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 17-22 included: NC Football Club owner and serial entrepreneur Steve Malik announced a $1.9 billion development proposal for southeast Raleigh; a new report says AT&T is cutting hundreds of jobs across the Southeast, including jobs in North Carolina; a rival to Raleigh-based Sprout Pharmaceuticals in the ‘female Viagra’ drug market just landed FDA approval— Sprout CEO Cindy Eckert says the news is a win for the market; and high-tech job openings increased by 14% since May 2018.
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Here’s a look back at 82 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY June 17 Headlines:
- Airbnb’s top ‘wish-listed’ homes for future stays across NC range from tiny to towering
- Another meat alternative: Beyond Meat launching plant-based ‘ground beef’
- Companies warn more tariffs on Chinese goods will hurt US economy
- Durham’s NeedsList lands $1M for its real-time needs registry
- From security to bitcoin to design: Here’s 108 meetups for Triangle techies
- Good news for job seekers – high-tech job openings up 14% from 2018 across NC
- Lenovo tightens grip on world’s No. 1 supercomputer ranking
- NC headliners: 39 tech and startup events coming up through June 30
- Pfizer says it will buy cancer-focused Array BioPharma for $11B
- Report: Growing clean energy sector responsible for more than 43,000 jobs in NC
- TechWire week in review: Triangle loses big project; Duke CFO survey; startup fundraises; more
- Triangle headliners: 47 events and deadlines for your calendar through June 30
- On NC event horizon: 58 conferences, panels, deadlines & socials set in July
- Smashing Boxes CEO Nick Jordan: How to organize a peer advisory group
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TUESDAY June 18 Headlines:
- Duke engineers develop system to stop drones delivering contraband to prisons
- Duke grads’ artificial intelligence startup focuses on shopping, lands funding
- Entrepreneurs: Here’s advice on how to really negotiate with possible investors
- Facebook unveils digital currency as bitcoin value soars
- Headlines: Chuck Robbins talks; Cisco win; Cree upgrade; AT&T layoffs; IBM hybrid move; new NetApp tools
- Holly Springs transplant builds a business, creates a ‘House’ and a home
- How big is Malik-Kane $1.9B stadium project proposal? ‘Huge’
- Investors turn bearish on trade war, recession fears, says Bank of America survey
- ‘Just wrong:’ Amazon pushes back at claim it pays ‘starvation wages’
- Looking for job in tech? Here are top in-demand positions across NC
- NCSU scientist’s research could boost next-generation solar panels
- Report: IBM-Red Hat deal might escape in-depth EU review
- Serial entrepreneur Malik, developer Kane plan $1.9B soccer/entertainment/housing project in Raleigh
- So is Elon Musk quitting Twitter or not? Mystery deepens
- Study: Your Facebook profile can indicate you have a medical condition
WEDNESDAY June 19 Headlines:
- ‘Active angel impact investor’ Steve Monti’s Solidarity Capital raises $565,000
- ‘A more helpful Google:’ CEO pledges $1B to address Silicon Valley housing crisis
- Black Enterprise returns to Charlotte for 24th summit, rebranded to ‘FWD’
- Commerce Signals, a ‘data sharing’ platform, secures $2.4M in funding
- Entrepreneurs salute Malik’s ‘grit’ as he pursues $1.9B development deal
- Following Prince Harry’s ban Fortnite call, UK Parliament grills Epic execs
- Fortnite players complain about not being paid; Epic pledges changes
- Google is bringing its version of iMessage to Android
- Headlines: Zuck rankings drop; Facebook crypto; Fortnite threat; Cisco – no dissing Huawei; IBM top supercomputer
- Jessica Porta: Innovate Raleigh Summit to explore how, why of Raleigh’s growth
- NCSU, Duke researchers help unravel the mystery of puppy dog eyes
- Online hemp, CBD sellers facing pushback; NC firm among those worried
- Report: European Union regulators expected to OK IBM-Red Hat deal
- So what is Facebook’s digital currency? Here’s a look at it, other cryptocurrencies
- Tom Snyder: Cities discuss ‘smart,’ what’s next for smart city tech & partnerships
THURSDAY June 20 Headlines:
- Alexa – am I having a heart attack? Smart speakers could detect cardiac arrest
- AT&T dominates Charlotte in wireless performance tests
- AT&T wins Triangle in wireless speed but Sprint offers fastest downloads, tests show
- Behind the curtain with Real Magic’s Levitate app – a Q&A with its wizard Jesse Lipson
- Duke biomedical engineering professor wins social impact award
- Federal regulators, lawmakers turning attention to YouTube – here’s why
- Forget Silicon Valley: Tech pros ready to relocate for affordability, quality of life
- Messaging startup Slack takes direct route to an IPO
- Headlines: Facebook worker expose; H-1B Visa spat; Cisco-IBM cloud deal; GSK deal concessions; VCs to DC
- How can your business best use Artificial Intelligence? A thought leader offers advice
- IBM picks Charlotte, Queen City Fintech for fintech, health tech accelerator program
- Raleigh startup exec Jesse Lipson lands $6M for Real Magic app startup
- Red Hat sizzles, beating Street on earnings, revenue
- Report: Brazil set to approve IBM-Red Hat merger
- Triangle Cleantech Cluster event focuses on ‘clean’ vehicles
- Union: AT&T is cutting hundreds of jobs in Carolinas, across southeast
- Veggie burger firm Dr Praeger’s joins fake meat rage with ‘Perfect Burger’
FRIDAY June 21 Headlines:
- American Underground, Google looking for startups to join Black Founders Exchange program
- Bitcoin nears $10,000 mark thanks to Facebook’s digital currency, Fed
- Charlotte is nation’s No. 6 city for startups, says new study
- ‘Do it for me:’ More consumers turn to experts for smart home security
- Durham’s Modern Energy raises a whopping $42.4 million in equity
- Former Ericsson exec with 25 patents joins Wireless Research Center team
- Headlines: Slack’s Wall Street warning; Walmart AI targets theft; IBM-Cloudera deal; fake Google map listings; Amazon surveillance patent
- Mike Walden: Are ominous signs of a major economic downturn staring us in the face?
- Raleigh entrepreneur bares all tonight for Discovery’s ‘Naked and Afraid’ show
- Slack shows plenty of pop in IPO – shares close 49% above offering price
- So how does a business build at Artificial Intelligence team? Here’s one approach
- Study: ‘Booming’ entrepreneurial sector makes Raleigh No. 17 city for startups
- Study: Lack of diversity in genomic research hinders precision medicine for nonwhite Americans
- Web, app developer startup Hyperspace Ventures, founded by UNC grads, seeking $1M
- What Facebook’s cryptocurrency tells us: Traditional banking is finished
Weekend Headlines:
- ‘Female Viagra’ firm’s CEO: New rival drug will ‘further propel’ growth
- FDA approves rival for ‘female Viagra’ from Raleigh firm Sprout Pharmaceuticals
- Fortnite creator Epic Games gives tired team 2-week vacation, looks to fill 200 jobs
- Lenovo not on US blacklist for Chinese firms working in supercomputing
- Smartphones causing us to grow horns? Study suggests so but critics doubt it
