As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot stories for August 26-31 included: A four-day strike involving over 20,000 AT&T workers finally came to an end when a union negotiating on behalf of the workers finally reached a settlement deal; RDU is earmarking $500 million for a new complex to help manage traffic; Carvana says it plans to bring more than 400 jobs to Cabarrus County over the next five years; online insurance platform Policygenius is expanding to Durham, bringing 377 jobs over five years.
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In Raleigh real estate news: Fallon Company unveiled the name of its new three-tower mixed-use project: Raleigh Crossing. Here’s a look at the project, plus a preview of other developments like it underway in Raleigh.
Plus, WRAL’s Storm Tracker will deliver real-time weather analysis during hurricanes and other severe weather events.
Keeping with our Monday tradition, here’s a look back at 88 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY August 26 Headlines:
- As Justice Ginsburg fights pancreatic cancer, here’s a look at why the disease is so deadly
- ‘Breaking point:’ 20,000 AT&T workers vow to stay home until conditions improve
- Cisco’s latest acquisition is part of plan to build ‘cognitive contact center’
- Cree stock skids 5%: Wall Street taking more bearish view as trade war impact grows
- Durham startup Bee Downtown in national spotlight with Invesco QQQ commercial on CNN
- Finger-licking good? KFC to test ‘Beyond Fried Chicken’ featuring Beyond Meat
- Here’s your guide to 127 Triangle meetups for IoT, digital health, data analysis & more
- Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572M in Oklahoma’s landmark opioid trial
- NC Chamber promotes acting president to CEO role
- NC companies collaborate to bring hemp from field to lab to store
- NC headliners: Startup Grind Greensboro, SoGal + more events state-wide this week
- Opioid crisis: All eyes on Oklahoma where judge could make $17B decision vs. drug giant
- Precision cancer drug startup GeneCentric acquires nearby Select ImmunoGenomics
- ‘Raleigh Crossing’ is name for new 3-tower project from Fallon Company
- Recession coming? Insiders are selling stock as worries mount
- Startup life science firm GLAS to stay, expand in Winston-Salem following acquisition
- TechWire rewind: Trade war hits Cree; AT&T strike; Pfizer’s $500M Sanford deal & 69 other headlines
- Today’s political climate turning Big Tech employees into activists
- Triangle headliners this week: Duke I&E Fest, Digital Government Summit, Data Science NC & more
- Triangle startup guide keeps growing: More accelerators, mentorship programs, events & resources
TUESDAY August 27 Headlines:
- AvidXchange acquires Mississippi-based accounts payable firm
- Bandwidth’s David Morken on future of spinout Republic Wireless: ‘I’m optimistic’
- CED’s Jay Bigelow: What entrepreneurs need to know about angel investors
- ChannelAdvisor partners with UPS to offer customers variety of services at discounts
- Data Science NC Conference to focus on how to leverage AI, machine learning
- Duke biomedical engineers utilize machine learning to improve medical scan imagery
- France, US reach compromise on digital tax issue
- Fullsteam Brewery opening second location inside Boxyard RTP
- Groundbreaking kicks off construction on Boxyard RTP, promising ‘new hub’ for the Triangle
- Negotiations between Union and AT&T “intense” as strike lingers into Day 4
- No GPS inside? NCSU researchers create technique for better indoor navigation
- Our statewide calendar exclusive: 112 meetups, conferences, workshops & more in September
- Recession? Bah. Good times to keep coming, consumers say
- Small business owners remain positive about future of economy
- Streaming wars: ‘Mandalorian’ is more proof services are spending big to win viewers (+ watch trailer)
- Trade war fallout; Biggest wealth manager turns bearish on stocks
WEDNESDAY August 28 Headlines:
- Advance Auto Parts moving HQ to North Hills, sees move as helping in recruiting of talent
- Aerie Pharmaceuticals uses ‘inducement grants’ to help attract medical director
- Apple gets caught eavesdropping on Siri, promises to do better
- Civic hacking and entrepreneurship: Teaming up to help local government
- DEA to allow more entities to grow cannabis for federally approved research
- Facebook tightens political ad rules, but loopholes still abound
- Former Google engineer faces charges for allegedly stealing self-driving car technology
- German robotics manufacturer Schmalz to triple its Raleigh headquarters, adding 62 new jobs
- Here’s a look at entrepreneurs’ projects aiming to boost local governments
- PharPoint Research expands footprint, promising more jobs in NC
- Pendo to triple workforce in UK, says growth is exceeding expectations
- Union says it is ending strike against AT&T
- SpaceX takes another step toward Mars with ‘Starhopper’ hop test (+ watch video)
- Streaming wars: Netflix rolls back plans for theatrical release of star-laden ‘Irishman’
- Striking AT&T workers go back to work but remain in dark about ‘handshake deal’
- The ‘xEllerateHers’: Here are the 15 women behind xElle Ventures
- Toyota Suzuki team up to develop self-driving car technology
- Women investing in women: New angel network xElle Ventures launches in NC
THURSDAY August 29 Headlines:
- ‘Angels’ to gather for startup funding conference, Big Launch Challenge pitch event in RTP
- Data drives the fight against opioid deaths in NC
- Duke Energy picks 5 sites across NC for possible development
- Garner startup lands deal to make plant-based protein jerky for Perky Jerky
- ‘Handshake agreement’ leads to 20,000 striking AT&T workers returning to their jobs
- Here are some ways you can help fight Amazon forest fires through technology
- Is your iPhone screen cracked? Apple is expanding sanctioned repairs
- NCSU to lead $27M program funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation focusing on biomanufacturing
- Not gone with the wind: Entrepreneurs’ umbrellas bring more shade to the beach
- One-in-three teens now exposed to secondhand vapor from e-cigs, study says
- Online car selling platform Carvana to create 413 jobs in Cabarrus County
- Online insurance broker bringing 377 jobs to Durham
- Recession fears? ‘Take a deep breath,’ experts say; keep calm, carry on
- Report: More single women in workforce than ever before – economic impact is profound
- Tesla begins rollout of insurance – is this part of plan for autonomous fleet?
- Triangle now 4th largest life science hub in US, says new report
- UNC researchers: Combined therapy for rheumatoid arthritis may help speed remission
FRIDAY August 30 Headlines:
- AT&T offers 13.25% wage hike, pension and 401(k) increases to settle strike, but is it enough?
- Charlotte brokerage firm Viking M&A opens Raleigh office
- Google researchers: Hackers installed ‘monitoring implant’ on iPhones
- Lab, tech furniture manufacturer Kewaunee Scientific pays steady dividends, looks for sales rebound
- RDU plans $500M in ‘transformative changes’ to ease congestion at terminals
- Morrisville-based nanotech medical device firm raises $25M from 101 investors
- NC economy remains strong with more jobs, increases in pay, economist reports
- Nvidia scientist: More computer power, open source are fueling Artificial Intelligence revolution
- Precision medicine firm Metabolon raises $1.5M, looking for $4.5M more
- Raleigh mayor: Despite Amazon snub, city grows through series of wins
- ‘Storm Tracker’ to take WRAL meteorologists into the eye of the storm
- Surgeon general warns pregnant women, teens about using marijuana: ‘No amount … is safe’
- Uber, Lyft, DoorDash promise $90M to fight bill for ‘gig workers’ rights
- Virtual training lab in Greenville boosts training for Thermo Fisher workers
