As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news hits.
Hot stories for February 11-15 included a look inside Launch Chapel Hill’s latest class of startups, pitches from local IoT companies and Google leaves North Carolina out of its $13 billion expansion plan.
Here’s a look back at 62 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY Feb. 11 Headlines:
- Artificial intelligence startup Stratifyd raises another $9M
- As state regulators crack down on CBD, business owners try to see through haze
- Duke Energy acquires solar energy project in Texas
- Events ‘on the horizon’ in March: TechWire Live, STEM summit, Muster RDU & more
- From ride-sharing to virtual reality, Launch Chapel Hill’s spring cohort is diverse mix
- Future of food supply: IBM scientists tackle challenges from seed to table to trash (+ video)
- Launch Chapel Hill welcomes 10 startups for spring cohort, including ‘next CNN’
- Medical device manufacturer laying off 65 workers in Charlotte
- National Enquirer CEO’s lawyer denies tabloid extorted Jeff Bezos
- NC headliners: Innovation Quarter Town Hall, B Corp Q&A, IdeaLaunch & more
- Reports: Trump executive order to prioritize Artificial Intelligence R&D
- Study: Massive insect decline could have ‘catastrophic’ impact on environment
- Survey: Rural and urban Americans are more similar than they think
- TechWire week in review: State of the Region, life science funding, LaunchBio & more
- Triangle headliners: CED Tech & Life, TEDxUNC, Black Wall Street & more in Feb.
- Triangle meetups provide tech community chances to stay connected
TUESDAY Feb. 12 Headlines:
- 4 startups to pitch Industrial Internet Consortium judges at RIoT event
- Amazon buying Wi-Fi device maker; NY defends deal for Amazon expansion
- Community initiatives share a vision for North Carolina at IEI Forum
- David Gardner: The importance of investor updates
- In latest machine vs. human, IBM’s Project Debater loses (+ video: watch the debate)
- NCSU’s PowerAmerica continues to fuel growth in power semiconductor industry
- Raleigh-based sports technology startup grabs equity
- Reddit lands $300M in new funding with China’s Tencent leading round
- Report: E-cigs driving up surge in teen’s tobacco use
- Researchers: Aquaculture is not helping conserve wild fisheries
- Should Facebook change the way it monitors users for suicide risk?
WEDNESDAY Feb. 13 Headlines:
- Apple news service reportedly wants 50% of revenue from media members
- After layoffs, BuzzFeed reports, editors vote to unionize
- BruVue, which is brewing change to beer ecosystem, shows Triangle’s emergence as IoT hub
- Charlotte unicorn AvidXchange expands management team (+ video overview)
- Duke researchers: MRI cardiac stress test could identify fatal heart disease
- Epic asks ‘Fortnite’ dance suits be dismissed; rival Activision laying off 800
- How two South African schoolmates launched a Raleigh-based tech company
- Internet of Things startups shine at RIoT’s pitch night – here’s a look at each
- Lenovo unveils on-demand service for data centers, joining competitors
- Life science startup Sapere Bio uses biomarkers to gauge patient health
- Raleigh app developer CurEat lands $400,000 (+ video)
- T-Mobile, Sprint face skeptical lawmakers as wireless giants push for merger
THURSDAY Feb. 14 Headlines:
- Amazon decides not to build a headquarters in NYC, won’t reopen site search
- Apple, IBM, other CEOs join new White House advisory board
- Bandwidth loss is worse than forecast but CEO says expansion, hiring continues
- Chimerix to pay former CEO some $830,000 in severance
- Despite Q4 volatility overall, healthcare remains top-performing sector, says JP Morgan
- Durham life science startup targets eczema in clinical study
- Ex-lawyer at Apple faces insider trading charges
- Gaia Herbs raises $40M, looks for another $8M
- Google’s $13B expansion plan skips North Carolina
- Nation’s largest bank is creating its own cryptocurrency
- Tech on Tap to present podcast documentary series
- Two Triangle scientists land American Association for the Advancement of Science fellowships
FRIDAY Feb. 15 Headlines:
- After pivot, Durham-based startup Cultivate lands $350K in equity
- Amazon makes investment in electric truck startup
- Buffett discloses Red Hat investment, dumps $2B in Oracle stock; RHT hit 52-week high
- California governor: Consumers should earn part of data collection profits
- Charlotte marketing firm wants to change name to reflect cannabidiol products
- Copyright denied for dance that is involved in Fortnite lawsuit
- Mike Walden: A question for millennials, rest of us – can we fix Social Security?
- Q&A: MCNC’S CEO Jean Davis talks economic development, smart cities and more
- Report: Facebook faces ‘multibillion dollar’ fine over privacy
- We are recycling more trash – and Wall Street loves it
- Will Amazon’s rejection of New York City affect other recruiting decisions?
