Sarah Huffman
Reporter at Technical.ly
@TechnicallyPHL reporter and @Report4America corps member
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3 weeks ago |
technical.ly | Sarah Huffman
Cities like Boston and San Francisco are the typical places associated with the term tech hubs, but rural communities are doing just as much innovation — without the recognition.
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3 weeks ago |
technical.ly | Sarah Huffman
Just telling a story can be a powerful tool to increase access to innovation. At the 2025 Technical.ly Builders Conference session “Digital Equity: How Storytelling Can Make Innovation More Accessible,” panelists agreed that empowering more people to tell their own stories creates a more inclusive tech ecosystem.
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3 weeks ago |
technical.ly | Sarah Huffman
Welcome to the roundup of the latest from Philly's tech and entrepreneurship scene. Want this in your inbox? Subscribe for free. This week in Philly, Fore Biotherapeutics raised another $38 million, Pennsylvania faces digital equity cuts and more. Read on for Technical.ly’s weekly roundup of top news in the region. • The Philly region’s designated Tech Hub will get another shot at funding later this year after the Trump Administration canceled $210 million in previously awarded funding.
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3 weeks ago |
technical.ly | Sarah Huffman
The governments of Pennsylvania and its largest city received federal termination notices related to the Digital Equity Act, cutting money to help Pennsylvanians access devices and digital skills. Memos from the US Department of Commerce said at least one program within the Digital Equity Act violated the constitution because it outlines specific “racial preferences,” even though advocates say that racial minorities are only one type of underserved population that the law seeks to support.
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1 month ago |
technical.ly | Sarah Huffman
Money Moves is a recurring series where we chart the raises, grants, contracts, mergers and other funding news of tech companies across our regions. Have a tip? Email us at [email protected]. Philly life sciences companies are still seeing massive raises, despite analyst chatter about the sector’s shortcomings. Biotech company Fore Biotherapeutics brought in $38 million, the second installment to a later-stage round that began in 2023.
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