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Can Pittsburgh keep its workers from being replaced by smart machines?
by
Erika Beras
Apr 19, 2017
The city is becoming a giant proving ground for automation and artificial intelligence.
Beacons help Waze users navigate Pittsburgh's tricky tunnel exits
by
Erika Beras
Apr 17, 2017
The $30 gadgets are meant to solve 'tunnel blindness' and prevent accidents.
The most robot-proof job of them all
by
David Brancaccio
and Katie Long
Apr 10, 2017
Robotics work is a good bet, if you can get it.
As tech workers stay in Pittsburgh, neighborhoods watch prices climb
by
Erika Beras
Mar 29, 2017
'Black homes matter' for one person who's seen some residents move to cheaper areas.
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Steel City as innovation hub
by
Stephanie Hughes
and Ben Johnson
Oct 31, 2016
Uber chose Pittsburgh as the place to test its autonomous vehicles. How will it affect the city and its citizens?
Technology that may help potholes get fixed faster
Aug 17, 2015
Cameras and computers can increase the pace of street inspections and repairs.
For public good, not for profit.
Why the middleweight cities matter
Apr 20, 2012
Forget those mega-cities like Los Angeles and New York -- a new study shows the economic dynamism of middleweight cities like Pittsburgh and the Twin Cities.
Fargo, Pittsburgh make "Best Retirement Places" list
Mar 25, 2011
When considering places to retire to, one usually thinks of warmer climates -- like Florida and Arizona. Not Nebraska and North Dakota.
But ac...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Unrest in Libya causes oil prices to spike; home prices fell in December
Feb 22, 2011
Oil giant Shell has moved all of its foreign workers out of Libya, following a similar move by BP late last week. With protests in Libya escalating...