When Sylvia Janicki set out to record the noise of Atlanta's data centers, she expected to find it everywhere. News stories described nearby communities living with constant humming, roaring generators and sleepless nights. So she drove to roughly 10 hyperscale facilities around metro Atlanta, the massive campuses built to power artificial intelligence and hit record.

Tech Square is full of people you'd want to know and mostly haven't met yet. Maestro is a new ecosystem connection platform built to help you find and reach the right people across the community, whether that's a co-founder, a collaborator, or just the person who runs your trail every morning.

Anish Cheekati spent years on the pre-med track, gaining experience as a medical assistant and volunteering in clinics. His plans shifted after working with patients who often struggled to manage their various medications without guidance. This inspired him to create Voyage Health, a free AI-powered health guidance platform.

When high school students, Pranshu Raithatha and Harsh Mehta, needed to focus on their coursework, they realized they were scrolling on social media apps. After trying application after application, they asked a behavioral design question to explore the root of the challenge of focused attention as they set out to build Mivo Scrolling: “Can a brief pause at the exact moment someone opens social media help turn an impulse into an intentional choice?”

Earlier this year, Hypepotamus covered ATDC’s push to become a launchpad for Georgia-based AI companies. One of the companies building currently inside ATDC isn’t just building AI tools. They are a team ensuring organizations don’t get left behind in the AI Age. 

To help adults with mild cognitive impairment maintain independence, quality of life, and prepare meals, what may seem like an obvious solution of either removing kitchen cabinet doors or labeling may not be the best option. This gap and Ibrahim Bilau’s evidence-based and human-centered research highlight why it is so important to engage with community members living with mild cognitive impairment and their care partners.

Summer interns from across Tech Square came together last week at The Clubhouse for a luncheon designed to help them connect, unwind, and learn more about the work happening across the district.

When the Georgia Tech Food and Beverage Accelerator (GT.FBA) launched its first cohort in January 2025, the program set out to help food and beverage entrepreneurs take their products from home kitchens to retail shelves. One year later, the results speak for themselves.

A Turkish electric shuttle technology has made its U.S. debut on the Atlanta Beltline with the launch of a pilot project linking the transformative trail project and MARTA’s established rail network. 

When Sam Bracken boarded a plane in Las Vegas to attend Georgia Tech on a full-ride football scholarship, he could fit everything he owned in a single orange duffel bag. Inspired by the support that he received at Georgia Tech from Coach Bill Curry, in 2011, Bracken co-founded Orange Duffel Bag Initiative (ODBI) to support students in need. On Saturday, July 11, 2026, overlooking the very stadium where Bracken and Curry faced life's challenges together, 150 ODBI program graduates, coaches, and community members celebrated 15 years of community impact.

Atlanta is described in many ways: a logistics hub, a corporate headquarters city, a university city, a film city, and increasingly, a technology city.

Now there is a new question to answer:

What role should Atlanta play in artificial intelligence infrastructure?

You’ve got your ticket and team jersey picked out, and you’re off to a FIFA World Cup match. But first you must get there. And despite the heat, many cities, including Atlanta, are encouraging fans to use public transit or walk or bike to get to the games. To help fans find the coolest, greenest, and fastest routes from nearby bus stops and train stations to the stadium, in June 2026 a team of Georgia Tech researchers launched the Cool Routes web app and mobile app in 10 U.S. cities hosting FIFA World Cup matches.