As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot stories for April 8-14 included: Three separate biotech firms announced plans to hire in Wilson, Morrisville and Durham, UpTech Reports series covers AI’s disruption, we profile the latest graduates of the RIoT Accelerator Program, and GoTriangle debuts new program in partnership with Uber and Lyft.
In more national news: Pinterest goes public, Uber files for much-anticipated upcoming IPO, first-ever image of a black hole is released, House passes net neutrality legislation and Facebook and Google face scrutiny in House Judiciary Committee hearing on white nationalism.
Here’s a look back at 56 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week.
MONDAY April 8 Headlines:
- Big Tech gets nervous as US moves to protect consumer data
- ‘Ethical AI’: The new buzz phrase among tech titans
- Fresenius Kabi celebrates $100M pharma expansion, bringing 445 new jobs to Wilson
- Good news for blockchain developers: SEC creates a North Star guide
- HemoSonics’ blood analyzer gets approval, bringing more jobs to RTP
- Locating new Alaska oil pockets with 3D technology
- Massachusetts Mutual shutting Charlotte operation; 164 workers face layoffs
- NC event horizon: Energy conference, ProductCampRTP, Small Biz Week & more in May
- NC headliners: 59 upcoming events from beach to mountains
- Network with the Triangle’s tech community at these meetups
- Pinterest files for IPO, looking to raise some $1.5B
- UK mulls direct regulation of social media under ‘duty of care’
- TechWire week in review: AI deep-dive, Lulu eGames, Duke Energy EV plans & more
- Triangle headliners: 65 workshops, panels & networking events in busy April
TUESDAY April 9 Headlines:
- Align Technology closes on building in Morrisville, plans to hire
- At Cary software firm Dude Solutions, women execs rule the C-Suite
- Chimerix hires new CEO, chief business officer
- Facebook, Google face House hearing on white nationalism
- Facebook, Google under increasing pressure over online content
- Facebook tweaks tools for remembering dead friends
- Raleigh’s GoodBookey scores treasure trove of data through online accelerator
- Report: VC investment strong out of the gates in Q1
- UNC showcase features 50 ventures from life science, health, consumer tech & education
- Walmart adds thousands of new robot janitors to its stores
- Wilson Community College fiber program trains skilled ‘networkers’
WEDNESDAY April 10 Headlines:
- Capitol Hill hearing on online hate gets bombarded with ‘hateful comments’
- Check out the first image ever taken of a black hole
- Disney tests new frontier with streaming service
- Durham-based Velocity Clinical’s new management team
- Facebook changes fine print to show how it makes money from data
- Report: Uber seeks $10 billion in this year’s biggest IPO
- Mark the date for this year’s Triad BioNight in Greensboro
- NCSU researchers develop ultrasound technique to improve bioprinted tissues
THURSDAY April 11 Headlines:
- Cary-based entertainment firm Bold Crayon looking to raise $5M in funding
- Greensboro-based Qorvo acquires Texas firm to boost wireless offerings
- Guest opinion: Not the time to go backwards on net neutrality
- House passes ‘net neutrality’ bill but Senate leader says it’s ‘dead on arrival’
- Inside Artificial Intelligence’s disruptive power: From marketing to resurrection of characters, singularity, more
- Nonprofit FHI 360 launches CRO subsidiary FHI Clinical
- RIoT’s RAP pitch night showcases diverse spread of IoT applications
- Startup profiles: Check out the six from RIoT’s RAP pitch night
- Streaming getting more expensive: YouTube TV ups subscription fee 20%
- Uber nears filing for IPO; Lyft shares decline
- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested (watch video); US unveils hacking charge
- Yahoo to pay $117.5M in revised data privacy settlement
FRIDAY April 12 Headlines:
- AskBio gets $235 million in gene therapy support
- Cashless stores grow. So does the backlash by some activists
- FCC to hold big 5G auction, spend $20B for rural internet
- GoTriangle to team up with Lyft, Uber after discontinuing its RTP shuttle
- Israeli spacecraft crash lands on moon in ‘failure’ mission
- Mycovia drug shows promise against drug-resistant yeast infection
- Raleigh’s BioDelivery Sciences secures rights for opioid-induced constipation drug
- The biggest takeaways from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s arrest
- Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey is into intermittent fasting. What gives?
- UNC’s Innovation Showcase spotlights ideas with impact potential
- Wake Forest Baptist Health, Atrium Health to create medical school in Charlotte
