Report: IT skills gaps, cloud, automation, cybersecurity top tech trends for 2019
Skills gaps and hybrid cloud cost management are among the major trends predicted for 2019 by a report from IT training firm, Global Knowledge.
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‘Connecting the Bots’: NCSU’s ‘Book Bot’ is part librarian, part robot
If you’re looking for a book in North Carolina State University’s Hunt Library, you don’t need a librarian.
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Coding benefits: Despite online risks, experts say kids should learn to code
At theCoderSchool, before kids launch into learning how to build games on Roblox or with any number of other platforms or languages, including Python, Java, Swift and C++, they get a lesson on internet safety as part of its Tech Talk curriculum.
Read MoreHow Duke Grads’ MoodTools Became a Critical App for 200K Depression Sufferers
Depression is a disease that has the potential to ravage the personal and professional lives of the estimated 350 million people around the world who suffer from it each year. It affects nearly five percent of the US population (15.7 million people) and costs our economy $210 billion each year in healthcare costs and lost productivity. The disease doesn’t discriminate— it impacts both genders, people of all ethnicities, income-levels and careers. It can ruin relationships, careers and can even lead to death in some cases. And yet, unlike many other diseases with similar impacts, medical treatment is extremely effective in treating many cases of depression. Therapy, medicines...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Startups Raised a Whopping $1.18B in 2015
Last year, the RTP-based biotech company Humacyte raised $150 million, raking in the largest life science investment and the second largest of all deals in North Carolina in 2015. The company took an unusual—but increasingly more common—path to raise the funds. Rather than approaching venture capitalists or angel investors, executives signed on as investors 27 family offices from places as far flung as Hong Kong, Dubai, Russia and Kuwait. Only a few investors were from the U.S. Humacyte’s story is significant because it highlights several trends in North Carolina’s startup ecosystem, all of which contributed to a blockbuster 2015 that brought nearly $1.2...
Read MoreTriangle Entrepreneurship Week Kicks Off Today
Let’s play the Obvious Game. I point out obvious facts and you agree. For instance, as an entrepreneur you: … don’t have the time or money to go to another conference. … would rather poke yourself in the eye than sit through a hour presentation given by an “expert.” … could use investment capital, another great employee or maybe even a co-founder. Sounds about right, huh? If so, you should give a look-see to Triangle Entrepreneurship Week. Kicking off today and running through November 16th, TEW includes more than 20 events hosted throughout downtown Raleigh and Durham. And these...
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