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 25-March 31 included: CED releases its latest Innovators report on North Carolina’s life science and tech ecosystem, Duke pays settlement over falsified grant allegations and WakeMed announces a new medical drone delivery program.
In more national news: Lyft goes public, ex-employees sue IBM for age discrimination, and Apple unveils new platforms and services.
Here’s a look back at 79 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY March 25 Headlines:
- 27 startups from across NC are semifinalists for $50,000 NC IDEA grants
- Amid rumors of troubled IBM merger, Red Hat posts mixed Q4 results
- Does dietary advice based on DNA really mean much at this point? A look at 23andMe, DNAFit
- Duke to pay government $112.5M for using fake data to obtain research grants
- Headlines: Epic copyright woes?; IBM on cancer cells; Motorola-Samsung 5G race; Verizon 5G questions; Zoom IPO
- Here’s your guide to 90+ industry-specific meetups in Triangle
- How can black women crack the ‘concrete ceiling?’ Creative Allies CEO offers advice
- Inside bluebird bio’s decision to open biotech manufacturing facility in Durham
- Meet Creative Allies CEO Amie Thompson: She’s black, a woman and running the show
- NC headliners: Fleurix, Techstars Wilmington, Greenville Pitch event & more
- On NC event horizon: 140 conferences, panels & workshops coming in April
- Oprah, Spielberg, Abrams, Aniston join Apple’s new streaming service
- Owner of Business North Carolina magazine acquires Charlotte publication
- Report: Decreasing costs for wind, solar power threaten coal plants
- Startup Weekend Wilmington provides idea testing environment for UNCW, Cape Fear students
- Tech bulls are running – FAANG stocks, others come roaring back
- TechWire week in review: 82 headlines from SAS AI to Asheville startups tour, open IT jobs soar & more
- Triangle headliners: RTP AgBio + AgTech, HUB Certification Day & more
- What’s Apple going to reveal? Streaming service? New TV app? It’s a mystery
TUESDAY March 26 Headlines:
- Apple News+ challenge: Will you pay $10 a month for digital bundle?
- Bulls are back: Wall Street firms made $27B in 2018 – the biggest haul since 2010
- First in drones: WakeMed, partners kick off medical drone delivery program
- Code Breakers: TechGirlz adds second Triangle location for national challenge to set record for number of girls coding at same time
- Code the Dream expands operations to Research Triangle Park
- Duke to pay $112.5M settlement to feds over falsified grant allegations + Full text of Duke letter to community
- Faster food: McDonald’s bets $300M on AI to give customers more choices
- NASA cancels first all-female spacewalk over spacesuit sizes
- Report: North Carolina among top high tech job-producing states
- Revolutionary? Actually, Apple’s new TV streaming service looks a lot like old TV
- Tech academy training next generation of Wilsonians
WEDNESDAY March 27 Headlines:
- 3 thought leaders receive tech’s version of Nobel Prize for artificial intelligence work
- Apple, Qualcomm split two decisions in patent disputes
- Facebook extends ban on hate speech to ‘white nationalists’
- Ex-employees sue IBM for age discrimination; Big Blue says layoff process is ‘legal’
- Got hemp? New regulations coming for CBD oil products
- Greenville medical imaging firm looks to raise $1M
- How 3 Triangle tech companies are growing talent
- Judge sets April 4 contempt hearing for Musk
- Leaders demand more rural broadband access; Governor says time to ‘force this to happen’
- ‘Space race:’ US aims to put Americans back on moon within 5 years
- Talent solutions firm Vaco adds 4 execs to lead agile consulting services
- Tech on Tap: Tech on Wheels – a deep dive into key transportation issues
- UNC’s Alternative Investments Conference focuses on generating sustainable returns
- Water proofing tech firm relocating its HQ to Triangle from Utah
- ‘We are breaking the code to get girls in tech’ – TechGirlz aims to establish record for coding
- ‘We’re very underpaid’ say 56% of tech workers in survey
THURSDAY March 28 Headlines:
- Aiming to help vets, Durham’s Veteran Capital partners with Google for Startups
- AT&T, Verizon, other telecom giants teaming up to fight robocalls
- Bill would prohibit new wind farms in coastal swath
- Bioventus expands its bone graft substitutes product line
- Charlotte’s Frontier makes ‘significant investment’ in healthcare payments firm
- Excitement grows for Lyft IPO – share price target jumps
- Feds: Facebook ad-targeting ‘causing housing discrimination;’ social giant ‘disappointed’
- Gene editing startup Precision’s stock pops 16% before cooling after IPO
- Iqvia CEO rakes in $13.5M from exercising options then selling shares
- Jury awards man $80M in Roundup cancer case; Bayer will appeal
- KNOW Bio incubator forms digestive health subsidiary
- Raleigh startup Applied LifeSciences & Systems lands $8M, Merck as investor
- Report: NC entrepreneurial companies raise record $2.75B in 2018; Epic tops list
FRIDAY March 29 Headlines:
- Asheville’s Ecobot teams up with global leader Esri for powerful mapping analytics
- Bird and Lime scooters to cease operations in Raleigh
- Charlotte’s Monarch Medical, which has patented insulin management system, names CEO
- Energy giant XCEL is going green – zero carbon electricity by 2050
- From cashier-less checkout to self-driving car delivery, food shoppers are expecting big things
- Inside CED’s Innovators report: What do numbers for 2018 imply for 2019?
- Investors catching a ride with Lyft stock – shares surge in IPO
- It’s debut day for Lyft shares – will an IPO bonanza follow for Uber, others?
- LabCorp CEO’s compensation climbs to $12.26M
- Owner of bankrupt bitcoin exchange appeals data conviction
- Precision BioSciences shares surge 9% after $126M IPO
- Raleigh’s Nuvoda, specializing in water/waste management solutions, has executive shakeup
- Taking a deep dive into CED’s Innovator Report: 12 questions with Jay Bigelow
- Tech’s future: ‘Next big thing’ is digital blocks (AI, blockchain, IoT, more) for transformation
- This technology entrepreneur’s career advice is to skip the MBA and go work at a startup
SATURDAY March 30 Headlines:
- Greenville firm to lay off 318 contact center employees
- Here’s how to earn $18,000 by staying in bed for 60 days: Weightlessness study
- Tech wars: Apple vs. Netflix is example of turf battles flaring in big tech
