Pittsburgh news and trends

Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support
Politics // October 29, 2018

Gab, the social network that had a big following among the far right, has been taken offline after GoDaddy, the domain provider, gave it 24 hours to find a new service provider. The Verge, citing GoDaddy, reported the move on the part of the domain provider came...

Max Levchin’s Affirm To Open HQ2 In Pittsburgh
Startups // October 23, 2018

Affirm, founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin to provide fair alternative credit, has announced that it is opening its second corporate headquarters (HQ2) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “It was important for us to be able to grow our workforce for many years to come with superb talent,”...

Tech Center: Pittsburgh Takes On Tech
Tech Center // August 08, 2017

Pittsburgh has contributed a plethora of everyday items and services that many may take for granted. The city’s contributions to the country in addition to being the base of America’s steel industry, the city was also the birthplace of the beloved Mr. Rogers, McDonald’s Big...

Pittsburgh Rethinking Uber’s Driverless Cars
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 22, 2017

“You can either put up red tape or roll out the red carpet,” Bill Peduto, the mayor of Pittsburgh, said in September of opening its proverbial doors to Uber’s driverless car program. “If you want to be a 21st-century laboratory for technology, you put out...

Quick Reads
US, EU Officials Talk Tech Regs at Inaugural Trade Summit in Pittsburgh

September 29, 2021
Officials from the U.S. and the European Union are meeting on Wednesday (Sept. 29) to forge a unified stance regarding new technologies while also expanding trade and investment ties, according to multiple reports. The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) was formed at the U.S.-EU Summit in Brussels on June 15 and is holding its […]

Gab Goes Offline After PayPal, GoDaddy, Others Pull Support

October 29, 2018
Gab, the social network that had a big following among the far right, has been taken offline after GoDaddy, the domain provider, gave it 24 hours to find a new service provider....

Max Levchin’s Affirm To Open HQ2 In Pittsburgh

October 23, 2018
Affirm, founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin to provide fair alternative credit, has announced that it is opening its second corporate headquarters (HQ2) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “It was important for us...

Pittsburgh Rethinking Uber’s Driverless Cars

May 22, 2017
“You can either put up red tape or roll out the red carpet,” Bill Peduto, the mayor of Pittsburgh, said in September of opening its proverbial doors to Uber’s driverless...