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7 hours ago | technical.ly | Sarah Huffman

This is How I Got Here, a series where we chart the career journeys of technologists. Want to tell your story? Get in touch. Entering the large US market can be intimidating for some immigrant founders, but international experience can help give them a competitive edge. For Daniel Foy, cofounder and CEO of agtech startup AgriGates, leaning into his identity as an immigrant and his connection to agriculture helped him find support for his business.

2 days ago | technical.ly | Bailey Reutzel

This story is a collaboration between Technical.ly and Love Now Media, produced with the support of the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative, a coalition of more than 25 local newsrooms doing solutions reporting on things that affect daily life, where the problem and symptoms are obvious, but what’s driving them isn’t. Follow at @PHLJournoCollab. Artificial intelligence is whipping up beautiful pictures of cakes to salivate over. But, at least for now, it cannot bake one.

2 days ago | technical.ly | Sarah Huffman

Between Philly Tech Week and SEPTA budget cuts, it’s been an eventful month in the local tech ecosystem. Test how well you’ve been paying attention by taking this month’s news trivia quiz. You’ll score high if you’ve been keeping up with our articles and weekly newsletter. Read on to take the quiz. Enter your answers below, then submit and SCROLL UP, then hit “View Score” to see how you did. Don’t see the questions below? Take the quiz here.

2 days 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, celebrating 15 years of PTW, what economic mobility looks like in the workplace and more. Read on for Technical.ly’s weekly roundup of top news in the region. • Startups and creators need to work together to solve their mutual problems, Calan the Artist writes. [Technical.ly]• Have PTW 2025 FOMO?

6 days ago | technical.ly | Katie Malone

Philly’s life sciences sector is strategizing to remain at the forefront, despite recent shakeups at cell and gene therapy pioneer Spark Therapeutics. Turmoil at one big company doesn’t necessarily indicate the end of a sector’s strength, according to Rebecca Grant, senior director of life sciences and innovation for the city’s Department of Commerce. While acknowledging the negative impact of job losses caused by the layoffs at Spark, Grant said she’s still optimistic about the industry at large.