By Lindsey Asis When I started as an intern in college for an artificial intelligence nonprofit, the world was different. AI was abstract, technical, and hardly seen or talked about by normal people. Now, just 6 years later, Big Tech has taken over AI, and the stakes have never been higher to learn how to use it safely. I used to think that AI could help save the world. In some ways, I still do. My undergraduate education was in Sustainability Studies, and before the data center boom, I...

SBA Program Positions Woman Veteran Owned Business for Scalable Success Tia Christopher, Founder of The Orange Peel Collaborative recently completed the Veteran Institute Procurement (VIP) START Program, a comprehensive training and certification program that helps Veteran-owned businesses strengthen their ability to win government contracts and do business with both military and civilian agencies. On June 25, 2026, The Orange Peel Collaborative was one of 43 businesses from 18 states, plus...

Repost from The Department of Innovation & Performance by Trevor Stoll PGH Lab is proud to celebrate 10 years of supporting the startup ecosystem with the launch of our 11.0 Cohort. Since its founding in 2016, PGH Lab has partnered with 59 companies, piloting innovative solutions that help strengthen the City of Pittsburgh and uplift entrepreneurs. While our mission remains the same — to connect startups with real-world opportunities to solve civic challenges — the ideas, technologies, and...