As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news hits.
Hot stories for March 4-March 8 included: HQ Raleigh’s latest space expansion, Raleigh startup Zookies Cookies landed a $50,000 deal on Shark Tank, Microsoft announced a new solar project in eastern North Carolina, and Triangle cities rank among top 15 metros for tech jobs.
Also hot off the presses: TechWire unveils its exclusive guide to the Triangle startup ecosystem.
Here’s a look back at 67 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY March 4 Headlines:
- As more automakers embrace electric Tesla to unveil SUV on March 14
- AT&T reorganizes WarnerMedia in wake of winning merger approval
- BioDelivery Sciences sues 4 rivals, alleging patent violations
- Charlotte analytics software startup looks to raise $1.5M (+ video)
- How tech helps communities after a natural disaster
- NC headliners in March: Entrepreneu(HER) Showcase, Digital Empowers CLT, EcoExxpo & more
- NCSU researchers create ‘biocement’ that could cut risk of coal ash spills
- On the horizon: 80 events across NC coming up in April
- Report: Raleigh metro area is No. 6 hottest job market across US
- Raleigh organizations, entrepreneurs team up for South by Southwest showcase
- Raleigh startup Zookies Cookies lands $50,000 deal on Shark Tank
- TechWire week in review: CED events, Wolfpack Investor Network & American Underground changes, more
- Triangle March headliners: Tech Job Fair, Analytics>Forward, RTP180 & more
- Triangle tech & startup meetups – the latest list
- ‘Welcome to the new area in space flight’ – SpaceX capsule docks with space station
TUESDAY March 5 Headlines:
- AIDS ‘cure is not a dream:’ Patient is free of HIV after stem cell transplant
- As WeWork preps launch in Raleigh, it cuts 300 from global workforce
- China-based tech giant Huawei plans to sue US over ban
- Food fight: Amazon reportedly will open dozens of its own supermarkets
- Fresh from Shark Tank, Zookies Cookies founders reflect on ‘Super Bowl of pitches,’ what’s next
- Headlines: IBM ups quantum performance; WeWork layoffs; Tivo to split?; fintech regulation; identifying data brokers; 5G healthcare
- Headlines: Password-free future; Fortnite’s new rival; IBM blockchain cybersecurity; Netflix of podcasts; AT&T reassures Ted Turner; Liquidia CFO; 5G to boost IOT
- IPO prep: An overview of Precision BioSciences
- Lilly to cut insulin price; Novo Nordisk offers options
- NSA stops using domestic phone surveillance program
- Precision Biosciences looks to raise $100M in IPO
- Study: Durham-CH, Raleigh crack top 10 for highest percentage of tech jobs in workforce
- With help of Google ahead of Fort Bragg job fair, RecruitMilitary matches vets, employers
WEDNESDAY March 6 Headlines:
- A rebellion led in part by Epic Games CEO poses a threat to Apple’s app cash cow
- Bunker Labs RDU advances veteran entrepreneurship with Muster event
- Drug ‘Special K’ cousin secures FDA approval to treat depression
- Even as trade war tensions ease, US vs. Huawei over tech intensifies
- Key to Internet of Things market growth? Here’s a look at crucial players, customers
- Headlines: Corning bendable glass; Qualcomm says 5G rush is on; Fortnite challenger; Google political ad ban; MIT, IBM push AI; cybersecurity shortage
- How to find, keep customers in tumultuous times? Try 7 levels of engagement
- Las Vegas prepares to gamble real dollars on Musk’s tunnel express system
- Lung health startup VitalFlo wraps up $200,000 fundraiser
- Need quality of life info? Check out crowdsourced site Numbeo
- Remember Blockbuster? There’s only one store left
- RTP drug startup Dignify Therapeutics lands its 11th federal grant in five years
- STEMS jobs survey about Triangle’s strength is right-on, says NCSU economist
- Tech on Tap: Google forgoes NC Expansion, NCSU Dinosaur Discoveries, Fortnite breaks records, and IBM apologizes
THURSDAY March 7 Headlines:
- Bezos, Buffett, Dimon name their healthcare baby: Haven
- Boxyard RTP to bring dining, entertainment to heart of Research Triangle Park
- Diagnosed with cancer, Brooks Bell transitions to exec chair role at her firm, names interim CEO
- Dova beats Street expectations under new CEO, cuts sales team by 28 positions
- Facebook pivots to privacy, but can Zuckerberg make the strategy work?
- French cancer research firm to build plant in Raleigh
- Good news for Precision Bio? Investors ready again for IPos
- Headlines: Good ViiV news; Apple jobs in San Diego; AT&T spectrum buys; Bezos, Microsoft back fusion; Alexa music update; new Fitbit devices
- How to be a good leader post Amazon, Apple rejections? Execs share insights at TechWire Live
- Introducing: WRAL TechWire’s guide to the Triangle startup ecosystem
- Join the Carolinas’ Tech for Good Movement on March 13
- Top Democrats push legislation to restore Obama ‘net neutrality’ rules
FRIDAY March 8 Headlines:
- Bandwidth looks to raise $135M as stock hits new high
- Brooks Bell: ‘I’m 38 and I have Stage III colon cancer’
- Cannabis seed to sale firm in Wilmington is sold to NC holding company
- French firm Cellectis investment, jobs to boost NC’s gene therapy prominence
- HQ Raleigh gears up for yet another ‘need driven’ expansion
- Microsoft teams with Invenergy to build big solar project in eastern NC
- NC IDEA awards $5,000 grants to 5 startups looking to raise money through crowdfunding
- Photo shoot: Triangle turns out for LaunchBio ‘Think Outside’ event
- Results of monthly shots to combat AIDS in trials boosts ViiV Healthcare’s combo treatment
- Survey: Women still face huge gender gap but ‘First Mover’ companies offer hope
- Tom Snyder: Taking North Carolina’s message of tech, diversity and vision to South by Southwest
- Triangle companies converge at SXSW, pitching Raleigh as best place to live, work
- Warning: Hookah smoking increases risk of heart disease
