As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news hits.
Hot stories for February 25-March 1 included continuous coverage of CED’s back-to-back Tech and Life Science conferences (+ speakers’ advice to NC entrepreneurs), leadership changes at Wolfpack Investor Network after executive director steps down, and American Underground’s head of growth and startup programs announces he’s moving on to start a new venture.
Here’s a look back at 69 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY Feb. 25 Headlines:
- 100+ Triangle meetups for you
- CED set to run back-to-back tech, life science conferences this week
- China tech giant Huawei unveils 5G phone at Mobile World event + video
- Consumer health product manufacturer to add 141 jobs in Mooresville
- Duke researchers believe new approach can improve HIV vaccine design
- General Electric sells BioPharma business to CEO’s former company for $21.4B
- Hey, jet passengers- smile! Your seat-back system could be watching you
- NC headliners: A preview of 90+ upcoming events across NC
- Headlines: Lenovo, Cisco, Sprint, Qualcomm, Intel 5G news + new foldable phone video
- NCSU researchers create a tough fiber for future textiles, more
- On event horizon: DIG SOUTH, Lulu eGames, Grid Edge East + more in April
- Overstock CEO wants e-commerce retailer to be a blockchain company
- Pivoting from consulting to software: MapAnything’s John Stewart tracks his journey
- Raleigh life science firm Bryn Pharma raises $17.2M
- TechWire week in review: Surge of IT jobs, gene therapy firm expands + entrepreneur profiles, more
- Triangle events preview: 90+ panels, workshops & conferences through March
TUESDAY Feb. 26 Headlines:
- Appeals court rejects fed’s bid to block AT&T-Time Warner merger
- Buffett, who’s making big bet on Red Hat, concedes he’d have ‘tough time’ beating S&P 500
- CED Life Science Conference to shine spotlight on promising NC startups
- CED Tech Conference showcases 4 startups on the move – here’s a look at each
- Demand for high-tech workers is broad across most NC metros
- Epic Games faces another lawsuit over dances in Fortnite
- ‘Extreme step:’ SEC asks Elon Musk be held in contempt for tweets
- Forecast: Major carriers to deploy 5G by 2022; AR, IoT, VR, Smart City deployments begin in ’19
- Headlines: Cree stock climbs; Cisco’s 5G bet; blockchain phone; Lyft or Uber IPO?
- IBM apologizes for using ‘yellow’ and ‘mulatto’ on job application
- IBM exec to startups: Get educated on blockchain or risk getting left behind
- NC’s role in clean energy economy is focus of UNC Clean Tech Summit
- Population screening’s promise: Early health problem detection, better lives
- Porsche to offer electric-powered version of SUV
- What’s secret to Pendo’s success? ‘There’s no secret,’ says CEO. ‘Just focus and execution’
WEDNESDAY Feb. 27 Headlines:
- Bayer CEO says ag giant will defend itself ‘resolutely’ in weed killer suits
- California firm lays off 173 workers in Charlotte
- Judge orders Musk to explain why he isn’t in contempt of court for tweet
- LendingTree earnings, revenue don’t meet Street expectations
- Pulitzer Prize winner warns entrepreneurs: ‘Fake it until you make it’ won’t work
- Raleigh online car retailer Joydrive raises $3M
- Rotten Tomatoes now limits movie reviews to post-release
- RTP Career Services kicks off new event for job seekers
- Volvo spinoff Polestar unveils rival for Tesla Model 3 + video
- Yes, there is a flipside to being a ‘unicorn,’ AvidXchange exec tells entrepreneuers
THURSDAY February 28 Headlines:
- Aiming for growth, NC hydrogen fuel firm makes acquisition
- Amazon aims to fight counterfeit products with manufacturers’ help
- CEO of robotic surgery firm TransEnterix remains optimistic but share price tumbles
- Guest opinion: It’s time to fix the crisis of confidence on privacy
- Headlines: Fortnite peak?; Lenovo, IBM talk 5G; Motorola foldable phone; Facebook withdrawal?
- Netflix, Amazon helped save the AT&T-Time Warner deal – here’s how
- New report finds apps looking to get personal
- Raleigh-based asset management firm raises $38.3M
- Syneos Health discloses SEC investigation; stock falls 20%
- Teen video app Musical.ly to pay $5.7M FTC fine over children data collection
- ‘Think Outside’ is theme for upcoming LaunchBio event
- What are keys to drawing life science investors? Experts share their shopping list
- With SameDay bot, FedEx joins robotic delivery push
FRIDAY March 1 Headlines:
- American Underground’s Doug Speight moves on to launch new venture
- Ahead of stock offering, Lyft reports 2018 revenue doubled
- AT&T preps for streaming with changes in leadership at Turner, HBO, WarnerMedia
- Cisco exec: US is slow on uptake when it comes to smart city movement
- G1 Therapeutics reports progress on drug candidates; R&D spending jumps
- Headlines: iPhone speaker; Red Hat cloud move; Fortnite revenue down; Epic suit; Twitter experiment; Dell market return; AT&T media vision
- Hydrogen fuel firm OneH2 to expand, add jobs with $250,000 grant
- Japanese pharmaceutical group acquires manufacturing facility in Raleigh
- Mike Walden: Want big pay? Then stand out as pro athletes do
- Molecule development startup Boragen aims to raise $4.25M
- NCSU researchers: Dobermans with genetic heart disorder may be model for human treatments
- Tesla to close stores in move to lower Model 3 costs to $35K; are 3 NC outlets at risk?
- With Ripley on board, six-day test flight set for SpaceX Dragon capsule
- Wolfpack Investor Network director steps down
- YouTube to turn off comments on most videos featuring children after pedophiles controversy
