The Pittsburgh Technology Council has released its State of the Industry Report for 2022. The annual report covers statistics for Information Technology, Life Sciences, Environmental Technology, Energy, and more. As expected coming out of COVID-19 lockdowns, the report gives us our first insight as to the shape of the tech industry in Pittsburgh and surrounding […]
Posted inOuter space, Culture
Moonshot Museum Hosts a Grand Opening
Prior to Astrobotic launching a lunar lander, the Moonshot Museum has launched with a grand opening. The new space museum is located in Pittsburgh’s Northside where every eccentric has a museum. Paint your house odd colors? Museum. Collect Mattresses or something? Museum. Have engineers creating a quarter billion dollar thing that will live indefinitely on […]
Posted inEntrepreneurship, Technology
Big Idea Center Opening Gives a New Home to Pitt Entrepreneurs
The University of Pittsburgh has opened the Big Idea Center startup accelerator. Pitt founders and entrepreneurs now have a place home for for campus innovation. This is a natural extension of the Randall Family Big Idea Awards which I’ve covered for years. That competition awards $100,000 split among student startups with the best pitches, teams, […]
Posted inCelebrities, Featured
It’s Brandon Max! Behind the TikTok Superstar
Not just a meme, itsbrandonmax has earned nearly 3 Million subscribers on TikTok. Brandon Max is a living emoji. His physical comedy is filled with facial gymnastics that define his parody videos. As the internet has an endless amount of cringe, Brandon has an abundance of content for reactions. His viewers love it. They watch […]
Posted inFeatured, Culture, Entertainment
Introducing Cards for Jagoffs: A Game for Yinz
After a heavy night of drinking, I gathered up our napkin scribbles from the bar and sent it off to the presses. What came back is a glorious set of irreverent and likely untradable cards. To celebrate April Foo’s Day 2022, and a news outlet actually printing something, I present to you: Cards for Jagoffs. […]
Posted inTechnology, Entrepreneurship
Powerhouses of Clubhouse – Who to Follow on Social Audio
In the dark ages of the pandemic, Clubhouse founded a ‘social audio’ empire. While many others are trying to take the throne, none have captured its importance. Why? Clubhouse has powerhouse speakers hosting and moderating rooms. These queens and kings hold court speaking on topics of entrepreneurship, and love and Bitcoin of the realm. Clubhouse […]
Posted inTravel, Books
Karyn Locke – the Secret Pittsburgh is Mixed with Sand and Snow
Karyn Locke is the publisher of Sand and Snow, a magazine catering to travelers. Along with her husband, the enigmatic Mister Locke, they roam the open roads of North America in pursuit of the next town. After covering mountains, beaches, and the godless midwest, Karyn returned home to Pittsburgh where she recently published her first […]
Posted inTechnology
Letter from the Editor: Coming 2022 – News, Reviews, and Original Series
Thanks to you, Jekko is preparing a new year publishing news. In the last decade, we’ve covered celebrations and tragedies, pedestrians to presidents, and startups to stock listings. Jekko was established as a laboratory for modern story telling. As technology changes, so must we. Here’s what to expect: The Content changes: We’re working on our […]
Posted inPolitics
Jerry Dickinson Campaigns for Congress and Election Reform
Jerry Dickinson joined a small group of politicians in Pittsburgh’s Northside to promote election reform. While the topic has been on the forefront with the last presidential election, Dickinson chimes in. “Expand vote by mail, make elections a federal holiday, and put an end to gerrymandering.” Pretty straight forward. The family friend event was held […]
Posted inTechnology
tagDiv Just Activated a Backdoor in Their Envato Market WordPress Themes
tagDiv, the developer of one of the most popular WordPress themes in the world, just activated a trojan horse in their themes taking over thousands of websites. With the release of the Newspaper Theme 11.3 last night, the previous version 11.2 enabled code by developers that disabled websites replacing them with ads. An untold number […]