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Hello hello, and welcome back to the Monthly Beat! Hope you all had a fantastic 4th. I saw a lot of bad press about the health effects of hotdogs recently, but I will go on record as having eaten seven over the weekend—two at the family cookout, four as leftovers from the cookout, and one at a Wawa (I have yet to try the Paul Skenes “Big Glizzy” at Sheetz). As we all continue to recover from our w...

Good afternoon! Hope you have been having an amazing summer thus far. As the weather heats up, so is the Pittsburgh tech scene, so let’s get into it! Pittsburgh Tech Beat is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What Happened the Past Few Weeks * In a huge win for Pittsburgh tech, Astrobotic has entered into an agreem...

Good morning and May the 4th be with you everybody! Hope you’ve been having a great start to the warm months despite how insanely cold it was this past weekend. I covered the first half of April in my last post, so this is another shorter one, but let’s take a look at what went down in the back half of the month. Pittsburgh Tech Beat is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and supp...

Sorry for the delay on this one. Life is still so busy. But hey, here we are with a shorter one. And when the next one hits in May, I swear it will drop at the beginning of the month, and we’ll be back on schedule. For now, enjoy this collection of the most interesting news from the past few weeks! Let’s dive in. Thanks for reading Pittsburgh Tech Beat! Subscribe for free (or optionally paid) to r...

Good morning! I am back from a distant land, recovered from jet lag, and ready to write this post now. The new PIT airport is great though, and contrasts strongly with Chicago’s ORD, most of which feels like a crowded alleyway wrapped in plastic. Anyways, let’s take a look at what’s been going down in the local tech scene. Thanks for reading Pittsburgh Tech Beat! Subscribe for free to receive new...

Good morning! The snow piled up everywhere around the city is finally melting. Now that my pipes have unfrozen, I can finally get around to writing this blog. While everyone may have been staying in during this cold weather, Pittsburgh tech companies were on the move. Let’s get into it. Thanks for reading Pittsburgh Tech Beat! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. What Happe...

Good morning and welcome back to the Monthly Beat. This month, I’ll be covering the most interesting pieces of news from both November and December 2025, local events you’ll want to check out in this brand New Year, along with some articles that were featured right here on this very blog! Let’s take a look at the tail end of 2025. Thanks for reading Pittsburgh Tech Beat! Subscribe for free to rece...

Good morning! Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. This month’s edition is coming a little later because of the holiday and because, well, you know how it is with folks trying to squeeze 5 days of work into 4. As always, lots to talk about from this past month. Let’s get into it. What Happened in August The Big Story In a scathing post , the folks behind Pittsburgh Startup News (PSN) pulled...

Good morning! Hope you all are having a fantastic summer. As I’m writing this, I am recovering from COVID-19, so I’m blaming any mistakes in this month’s edition on brain fog and too much DayQuil. Otherwise, it’s been a great summer for me, but a mixed bag for the local tech scene. Let’s get into it. All companies are local to Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted. What Happened in July * A botched C...

Good morning! I want to start this month’s post off with a huge thank you to each of you who have subscribed to this little blog of mine in the past year. You’ve made the headlines, specifically this one: Pittsburgh Tech Beat Reaches 100 Subscribers The Origin Story (feel free to skip to get to the news) Last year, I realized I had been living in Pittsburgh and working in tech locally for 7 years,...

Good morning! First, I want to welcome all the new folks who subscribed to my blog through PyData Pittsburgh ’s Substack recommendation. Thank you so much, and I’m happy to have you here! I’ve been doing monthly summaries here for a bit, but I’m hoping to expand to different types of content soon. Also, if you click the play button on this post, you can listen to me read the news instead, if you p...

Good morning! I hope you had a great January. 2024 is off to a great start for Pittsburgh tech, so let’s take a look at what’s cooking. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted. Here’s what happened in January: * Astrobotic’s lander made national news as it malfunctioned and burned up . Before this catastrophe, there was quite a lot of hype locally. Canonsburg-based...

A good evening and happy New Year to you! I figured I’d wait till everyone had definitely recovered from their hangovers to post this December edition of the Monthly Beat. Also, I’m sending this out in the evening to switch things up a bit. We’ll see how it goes. Let’s get into it! All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh, unless otherwise noted. Here’s what happened in December: * Astrobot...

Good evening! I hope you had a great November, including a Thanksgiving filled with good food and a surprising lack of family drama. Personally, I ate a slightly above-average amount of food, brewed way too much espresso with my sister-in-law’s espresso machine, and checked out a vinyl record expo outside Philly the weekend after. It was awesome. But enough about Turkey Day—let’s take a look at wh...

Good morning everyone! Now that spooky season is behind us, I’m counting down the days till I can eat a ridiculous amount of stuffing and mashed potatoes (the two best Thanksgiving sides, don’t @ me) and counting up the things that happened in Pittsburgh’s tech scene last month. This month was chock full of news, so let’s take a look at what’s been up. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsbur...

Hey everyone! Autumn is upon us. Get something pumpkin or otherwise fall-ish and cozy up in your favorite reading chair. There is plenty of local tech action to cover from this September. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted. Here’s what happened in September: * Duolingo has been up to a lot this past month. Firstly, they launched a new early childhood education p...

Hey everyone! Hope you had a decent Monday. Welcome back to the monthly summary of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news I could find from the past month. You’ll notice some slight format changes below as I continue to experiment with the format. Also, the podcast is back! If you prefer to listen to your news, check it out on Apple Podcasts or by clicking the play button on this post. All comp...

Hello and welcome! Hope you all are having an awesome 4th of July weekend. This is the new monthly edition of what was formerly the Weekly Beat, where I present the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news I can find from the past month. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted. To listen to this summary rather than read it, click play on the voiceover above or check out...

Hello all and welcome once again to the Weekly Beat, a weekly summary of Pittsburgh tech news! All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted. To listen to this summary, rather than read it, click play on the voiceover above, or check out the podcast on Apple Podcasts. It was a pretty quiet week for Pittsburgh tech news, so I am including some company profile pieces here th...

Hello all and welcome to the fourth issue of The Weekly Beat from Pittsburgh Tech Beat , a weekly roundup of the latest news from the Pittsburgh tech scene in the past week! This week’s post is a Special Extended Edition, including news from the past two weeks. I took off from writing/recording for Memorial Day weekend and then got super slammed with work at my day job this past week, so ran out o...

Hello and welcome to the third issue of The Weekly Beat from Pittsburgh Tech Beat, a weekly roundup of the latest news from the Pittsburgh tech scene in the past week. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted. To listen to this summary, rather than read it, click play on the voiceover above, or check out the podcast on Apple Podcasts . Here’s the latest: * Ansys, a Ca...

Hello and welcome to the second issue of The Weekly Beat from Pittsburgh Tech Beat! This week’s post is one day late given that this past weekend was my wife and my first wedding anniversary. We spent it in the Finger Lakes region of NY and returned with way too many bottles of wine. Thanks for your patience! On normal weekends, these posts will go out on Sunday mornings with a summary of what wen...

Hello and welcome to the inaugural issue of The Weekly Beat from Pittsburgh Tech Beat! Every Sunday morning, I will bring you a summary of what went down in the Pittsburgh tech scene in the past week for you to read with your morning coffee. All companies mentioned are local to Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted. To listen to this summary, rather than read it, click play on the voiceover above. Her...