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 18-March 24 included: Demand for software developers skyrockets in North Carolina, RIoT’s Tom Snyder’s reports on the SXSW experience, Asheville startups take statewide tour and SAS expands its commitment to AI development.
In more national news: Deutsche Bank confirms merger talks with Commerzbank, concerns mount over big tech and the future of journalism, streaming finally tops pay TV as video programming of choice and the market anticipates Apple’s expansion into subscription video-on-demand.
Here’s a look back at 82 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY March 18 Headlines:
- Apple comes up $31M loser in Qualcomm patent suit
- Apple unveils iPad Air with larger screen, more features – and it weighs 1 pound
- Deutsche Bank, which has big operation in Cary, is talking merger with German rival
- Eyeing IPO, Precision Bio raises nearly $40M from 23 investors
- Facebook: 40% of Americans live in areas lacking local news coverage
- Here’s your master list of meetups for 95 Triangle startups & technologists
- ‘In heaven:’ RIoT’s exec director recounts his memorable South by Southwest immersion
- Is LORD Corp for sale? Cary company remains mum about $3B deal rumors
- NC event headliners: Wilmington expo, City Startup Labs, Queens Pitch + more
- On event horizon: 108 workshops, deadlines, conferences & other events in April
- Tom Snyder: At South by Southwest, Raleigh’s effort stands out
- SAS to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence over 3 years
- Startups converge for accelerator aimed at growing cleantech corridor in NC
- Study: Apple Watch may detect heart irregularities
- TechWire week in review: Web turns 30, Brooks Bell Q&A, IBM-Red Hat, 60 other headlines
- Top 2 execs at TransEnterix land big increases in compensation
- Triangle March headliners: Startup Crawl, NCSU intern fair, angel investors reverse pitch + more
- Union warns Deutsche Bank merger would cost 20,000 jobs
TUESDAY March 19 Headlines:
- As $23B IPO nears, Lyft faces a long ride before turning a profit
- Branding his behavior ‘stunning,’ SEC wants Musk held in contempt of court
- ‘Cleantech Corridor’ from Triangle to Charlotte taking steps toward reality
- Demand for software developers skyrockets 73% across NC from year ago
- Durham-based electronics firm Nuvotronics sold for $64M
- Netflix CEO’s priorities: Amazing, personalized, relevant content
- NCSU researchers report breakthrough in nanocrystal manufacturing
- Open high-tech jobs in NC climb toward 30,000 – a new high
- Precision Bio looks to raise some $126M in IPO next week
- Raleigh-based Innovate Biopharma strikes deal to raise millions in new capital
- Report: Brother of Bezos’ mistress sold intimate texts for $200,000
- Report: Streaming tops pay TV as video programming choice for first time
- SAS strikes deal with NVIDIA to boost graphical qualities, processing of AI programs
- Study: Astronauts face reactivation threat of viruses such as herpes
- Tech on Tap: TechWire Live Leadership in review
WEDNESDAY March 20 Headlines:
- Another court loss over Roundup, cancer sends Bayer shares down 13%
- Asheville startups take show on the road for whistle-stop funding tour
- Bandwidth board member sells another $1.3M in stock
- Curtiss-Wright pays $50M in cash to buy military software communications firm
- Epic Games promises $100M in grants for game developers, content creators, students
- Epic showcases photo realistic technology, touts 85M players at its store, games to come
- EU regulators fine Google $1.7B; Supreme Court orders review of lawsuit
- Former AOL exec receives millions in golden parachute from Verizon
- ‘Ghost newspapers’ draw concerns, but can Facebook, big tech, others make a difference?
- Headlines: Firefox block update; Nvidia’s cheap AI computer; IBM crypto network; Fortnite cheat suit win; Cree stock upgrade
- In $5M settlement, Facebook to revamp ad-targeting systems to prevent discrimination
- Is this the future of gaming? Google unveils streaming platform Stadia (+ watch video)
- Lenovo partners with Oculus for new virtual reality headset (+ watch demo video)
- NCSU: Bacterium in crickets could lead to advances in biofuels, chemical manufacturing
- Republic Wireless’ Relay gaining ground among smartphone alternatives for kids, families
- Startup profiles: The Asheville six – startups touring state looking for funding
- Triangle startup Pairwise strikes genome editing deal with MIT-Harvard institute
- Two solar farms in eastern NC sold for $65M
THURSDAY March 21 Headlines:
- AT&T’s top exec: China isn’t beating US on 5G – yet
- Biogen cancels promising Alzheimer’s drug, stock plunges 29%
- ChannelAdvisor’s CEO compensation fell 10% in 2018
- Charlotte tech firm names president of Genfare unit
- Facebook stored millions of users’ passwords in plain text, employees could read them
- Going greener: Starbucks is testing new paper cups that can be composted
- Investor: Don’t get caught up in hype around Lyft, Pinterest, other tech IPOs
- Rural Day event to address broadband, healthcare, small business support
- Startup Capstone Event Group is looking to raise nearly $5M
- Startup Seal the Seasons, American Farmland Trust partner to help save family farms
- Studies show Addyi, the ‘female Viagra,’ is safe with alcohol, Raleigh-based Sprout says
- UNC researchers find key enzyme in breast cancer proliferation, treatment resistance
- Why does time fly as we get older? Duke prof says it’s physics
FRIDAY March 22 Headlines:
- 2019 Triangle Tweeners: Investor Scot Wingo adds 31 firms to emerging stars list
- ‘Alzheimer’s patients just can’t get a break’ – Biogen is latest to drop possible treatment
- Analysis: Look for Apple to unveil new video platform, not a Netflix clone
- As Google unveils first AI Doodle (watch video), Pentagon raises China security worries
- bluebird bio opens manufacturing facility in Durham, looks to add 20 workers in ’19
- David Gardner: Five questions to ask yourself before you become an entrepreneur
- Duke Energy CEO’s compensation falls in 2018
- How PrecisionHawk helped History network’s hunt for buried treasure in Philippine jungle
- Launch Place’s IdeaFest is a startup extravaganza – here’s a look at 20 finalists, the winners
- RDU partners with Colorado firm to build corporate aviation campus
- Tech on Tap: TechWire Live Leadership in review, part 2
- Tests show AT&T branded 5G-E is slower than Verizon, T-Mobile; AT&T disputes findings
- Triangle Tweeners: 2019 list graduates, acquisitions, funded and dropped
- WarnerMedia to add chief diversity, inclusion officer
