employ hundreds of people. Niche… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Mark Whitaker chronicles one of this city’s most fascinating eras in his new book, “Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance” — writing about Pittsburgh’s… Read More
PITTSBURGH — This city punches above its weight in the innovation economy, but Pittsburgh is still working to compete on the level of larger tech hubs like Boston, Seattle, and… Read More
PITTSBURGH — What the heck is with all the coverage from this place all of a sudden? We know that many GeekWire readers have been asking this question over the… Read More
PITTSBURGH — When Uber started eyeing this city as a testing ground for self-driving cars back in 2016, Mayor Bill Peduto decided to “roll out the red carpet,” in his… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Our first self-driving car experience was going great. And then we hit a pothole. We were riding in Uber’s Volvo XC90 SUV, one of 200 self-driving cars operated… Read More
TAYLOR’S TAKE ON THE WEEK IN SPORTS TECH: Hey, Yinzers! I’ve been having fun living and working in Pittsburgh for the past week as part of our GeekWire HQ2 initiative.… Read More
PITTSBURGH — With bone-chilling temperatures dipping into the teens and a light dusting of snow on the ground, Pittsburgh’s bitter cold can freeze nose hairs in minutes. But then you… Read More
Pittsburghers love to party. We learned that on Thursday night as more than 200 people gathered at the second floor offices of Birchmere Ventures, which hosted team GeekWire for a… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Petuum moved into its new office 10 months ago. Now, the early-stage startup is already planning to expand into new space that is four times larger, either in the same… Read More
PITTSBURGH — One of the highlights of our first week here was the chance to sit down with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, one of the key figures behind this region’s… Read More
Matt Kowalczyk grew up about an hour outside of Pittsburgh in Youngstown, where residents “basically did one of four things: Work in the mill, work for GM, work for the… Read More
PITTSBURGH — Everywhere we go in Steel City, curious Pittsburghers have asked us some variety of the question: What do you think about Amazon HQ2 in Pittsburgh? Uber drivers. Salespeople.… Read More
PITTSBURGH — This is a city of steel bridges, mighty rivers, steep hills and classic architecture. It’s a place where unexpected pockets of beauty appear when you least expect it,… Read More
Back in June, Pittsburgh and Paris were unwittingly connected by a comment from President Donald Trump defending his decision to pull out of the international Paris agreement on climate change.… Read More
PITTSBURGH — In his 53 years on this planet and in this city, Bill Peduto has never seen a real period of growth in his hometown. He believes Amazon can… Read More
PITTSBURGH — When Google opened an engineering office in the Seattle area 14 years ago, it pioneered a movement of out-of-town tech giants setting up shop in the growing Pacific… Read More
Ask those in Pittsburgh’s thriving education technology community what makes the city different from other edtech hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston or New York City, and a single word… Read More
PITTSBURGH — It’s snowing here tonight, but our first day at GeekWire’s temporary outpost in Pittsburgh was sunny and crisp, perfect for exploring this former industrial city and its colorful… Read More
As Managing Director of Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs, Geoff Entress is always looking to the future. It’s necessary as he connects founders with the innovations of tomorrow. But… Read More
PITTSBURGH — This city of bridges may be a long-shot for Amazon’s second headquarters. But residents here would certainly welcome the tech giant to their home, with some conditions. That… Read More
Along the muddy Monongahela River in Pittsburgh sits a massive stretch of undeveloped land fertile with possibility. This gritty brownfield is the former J&L Steel mill, once so critical to… Read More
Depending on who you talk to, or listen to, the popular belief is that there’s not really a distinct accent in Seattle. If you’re from the Northeast United States, or… Read More
GeekWire is going to Pittsburgh to cover the city’s tech renaissance, the challenges it faces as it grows and the dynamic in the city as it vies for Amazon’s HQ2.… Read More