As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot stories for June 3-7 included: An exclusive interview with Google Head of Startup Connections Amrit Dhir; in a three-part Q&A, we talked to Pendo CEO Todd Olson about his company’s explosive growth and what the future holds; David King, CEO of Burlington-headquartered LabCorp announced his retirement; and several NC startups secured investments last week, including Raleigh’s Hip eCommerce and Joydrive, Durham-based Rheos, and Winston-Salem’s Fluree.
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Here’s a look back at 70 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY June 3 Headlines:
- Amazon expands free next-day delivery for millions of items
- Blockchain startup led by Triad entrepreneur Flip Filipowski lands $4.7M
- Cook offers previews of software updates, Apple’s first show ‘For All Mankind’
- Denied chance to buy Cree’s Wolfspeed, Infineon makes $10B deal for US chipmaker
- Epic Games to open office in Detroit, strengthening ties to auto industry
- Facebook stock dives after report FTC will lead possible antitrust probe
- Google Fiber installation draws ire of residents in one Cary neighborhood
- Musk: Tesla’s new pickup to cost under $50K, outperform a Porsche
- NC economy ranks 10th among states, hurt by startup, innovation scores
- NC headliners: RSVP for these 66 events in June
- On the NC event horizon: Mark these for your July calendar
- Plug in: Here’s your list of tech & startup meetups in the Triangle
- Raleigh tech CEO on driving diversity: ‘You’ve got to win with cards you’ve been dealt’
- Tech group IEEE backs off barring of Huawei; China won’t ‘back down’ in trade war
- TechWire week in review: Raleigh’s new unicorn; Lenovo layoffs; Wake County growth, more
- Triangle headliners: Here’s your guide to 72 events in June
- What will Apple unveil at developers conference? Here’s a preview
- Work, the new sex? Study finds ‘people sleeping with their work’
TUESDAY June 4 Headlines:
- Asheville tech firm RISC Networks is acquired; most employees stay on board
- Brother and sister CEOs partner to produce business ebooks – here’s the backstory
- Congress, fed agencies gearing up for antitrust probes of ‘Big Tech’
- Council for Entrepreneurial Development launching Accelerate series for startups
- Exclusive: Google startup exec offers startups advice to embrace, mistakes to avoid
- Exclusive Q&A: Google’s startup guru talks ecosystem passion, rock star dreams
- FDA scores legal victory in crackdown on stem cell clinics, products
- Inside Apple’s big show: New Watch health apps, host of software upgrades, hardware
- LabCorp borrows $850M, closes $485M Envigo deal; job swaps involve hundreds
- NCSU researchers report advances in making DNA-based storage more practical
- NC TECH gears up for week-long tour across North Carolina
- Pharmacy wars: CVS to take on Walgreens-LabCorp in offering health, lab services
- Some NC schools pay thousands to monitor for social media threats
- Study: Climate change to cost companies $1T but also creates opportunities
- Study: Gene-edited babies through CRISPR may be at increased risk of early death
WEDNESDAY June 5 Headlines:
- Backlash at ‘Big Tech’ unites Washington – will stock market turn bearish?
- Indian firm to build first US drug plant in Lillington
- Indian Pharma company to invest $7M, create 100 jobs in Lillington
- LabCorp CEO David King is retiring, to take executive chairman role
- Microplastics? Think about this before drinking that next bottled water
- New products help drive growth at Durham lab for microfluidics company
- Pendo CEO on becoming a unicorn: ‘We’re pretty darn close’
- Poll: Many Americans say fake news is a critical problem that needs to be fixed
- Read and watch: NCSU researchers’ metal foam can stop bullets
- Report: Durham Herald Sun to stop print edition on Saturdays, plans digital edition
- Report: Raleigh is 10th best city for Gamers; Durham ranks No. 48
- So what’s next at LabCorp as David King retires from CEO job? Here’s a Q&A
- USDA secretary: Jobs move news coming soon, praises Triangle as possible site
THURSDAY June 6 Headlines:
- Agritech: How tech is helping the agriculture industry grow
- All Things Open gets ready to launch its 2019 conference special
- Camp Girl Boss: Introducing teenage girls to the potential of entrepreneurship
- Exclusive Q&A part one: Pendo’s CEO talks new digs, explosive growth and his ‘open door’ policy
- Get ready: Drones will be making deliveries in ‘months’, says Amazon
- Google makes $2.6 billion gamble on the cloud by acquiring data firm Looker
- Hackathon Jr. gives kids chance to code and compete
- North Carolina election computers hacked? Feds finally investigate
- Republic Wireless’ Chris Chuang: How I achieved work-life balance as a tech entrepreneur
- Spotify and Obamas team up to produce exclusive podcasts
- Spurring high-tech entrepreneurship in rural North Carolina
- VisionQuest’s founder convicted on 20 counts in fraud case
FRIDAY June 7 Headlines:
- Durham startup launches ‘gig work’ app for healthcare workers
- Exclusive Q&A part two: Pendo’s CEO talks about his ‘all-star’ board , the ‘unicorn’ moniker and acquisitions
- Exclusive Q&A part three: Pendo’s CEO talks being the father of five, the color pink and the future
- Floating shades startup raises more than $400,000 in equity
- Raleigh’s Joydrive shifts gears with another $1 million fundraise
- Raleigh startup Hip eCommerce lands almost $1M from 9 investors
- Report: IBM plans to layoff more than 1,000 employees
- NCBiotech-funded microscope sheds light on brain circuitry of binge eating
- Move over Xbox. Google’s Statia gaming console hits market in November
- Tech on Tap: The Triangle is on another list, another weekly newspaper is going away, WWDC, and new unicorns in Raleigh
- Toyota sets aggressive new target for electrified cars
- Walmart’s Arkansas hometown has become a tech hub
