As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot stories for May 6-13 included: Economists expect NC will take a hit from the intensifying trade war between the US and China; culture clashes arise as IBM-Red Hat merger moves toward regulatory approval; Durham startup ArchiveSocial secures $53 million investment; NC IDEA, NC Biotech Center and NC Broadband Infrastructure Office reveal the winners of their grant programs; Cree introduces plans to invest $1 billion to expand its Durham campus.
Here’s a look back at 76 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY May 6 Headlines:
- Assessing health, wealth of US economy: Forget recession, at least for now
- Department of Justice approves $34B IBM acquisition of Red Hat
- Durham No. 7, Raleigh No. 8, Charlotte No. 6 on best cities to start a business list
- ‘Election Guard:’ Microsoft unveils software it says will safeguard elections
- Fighting hearing loss: What you need to know about cochlear implants
- NC May event headliners: IGNITE, Coastal Entrepreneur Awards, LaunchCamp & more
- NCSU names new dean for Poole College of Management
- NC TECH’s ‘State of Technology’ conference puts focus on cybersecurity
- On June event horizon: 48 conferences, panels, workshops across NC
- Survey: People with hearing loss miss sounds of family most – a Durham firm fights back
- TechWire week in review: LORD Corp & Dude Solutions sold, Cofounders Capital fund, Red Hat logo, more
- Triangle headlines: Novan funds, PNG plant, Aerie credit line + MercuryGate, bluebird bio
- Triangle May event headliners: State of Tech, RTRP State of Region, Innovate Raleigh & more
- Triangle tech meetup guide: Here are 95 to join
- US-China trade war: How we got here and why it matters
- Wake official: USDA office relocation project could be ‘transformational’ for Triangle
TUESDAY May 7 Headlines:
- 2 NC tech companies support national legal services campaign for low-income Americans
- Cree to invest $1B in Durham for ‘mega factory,’ chip manufacturing, will add jobs
- Don’t judge Uber by its IPO – or that of Lyft, either
- Durham surgical software startup RelayOne lands $500,000 from Cofounders Capital
- Facing backlash, Amazon’s new ‘Go’ store to accept cash
- Google promises to mount smarter AI assistant on its phones
- Google to unveil updates to products, artificial intelligence offerings
- Here’s how HQ Raleigh members recommend you avoid 7 deadly startup sins
- Investors back autonomous vehicle unit of GM with $1.15B
- Lots of available, fast internet puts Raleigh on top of cord-cutters list
- Me, too: Tyson Foods to join plant-based protein craze with meat substitute
- Pendo expands global footprint with ‘game-changer’ acquisition
- Raleigh ranks in top-25 places to become wealthy
- Study: Online intervention can boost student interest in computer science
- Survey about Hispanic entrepreneurs ranks Raleigh 56, Durham 64 among 180 cities
WEDNESDAY May 8 Headlines:
- Adwerx lands real estate giant Berkshire Hathaway for ad program
- A meatless Big Mac? McDonald’s unveils ‘Big Vegan TS’ in Germany
- Analyst: Lyft a ‘head-scratching train wreck since the IPO’
- Bee Downtown’s CEO turns passion for bees into company nearing $1M in revenue – here’s how
- CBD businesses continue to grow across NC
- Diverse mix of six startups from across state land $50,000 NC IDEA grants
- Epic Games lands exclusive launch for new ‘John Wick’ video game + watch the trailer
- Google promises more privacy, security but skeptics aren’t so sure
- How mobile forms can combat broadband connectivity issues
- IBM launches $20B bond sale for capital to finance $34B Red Hat deal
- IBM’s Rometty: Red Hat will remain independent – ‘I don’t have a death wish’
- NC Biotech Center awards $1.6M to startups, life science companies, universities
- North Carolina awards $9.8M in grants to boost rural Internet speeds
- Red Hat CEO: Merger with IBM already creating culture clashes
- Study: Climate education for children increases climate concerns for liberal & conservative parents
- Uber, Lyft planning strike in Atlanta, nine other US cities
- Watch the video: Jim Whitehurst talks with future boss Ginni Rometty
THURSDAY May 9 Headlines:
- Artificial Intelligence and you: Will voice rule? Are jobs at risk? Is a Terminator coming?
- Bitcoin bouncing back – investor sees value tripling in value despite recent theft
- Durham’s ArchiveSocial lands $53M investment for its social media archiving expertise
- First investor: ArchiveSocial shows ‘how to turn a dollar into $30 thousands of times’
- Helping your data live its best life
- Hey, Alexa – why won’t you erase what my kids tell you? Parents upset, go to FTC
- Inside GSK: How genetics, artificial intelligence are shaping drug development
- Is neuroenhancement a good idea? NCSU professor tackles ethics, challenges of issue
- These make $ense: Why startups should seek federal grants as a source of capital
- Time to break up Facebook, says cofounder Chris Hughes
- Trade war tariffs could drive up costs for iPhones, consumer electronics
- Uber’s aim for biggest tech IPO of year overshadowed by driver unrest
- Whistleblower: Facebook exaggerates its success against posts from extremists
FRIDAY May 10 Headlines:
- Bezos: ‘It’s time to go back to the moon. This time to stay’ – Musk tweets lewd response
- Culture wars as Red Hat-IBM merge? No way, says Big Blue exec
- Economist: NC will take a hit, growth will slow as China-US trade war intensifies
- Google to help train military spouses find jobs, launch businesses
- It’s time to sound the alarm: NC in top 5 for online crime, says FBI
- Johnston Community College lands big grant to train biomanufacturing workers
- Ready, set, go for Uber’s IPO at $45 a share
- Shine on: Startup Sunscreenr adds eye protection to UV-fighting tech in ZEISS deal
- So why did latest round of trade war break out? Here’s what NCSU economist thinks
- Thousands of uninsured people to receive HIV prevention drug free of charge
- Want to start a business? This new augmented reality app helps set one up in 24 hours
SATURDAY May 11 Headlines:
- IBM’s CEO Ginni Rometty officially joins Wolfpack with honorary degree from NC State
- Zuckerberg: Regulation by ‘thoughtful governments’ with ‘robust democratic process’ is OK
