Pittsburgh

In a five-year partnership with the biomedical research company Leidos Inc., the university will develop artificial intelligence-powered tools to diagnose and treat ailments such as heart disease and cancer.

School districts across the Pittsburgh region have spent the past few months working with teachers and students to get used to a new online platform and tools for the statewide assessment test.

The Pennsylvania city has met several major milestones in the past year in its journey to improve city services with technology. In the year ahead, officials will continue modernizing systems and processes.

The federal government is funding smartphone broadband access in remote areas as part of a $42.35 billion program to connect every home and business with reliable, affordable and high-speed Internet.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia wants to make the Pittsburgh region a leader in space, regardless of how her Congressional allies might change after next week's election.

Gov. Shapiro called Pittsburgh the future of artificial intelligence development and said Pennsylvania, unlike other states that are more tech wary, is a place where "everyone's going in the same direction."

Nvidia will work with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh to make Pittsburgh the company's first "AI Tech Community," with joint technology centers focusing on robotics and health sciences.

The Pennsylvania county will have access to a federal $1.25 billion digital equity grant program that’s part of President Joe Biden’s Internet for All initiative. It could help the county’s elderly improve their digital literacy.

In response to workforce shortages and unaffordable college tuition, K-12 districts are hiring specialists to help students find alternate paths to careers in cybersecurity, manufacturing and other in-demand fields.

A private college has been on probation with its accrediting agency since March due to leadership and finance issues. It has until June 17 to submit a plan for keeping students on a path to degrees at partner institutions.

The EPA has issued an alert to water systems across the country after finding that about 70 percent of providers inspected since September 2023 violated standards enacted to prevent hacks or breaches.

Since the Clean School Bus Program officially launched in 2022, Pennsylvania districts have received more than $47 million for zero-emissions buses in five districts including Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Whether harvesting, monitoring crop health, or connecting with customers, the needs of modern farming have already sparked a variety of agriculture technology startups in the Pittsburgh region.

A divided state House on Tuesday passed a bill that would have Pennsylvania do something all its nearby neighbors have done — ban the use of handheld cell phones by drivers.

The University of Pittsburgh's new master's degree in data science, delivered fully online through Coursera, will teach core computational concepts, data management, programming for analysis and other subjects.

Plus, a new survey has found that more than 80 percent of respondents have high-speed Internet through fiber; the Pittsburgh Digital Equity Coalition has released a new strategic plan; and more.

As electric vehicle sales continue to grow and car manufacturers set voluntary electric vehicle targets, automotive dealers and technicians in Pennsylvania say a service void has started forming.

The future site of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's planned center for advanced manufacturing, engineering and automation will soon get an overhaul funded by a $1.5 million grant.