The Monthly Beat - February '26 Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Feb 12 • Austin Orth

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January 2026

The Monthly Beat - January '26 Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Jan 6 • Austin Orth

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December 2025

Breaking Curses and Waving Flags

Highlights from my time at Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center's Fall Festival.

Dec 30, 2025 • Austin Orth

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November 2025

Four Perspectives on AI

A guest post from Pittsburgh-local software engineer Sean McPherson.

Nov 21, 2025 • Sean McPherson

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Humanoid Robots Are Still Overrated

Clips and takeaways from my time at Pittsburgh Robotics & AI Discovery Day 2025.

Nov 10, 2025 • Austin Orth

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October 2025

The Monthly Beat - October '25 Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Oct 16, 2025 • Austin Orth

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September 2025

Dissecting Agentic Site Reliability Engineering - Why the Hype Misses the Mark

A local expert's perspective on a current AI trend.

Sep 24, 2025 • Robbie

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The Monthly Beat - September '25 Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Sep 15, 2025 • Austin Orth

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August 2025

The Monthly Beat - August '25 Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Aug 14, 2025 • Austin Orth

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GPT-5 and Emotional Manipulation

A local opinion on today's GPT-5 announcement from Yours Truly.

Aug 8, 2025 • Austin Orth

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July 2025

The Monthly Beat - 4th of July BBQ Hangover Edition

A recap of the most interesting Pittsburgh tech news from the past few weeks, upcoming local tech events, and extras for the days ahead.

Jul 8, 2025 • Austin Orth

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June 2025

How We Built a Pittsburgh Tech-focused MCP Server

A local hackathon story from AI @ Work.

Jun 27, 2025 • Matt Nicosia and Austin Orth

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