Techstars Equitech accelerator coming to Baltimore; Broadband pandemic relief; Battelle's HBCU program; Tech + climate change

Earth Day 2021: Technology innovation gives government leverage to drive down emissions fast. Here’s how

By The Conversation | 4 minute read

The choice isn’t between government intervention and competitive markets; the two together drive progress, writes this MIT researcher.

The new UpSurge initiative aims to make Baltimore an ‘equitech’ city

By Stephen Babcock | 4 minute readThe organization is bringing Techstars to Baltimore and convening teams of tech leaders to do so. CEO Jamie McDonald talks about the framework that can galvanize the city's innovation economy.
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The US government’s next pandemic aid will cover broadband. What will it mean for Baltimore’s digital divide?

By Adam Echelman | 5 minute readThe Emergency Broadband Benefit is seeking to address a key digital access barrier: Affordability. Here’s how it will work, and what it will take to get it to the thousands of residents who are eligible.
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Battelle’s HBCU consortium is starting in Maryland with a $200K investment for Morgan State, Bowie State

By Donte Kirby | 1 minute readThe science and technology firm is investing in an externship program with the HBCUs for the next two years.
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NFTs are going mainstream. A Baltimore artist and technologist explain how they work

By Donte Kirby | 3 minute readNFTs were around before 2021, but now it's clear how to make a profit. Artist Tracey Halvorsen and software engineer Sunny Sanwar offer a look at the underlying technology, and how it's creating value.
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