As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot stories for February 17-22 included: While reporting record-hitting sales and profits for this quarter, Lenovo also warned of “constraints and delays” in China due to the coronavirus outbreak; a new report says Raleigh is the 10th fastest-growing large city in the U.S.; Boston-headquartered GreenLight Biosciences plans to double the size of its RTP operation; Orange County is bringing broadband to thousands of its residents; San Francisco-based Audentes Therapeutics unveiled a 209-employee production facility in Sanford; a new study says thousands of biopharma jobs with an average salary of $97,575 will come to North Carolina by 2024; Time Warner Cable has agreed to pay $745,000 in back wages and interest to resolve hiring discrimination violations at three facilities in NC and SC.
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And, in national news: Wall Street bulls are still strong even as the coronavirus outbreak worsens; Apple warned it will not meet its most recent revenue guidance because of coronavirus; Morgan Stanley is buying E-Trade for $13 billion; Big Tech is working to combat disinformation campaigns ahead of the 2020 election.
Keeping with our Monday tradition, here’s a look back at 77 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY | February 17 Headlines:
- A new jetlag drug? UNC scientists working on remedy that uses molecules to ‘mimic’ melatonin
- Critics question value of $320M in World Bank bonds to help fight pandemics like coronavirus
- Former Lt. Gov, life science leader Robert Jordan dies
- Here’s why coronavirus is so dangerous + how to protect yourself
- Mako Medical CEO launches nutritional DNA test to ‘optimize health and performance’
- Making connections: Here’s your guide to141 tech & biz meetups across the Triangle
- NC Feb. event headliners: Previewing 35+events across the state
- NCSU’s secret ingredient in new means to shield electronics is … rust
- On the horizon: TechWire’s exclusive preview of 85 events across NC in March
- Personalized digital wellness helping people prevent, manage chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease
- People receive help managing their conditions through virtual health coaching programs
- Raleigh company uses its own wellness services to improve the health of its employees
- ‘Reinventing the toilet’: Duke’s off-grid sanitation systems show promise in field tests
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- These are the top 8 chronic health conditions – how data can help you manage your modifiable risk factors
- Triangle headliners: Previewing nearly 50 events as Feb. comes to a close
- Triangle Startup Guide updates: More resources & networks for entrepreneurs
- Uncle Sam seeks best coders, programmers for nation’s digital service
- Virtual health coaches support traditional healthcare delivery models
- Wall Street bulls keep running despite coronavirus worries – here’s why
- Zuckerberg: Facebook needs more ‘oversight and accountability’
TUESDAY | February 18 Headlines:
- Audentes Therapeutics unveils $110M gene therapy facility in Sanford, adding 209 jobs
- Bezos launches $10 billion fund focusing on fight against climate change
- Big Apple shows: Streaming’s emerging Hollywood is New York City
- Biotech startup Arrevus receives FDA orphan drug designation for cystic fibrosis treatment
- Cary tech firm Dude Solutions names new executive chairman
- Cofounders Capital David Gardner turns ‘Startup Hats’ book into podcast
- Coronavirus impact (lost production, sales) leads Apple to cut expectations
- Durham-based Aerie Pharmaceuticals makes two executive appointments
- Facebook removing page posting fake North Carolina news
- NC sister entrepreneurs take their South Asian fashions to Rent the Runway
- Prepping for Venture Connect – startups land pitch perfecting tips from CED’s Jay Bigelow
- Study: Thousands of biopharma jobs coming to NC by 2024; average wage $97,575
- UNC Clean Tech Summit spotlights trends shaping clean energy economy
- Virgin Galactic shares have skyrocketed more than 200% already this year
WEDNESDAY | February 19 Headlines:
- Can technology predict your debt? How AI is changing the repayment landscape
- Carteret County is a global center for marine sciences and research
- Chinese study: New coronavirus more contagious that recent outbreaks
- Charlotte-based Source Technologies raises $2.25M in equity from 13 investors
- Duke University establishes microscopy center to see ‘deeper into mysteries of life’
- EU proposes ‘framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence’
- GreenLight Biosciences, with R&D operations in RTP, plans to double in size
- Here’s how NC can cut climate pollution from vehicles by 2025
- How low-to-moderate income families can prepare for home ownership
- Joan Siefert Rose: Larger Than Life Science event to focus on StrideBio’s big deal
- Program helps Triangle-based organizations with financial literacy
- Tech Legends: Kurt Taylor ‘untapps’ beer drinking for fun and profit
- UNC researchers implicate gene in DNA errors in aggressive breast cancer
- Wall Street ponders economic risks of coronavirus after Apple warning
- What you need to know before filing for bankruptcy
- Why companies should consider financial wellness programs for employees
- World Health Organization picks NCSU to help combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
THURSDAY | February 20 Headlines:
- 4 new companies, including Raleigh’s ITsavvy, partner with NC TECH
- A record quarter: Lenovo’s sales, profits beat analysts’ expectations
- Calling all startups: Apply now for 7th IdeaFest pitch competition
- Can artificial intelligence beat human doctors in warning about contagions? Well …
- Duke grads’ artificial intelligence startup raises capital, launches on Shopify platform
- HBO Max is coming to YouTube TV
- Labor strikes surge even as economy keeps booming – here’s why
- Lenovo warns coronavirus creating ‘constraints and delays’ in China
- Morgan Stanley to buy online brokerage E-Trade for $13B
- Raleigh-based Insightsoftware makes 11th acquisition in just two years, is hiring
- TimeWarner to pay $745,000 in back wages over ‘hiring discrimination allegations’ at NC facilities
- UNC to host hackathon for female and non-binary students
FRIDAY | February 21 Headlines:
- At last we can buy Baby Yoda – ‘Mandolorian’ star toys the market hit
- Bandwidth’s Q4 tops Wall Street expectations with $62M in revenue
- Bringing broadband to thousands of ‘underserved’ in Orange County – one home at a time
- Computer scientist who pioneered ‘copy’ and ‘paste’ has died
- Data loss prevention firm CoSoSys lands investment, is hiring in Raleigh
- Google Fiber adds wireless Webpass to cities already with service; Triangle, Charlotte still on waiting list
- High Point-based vTv Therapeutics reports Q4 losses
- Is Big Tech ready to combat disinformation campaigns in 2020 election?
- NC State spinoff SinnovaTek grows from university basement to booming food-tech business
- PRA Health, with headquarters in Raleigh, sees earnings surge in Q4
- Raleigh makes top 10 for fastest-growing large city in US: Report
- Richard Branson launches his luxury, adults-only cruise ship
