As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
The global coronavirus outbreak continued to dominate news coverage last week, particularly as it posed a threat to upcoming events and gatherings. Fears over the spread of the virus led many companies to cancel upcoming conferences—both Red Hat and IBM decided to digitize their upcoming San Francisco events, while SAS cancelled its Global Forum in Washington, D.C.
In the Triangle, two organizations also announced a change of plans for their events: The Council for Entrepreneurial Development postponed its Venture Connect Summit, which was set for March 17-19 in Raleigh, and Bunker Labs postponed its Atlantic Muster Across America tour, originally scheduled for March 12 in Cary.
Other hot stories from last week (March 2-6) included: Raleigh’s Loading Dock will add two new coworking locations in Wake County; Holly Springs recruitment firm finalized a merger with Elite Diagnostics, creating the largest medical laboratory-specific scientific consulting firm in the U.S.; RTP firm BioMedomics says it has developed a quick-turnaround coronavirus test. So too has LabCorp.
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And, in national news: Scientists used CRISPR for an in-body procedure for the first time; stocks fell again, even as the Fed cut interest rates; an investigation claims Lenovo, Apple, Dell and HP allegedly used forced labor in their supply chains; February was another strong month for American workers.
Keeping with our Monday tradition, here’s a look back at 69 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY | March 2 Headlines:
- 14 NC startups to pitch at Capital Connects competition in Greensboro
- AT&T rolls out internet-delivered TV service, expanding its streaming strategy
- Coronavirus is driving worst downturn in global economy since 2009, trade group warns
- Epic Games cancels Unreal Fest amid coronavirus fears after also exiting Game Developers Conference
- Events on the horizon in April: Your guide to more than 60 events across NC, region
- Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch dies at age 84
- From AI to coding, marketing to sales: Here’s roundup of meetups across Triangle
- March headliners, part I: 72 events & programs coming up across Triangle
- March headliners, part II: Previewing 63 upcoming events across NC
- Our Startup Guide keeps growing – here’s latest update on news, info for entrepreneurs
- Raleigh still planning to send delegation to South by Southwest despite corornavirus concerns
- Regional tech events still on schedule despite coronavirus concerns
- RTP startup ImagineOptix closes on $5M in new funding, wants another $4M
- ‘Shark Tank’ judge gets back $400,000 she thought was lost due to scam
- Tech Today: Comcast remote; Cisco cuts; IBM recovery; GSK move; ZoomInfo IPO
- TechWire rewind: Coronavirus impact; NC tech jobs surge; Sift Media growth + 67 more headlines
- Too little too late? FCC’s $200M fines for wireless carriers selling user data draws criticism
TUESDAY | March 3 Headlines:
- Apple to pay as much as $500M to settle iPhone slow-down lawsuit
- Autonomous vehicle startup Waymo begins driving away from Google with $2.25B from investors
- City of Raleigh looking for entrepreneurial grant applicants
- Co-working space Loading Dock to add two new locations in Wake County
- High-tech shooting center coming to Raleigh offers pre-opening membership
- Lenovo, Intel team up to accelerate analysis of coronavirus genome in vaccine search
- Microsoft scores victory over collaboration rival Slack in deal with NFL
- Morrisville-based Heat Biologics joins global effort to discover coronavirus vaccine
- Peerspace: Taking peer-to-peer into event planning with growing presence in NC
- Pryon CEO Igor Jablokov: What politicians don’t understand about the AI debate
- Studying abroad? Edtech startup Terra Dotta is prepping students on how to deal with coronavirus
- Triangle tech, life science headlines: TeraRecon, AskBio, Altavant, Humacyte, TransEnterix
- Wild West days over for cannabis companies but a rebound may be coming
- Women founders launch event marketing podcast with a touch of SaaS
WEDNESDAY | March 4 Headlines:
- Coronavirus business fallout: Fed cuts interest rate, Treasury bond yield drops – but stocks fall again
- Doctors push gene editing tool CRISPR to new frontier with in-body DNA procedure
- Having trouble finding talent? Cadient Talent rolls out new ‘Text2Refer’ software to recruit candidates
- Here’s how Internet of Things could help deal with our next global health crisis
- High tech vs. coronavirus: Using artificial intelligence, analytics are weapons SAS brings to the fight
- JPMorgan asking many employees to work from home to test coronavirus contingency plan
- Looking to buy a Baby Yoda? Corornavirus could mean a longer wait
- Report: Coworking space market remains strong, will continue growth
- StrongKey’s Pashara Black: Showcasing NC firms at RSA cybersecurity conference
- UNC’s student-run business news wire is temporarily suspended due to ‘low enrollment’
- Wall Street still wants Donald Trump, but it could live with Joe Biden
- What made the Robinhood app crash? Record trading as the market soared and tanked
THURSDAY | March 5 Headlines:
- $7.4M grant fuels launch of new superfund research center at NCSU
- Another report alleges Lenovo suppliers use forced labor; tech giant says it’s taking action
- BioCryst reports more revenue, smaller loss than Street expectations
- GM charges ahead of Tesla in race for longer-lasting electric vehicle batteries
- IBM cancels major conference in San Francisco, reboots it as ‘digital’ event
- Investigation alleges use of forced labor in Lenovo, Apple supply chains
- NC Open Pass event to celebrate International Open Data Day
- Red Hat, IBM join growing list of big companies cancelling events over virus fears
- Red Hat moves annual summit to ‘virtual experience’ amid coronavirus fears
- Raleigh pulls out of South by Southwest amid coronavirus fears
- RTP firm BioMedomics says it has ‘quick and easy’ coronavirus test
- SAS cancels Global Forum, reduces corporate travel
- Sprout Pharma says data supports efficacy of Addyi, the ‘female Viagra’
- Talent talk: Novo Nordisk execs discuss biotech workforce pipelines with ECU, JCC
- Wall Street turmoil to continue – get used to it
FRIDAY | March 6 Headlines:
- Bunker Labs’ Atlantic Muster Tour is postponed due to coronavirus outbreak
- Bunker Labs, Dig South, East Coast Game Conference events are still on schedule
- Classic video game ‘The Last of Us’ to be basis for new HBO series
- Holly Springs-based Lighthouse finalizes merger to create ‘largest’ lab consulting firm in US
- Life science giant LabCorp launches test for coronavirus
- Major venture capital conference in Raleigh is postponed
- Report: Gender pay gap in tech persists; in NC women paid around $5,600 less
- RTI researchers unveil new Lyme disease model to identify high-risk areas in the US
- Twitter begins tests of ‘fleets’ – tweets that disappear in 24 hours
- US jobs market remains strong – but will coronavirus change that?
- What should you do with your 401(k)? Don’t panic
