Philly weekly roundup: $1.2M for Hopeworks; Goodbye Wells Fargo Center; Is the Digital Equity Act over?

Plus, the Pennsylvania Senate Communications and Technology Committee passed legislation to ban state government agencies from using TikTok.

• Startups and creators need to work together to solve their mutual problems, Calan the Artist writes. [Technical.ly]

• Have PTW 2025 FOMO? Check out our live blog that recaps all the events we attended last week. [Technical.ly]

• Tech workforce development org Hopeworks received $1.2 million from the Hg Foundation, which will support the org’s expansion to two new cities. The Camden-founded nonprofit expanded to Kensington in 2022. [Hopeworks/Technical.ly]

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