Zoox robotaxis will soon be available through Uber Blavity teaming up with the Gathering Spot “The collaboration creates a new platform connecting brands with Black America’s most influential professionals, both through digital media and in private gathering spaces, according to a news release.” Listen to this episode on all podcast platforms.Continue Reading
Free EV auto show at Healthy Homes Fair Montgomery County leaders to discuss Anti-Algorithmic Price Fixing Act Anthropic sues Trump administration Continue Reading
New co-working space opening in College Park Discovery District Data center meeting scheduled in Prince George’s County Job fair in College Park on March 26, 2026Continue Reading
-New Open AI and Amazon partnership -Thousands of jobs slashed at Block, which is owned by Twitter's co-founder -Maryland DOT takes proposals for the next round of new fast charging stations along key highways and routes, starting March 17thContinue Reading
Watch the public hearing on the proposed Montgomery County data center task force here New app helps people with food allergies, more on this in my next podcast Waymo offering services in more cities, including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and OrlandoContinue Reading
U.S. Tech Corps announced by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Maryland Tech Council to host 7th Annual Technology Transformation Conference Listen to my latest podcast here Continue Reading
Typically, you may have noticed food delivery robots near college campuses, but this time Serve Robotics is doing things differently. “We’re really, excited to be in some of, you know, some of the denser and more popular locations across the country now,” said Vignesh Ram, Serve Robotics’ Vice President of Public Policy. “When it comes...Continue Reading
In 2025, Technical.ly recognized Kathleen Borgueta for her work with Pivoting Parents. It’s an organization she started after she was laid off from USAID, shortly after she gave birth. “I really try to provide a community where people can come as they are. As I mentioned, people sometimes need to breastfeed or pump, or they...Continue Reading
Christopher Headley launched a new app called Ill Lit Sports on Jan. 1. “I have a son who’s 11 years old, and he reminds me of me. He loves basketball. He wants to go pro. So I just wanted to design something that could give a chance, along with my son. Maximum exposure,” Headley said.Continue Reading
Former Prince George’s County School Board member Dr. Kenneth Harris II is expanding his community outreach to Boston and internationally, working with stars like Jaylen Brown and leaving a lasting impression on young minds. Continue Reading
Increase in autonomous taxis and availability The writing is already on the wall for this one. Waymo, Uber, and Lyft are all exploring cities to add robotaxis, with Uber and Lyft hoping to add robotaxis in London next year. Waymo is also hoping to begin offering services in D.C. in 2026. I asked Councilmember Charles...Continue Reading
The Choros app and social club was created by Alex Vans. “The idea is about a year old. We started a little more than six months ago with a beta web app, with 20 guys,” he said. “My goal for Choros in five years is to be live in 4 to 5, mid to upper...Continue Reading
I sat down with Ayo Duyile and Femi Adebayo to learn more about what to expect at this year’s Techsgiving, which is happening Dec. 10–13 at Nationals Park. We talked about everything from the do’s and don’ts to the changes in the tech industry following the recent government shutdown and layoffs. The hosts of the...Continue Reading
Hampton University alum Brandon Starkes is making it easier to find organic fruits and vegetables right in our backyards. “The business was inspired by my great-grandmother, who grew up on a farm in Prince George’s County,” Starkes said. “She taught me that food is medicine, honestly. And that was one of the reasons I started...Continue Reading
Musician Lemond “Mr. Imag” Brown majored in architectural engineering at Drexel University, and he put his skills to use as soon as he graduated. “When I came back to my hometown, D.C., I saw the gaps where they were talking about a lot of students who look like me that were doing bad in math...Continue Reading
Martha Sklavos is the founder and CEO of Aloe Therapeutics, she’s working on a treatment option for “advanced solid tumors.” “Forty percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, so it will touch us all in one way, shape or form,” Sklavos said. Continue Reading
Orlando Robinson is hoping to revolutionize emergency calls starting on Nov. 15. He says his app will be able to broadcast live audio, video, GPS location and more to 911 operators.Continue Reading
D.C. native Tayo Adesanya secured $125,000 at a recent pitch competition in Atlanta organized by Invest Fest. In this episode, Purdue University alum Tayo Adesanya, founder and CEO of Lola Vision Systems, discusses his plans for the company and what sets his AI chips apart. “Invest Fest had over 25,000 people there. It was the...Continue Reading
I’ve written this post in my head five hundred times, but I’ve only had the time to put pen to paper a month after giving birth. Time seems to move much faster with a baby. Being pregnant was very surreal for me. I don’t think it really hit me until the end, and even then,...Continue Reading
DeepSeek is a relatively new AI platform, created in China, which is similar to ChatGPT. Experts say it is quickly growing in popularity among young people, and others. I sat down with Professor Aram Sinnreich to discuss the platform’s potential impacts on educators, and more.Continue Reading
InPress will be available to the public on Oct. 3. It is a unique way to find friends and potentially your next date. “We’ve already got about 500 users in a couple of days now,” said co-founder Adam Harder. In this episode, Harder shares details on how the app started and the future of...Continue Reading
IonQ has been named the Tech Company of The Year, according to the Maryland Tech Council. The company recently opened the United States’ first quantum computing manufacturing facility, in Bothell, Wash. “If we’re ever going to cure cancer, we’re going to need much, much more powerful compute capacity than the classical world has today,” CFO...Continue Reading
If you work in the medical field, you may be familiar with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). “Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a portable, non-invasive, brain imaging technology that uses low levels of non-ionizing light to record changes in cerebral blood flow in the brain through optical sensors placed on the surface of the scalp,” according...Continue Reading
Women in tech will gather at National Harbor on Wednesday and Thursday. I had a conversation with Michaela Jeffery-Morrison, the founder and managing director of the Women in Tech World Series, to learn more about what to expect. She joined the chat from London. “Recent reports have named Washington, D.C. as one of the best...Continue Reading
Blink’s CEO Brendan Jones is excited about the company’s new headquarters in Bowie, and more. “We’ll probably have upwards of 150 new high-tech, higher than the average, wage jobs here,” Jones said. Watch the story that aired in this week’s ‘Tech Talk’ on DCNewsNow.com, or listen to this episode for our extended conversation.Continue Reading
This week I sat down with Panos Kostopulos to talk about Proxy Foods. The CEO from Greece started developing his company at Georgetown University, investors include billionaire Ted Leonsis. Watch the story that aired on DC News Now here. “We want to create a food tech hub in D.C.” -KostopulosContinue Reading
Ingrid Riley recently wrote an article about how Amazon.com shipped directly to her front door in Kingston, Jamaica. Shipping through Amazon is a fairly new concept in Jamaica, even though it is popular in the United States. In this episode, she shares her genuine thoughts on the experience, including the cost. Listen to our conversation...Continue Reading
Let’s start with the GPT store, think app store but on another level. The store allows you to “discover and create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge, and any combination of skills,” according to OpenAI. The store includes personalized trail recommendations from AllTrails, Khan Academy’s Code Tutor, Canva and more. They say “building your own GPT...Continue Reading
With higher prices on most goods, and the holidays quickly approaching, it’s time to save where you can. Here are five ways you can save, using tech. I tested many of these tips in recent weeks, and they work. Compare prices using Google Images It’s tempting to buy the first item you see, but you...Continue Reading
I recently started discussing highlights in the tech world, via Instagram, each week. Here’s my latest: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna-Lysa Gayle (@annalysagayle)Continue Reading
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