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 18-22 included: Profiles of four local students who are making breakthroughs in life science innovation, NC Technology Association data shows IT job openings soared 40 percent since last February, and gene therapy firm AveXis announced an expansion that would pave the way for over 200 jobs and a $60 million investment in its Durham-based facility.
Here’s a look back at 66 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY Feb. 18 Headlines:
- 11 investors back Carolinas Fintech Ventures with $2.5M; fund wants $15M
- Amazon’s ‘Shipment Zero’ aims to reduce Internet giant’s carbon footprint
- Arris CEO to join Commscope as chief operating officer following merger
- British report calls for crackdown on ‘digital gangsters’ such as Facebook
- Charlotte, Triad investment firms raise more than $550M for deals
- Duke University researchers discover ‘perfect absorber’ anti-laser
- From VR to marketing to startups: Find a meetup in the Triangle
- Gene therapy firm to add 200 jobs, invest $60M in Durham county facility
- Israeli nonprofit hopes to be first to land private spacecraft on moon
- Looking for a job in pharma industry? Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is hiring
- NC headliners: 40+ events to consider for your calendar this month
- NC officials, biotech company AveXis announce expansion
- On the event horizon: Alternative Investments, Capital Connects, hackathonCLT + more
- TechWire week in review: Launch Chapel Hill, IoT startups, Google skips NC, more
- Triangle headliners: 52 panels, workshops, deadlines & more in Feb.
- Will Amazon’s rejection of NYC have ramifications for other deals?
TUESDAY Feb. 19 Headlines:
- ChannelAdvisor cofounder Scot Wingo sells more of his stock holdings
- Epic Games sues organizers of ‘Fortnite Live’ event in UK
- Foundation to invest $300M in local journalism efforts
- Headlines: IBM, NetApp, McClatchy, Bandwidth, Lenovo, Epic Games, Red Hat
- Information technology job openings across NC surge nearly 40% from a year ago
- LabCorp’s new assay expands its precision medicine portfolio
- Military community leader, entrepreneur Mike Erwin to speak at Bunker Labs event
- NCSU researchers’ new tool could boost efforts to re-establish oyster beds, coastal habitats
- Nearly 60 companies to showcase tech, products at CED Life Science Conference
- Researcher: New immunotherapies ‘have made a revolution in many, many tumors’
- Scientist who popularized term ‘global warming’ dies at age 87
- With Alexa integration, Amazon finds its voice in cars
WEDNESDAY Feb. 20 Headlines:
- Digital advertising forecast to be No. 1; Gannett revenue drops but digital grows
- Executive chairman replaces CEO at Innovate Biopharma
- Headlines: Epic pulls YouTube ads; Epic’s Star Wars recruit; Cisco sees 5G dominance; meet IBM cloud exec; 2 AT&T deals
- JPMorgan’s embrace of cryptocurrency means ‘more banks will take it seriously’
- MCNC begins offering access to 110-mile fiber optic ring across Triangle
- Samsung set to unveil new smartphones
- Study: Durham ranks No. 8, Charlotte No. 24, Raleigh No. 56 among cities for women in tech
- Tech on Tap: Tech on TV – the future
- Tesla’s general counsel leaves after 2 months at the job
- These student entrepreneurs are already making a mark in life science
- Transformation of JPMorgan Chase boss on cryptocurrency reflects banking trend
- UNC-CH: New compounds could target specific brain cell receptors to treat alcoholism, Alzheimer’s, more
THURSDAY Feb. 21 Headlines:
- Aetna to expand NC presence with 300 more jobs in Triad
- CommScope’s latest earnings beat expectations
- Duke researchers: Single CRISPR treatment provides long-term benefits in mice
- Epic Games yanks ‘Fortnite’ ads on YouTube in pedophile controversy
- Google Maps to add drug disposal locations as part of anti-opioid effort
- Headlines: Zuckerberg on no-ad Facebook; IBM’s Think motive, cloud pitch; AT&T talks 5G E suit; Lyft IPO; Google cloud buy
- IPO market still in hibernation even as stocks surge so far this year
- Lenovo stock surges 11% as revenue climbs to 4-year high, profits improve
- Meet ‘harbinger of doom’ – the new T.rex courtesy NCSU researchers (+ video)
- Psst! There’s a microphone in Google’s Nest Secure home alarm system
- Samsung unveils next-gen smartphones from foldable $2,000 device to 5G
- Smashing Boxes drops lawsuit against one of its original founders
- The rise of ‘fab labs’: Offering Triangle startups, scientists a space to innovate
- Where do Gen Z workers want to work? IBM. What jobs do they want? Software
FRIDAY Feb. 22 Headlines:
- Ag tech forum: Climate change presents complex challenges for agriculture
- Bank of America: Despite pressure, corporate stock buybacks ‘on pace’ for record year
- Google ends forced arbitration to settle job disputes, joining other tech firms
- Headlines: Cisco touts 5G; GSK probe; Pinterest IPO; IBM exec likes bitcoin; AT&T 5G plans; Lenovo IoT play; Zillow CEO out
- Iqvia’s CEO compensation falls $21.5M in 2018
- Rivals BMW, Daimler invest $1B in joint venture for ride sharing, charging, more
- Shark Tank presenter Inirv Labs aims to raise $500,000
- Space missions: Israeli craft heads to moon; Japanese reach asteroid
- ‘What a freaking event!’ – Marshmello’s in-Fortnite game concert sets record
- Verizon: 5G coming to more than 30 US cities but doesn’t identify markets
- Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane reaches space again
- Which is better investment opportunity, Lyft or Uber?
