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this week in 757: performing under pressure & the one-of-a-kind robot

This week's stories are about being ready for what's coming before it happens.

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August 28, 2026

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business - innovation - growth in hampton roads

THE BIG STORY
FRIDAY EDITION

What a Country Music Star Can Teach You About Performing Under Pressure

What if the real question before your next pitch isn't "what am I going to say" but "what do I want them to leave with?

How AdvisorFinder Is Preparing Financial Advisors for AI Search

A Virginia Beach company noticed its own traffic shifting from Google to ChatGPT in 2024, so it built a way to make sure businesses don't disappear from the answer.

The World’s Only Facility of Its Kind Is Operating in Portsmouth

"The whole thing is a robot." Inside the only facility in the world using AI to recover valuable materials straight out of ordinary household trash.

THE 757 IN 60 SECONDS

  • Virginia Cup returns Sept. 17 to the Sandler Center: Tickets Now Open.

  • Amentum won a $974 million, 10-year contract to operate and modernize NASA Langley’s research facilities in Hampton, including its wind tunnels and laboratories. READ MORE.

  • RESONATE brings music, art and technology together at Assembly in downtown Norfolk on Friday, August 28, starting at 6 p.m. READ MORE.

  • OpenAI to provide ChatGPT for Teachers and staff at Virginia Beach Public Schools. READ MORE.