A tech boom in Pittsburgh brings hope and angst


  • TECH
  • Monday, 15 Oct 2018

An Aurora self-driving Lincoln MKZ car is seen outside the company’s office in the Lawrenceville neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 21, 2018. Picture taken on September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Heather Somerville

PITTSBURGH: The city of Pittsburgh, the one-time steel capital that's long been a symbol of Rust-Belt decline, is emerging as a vibrant hub for artificial intelligence, robotics and biomedical companies eager to tap a rich talent pool.

Yet the resulting economic renaissance is leaving many locals uneasy – a symbol in its own right of the nation's mounting concerns about the success of high-tech industries and their effect on wages and jobs.

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