As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Notable news stories from last week included: High-tech job openings in North Carolina surged to over 29,000 in October – the highest level since the pandemic started in March; the Triangle ranked No. 1 across multiple real estate and economic development categories in an Urban Land Institute study; Clorox is moving its Better Health Vitamins, Minerals and Supplement group headquarters to Durham, bringing 158 high-paying jobs; 57% of Triangle businesses are looking to add 32,000 jobs over the next three years, according to a new survey.
And, in national news: The Dow passed 30,000 for the first time, while Bitcoin continues its track towards a record high; IBM is cutting 20% of its European workforce; with Black Friday sales hitting a new record this year, Cyber Monday is poised to be a record-setter as well.
Keeping with our Monday “TechWire Rewind” tradition, here’s a look back at 61 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY | Nov. 23 Headlines:
- Apple puts off charging 30% for apps enabling paid online event ‘experiences’
- First look at 2021: Add these 55 events across NC to your calendar
- Gene-editing of crops requires greater transparency, NCSU researchers say
- How do you fight cancer and create jobs at the same time? NC is showing the way
- High-tech job openings surge in NC – here’s who is hiring and where
- IBM lands a ‘cloud’ deal with CIA as part of reported multi-billion dollar contract
- Looking for a tech or life science meetup in Triangle? Here are 152 to check out
- Looking for venture capital, angel group info in RTP? Our Startup Guide adds updates
- Most needed tech skills in NC? Here are the top 10
- NC-based Technology Associates ranked as one of the world’s most elite Managed IT service providers
- NC headliner preview: 52 webinars/events happening statewide through Dec. 31
- Startup Rewind: Recapping NC TECH Awards; Ecosystem Summit coverage, fundraises + more lots more news
- Startup Spotlight: How Reward Stock’s sale to Experian happened at just the right time
- TechWire Rewind: NC IDEA grants; Durham vaccine ‘gigafactory’; NCSU Centennial rezoning + 86 more headlines
- To moon and back for a payload – that’s China’s next big space mission
- Triangle headliners preview: 66 events & deadlines coming up through end of 2020
- Verona Pharma, with HQ in Raleigh, lands $30M deal with Silicon Valley Bank
TUESDAY | Nov. 24 Headlines:
- Carteret County makes a name for itself as a retirement haven
- Bulls are running: Dow tops 30,000 for first time, bitcoin soars
- ‘Dedicated to Improving Life:’ Inside Precision Biosciences’ huge deal with Eli Lilly
- Gridiron Gang is back: NFL expands deal with Epic’s Fortnite, eSports Rocket League
- Group of economists calls for ‘stimulus checks until economy recovers’
- How is Triangle recovering from COVID-19? A new report provides a graphical view
- It’s tech toy time: Best Buy reports biggest sales jump in 25 years
- Jobs paying average of $123,000 are coming to Durham – here’s the deal
- ‘Magnet’ metropolis: Triangle ranks No. 1 in study for real estate, development opportunities
- Report: Twitch dominates YouTube, Facebook in streaming stats
- Rocket man! Elon Musk ties Bill Gates for No. 2 spot on world’s richest list
- Taking time to say thanks in times of COVID to NC’s entrepreneurial community
- Veteran Novozymes exec takes over as CEO at personalized nutrition startup Panaceutics
- Wireless tower, services provider Eco-Site now part of Vertical Bridge
WEDNESDAY | Nov. 25 Headlines:
- 30,000! Here’s how and why Dow, markets are surging despite pandemic
- ‘Brand means trust:’ Radio Shack is coming back under new owners
- Downrounds for startups becoming more rare despite pandemic, report says
- FDA needs more info before approving new drug application for Liquidia
- IBM is cutting 20% of workforce – some 10,000 – in Europe, sources say
- In the LimeLight: Majestic Kitchen Bath names new director of multi-family relationships
- Join the ‘Crew:’ Fortnite offers subscriptions as new season nears launch
- Next-generation respirator mask to be manufactured in Jacksonville
- People, planet, profit: The moves you should make right now for a stronger 2021
- Red Hill Biopharma, which has an HQ in Raleigh, to expand production capability
- Syneos Health wraps up $600M in new cash – more acquisitions coming?
- Triangle businesses looking to add thousands of jobs despite pandemic, survey finds
- UNC scientists identify brain cells that help drive bodily reaction to fear, anxiety
THURSDAY | Nov. 26 Headlines:
- Mandalorian, Baby Yoda coming to Fortnite? Leaked images say it is so
- Report: Tech’s ‘Big 9’ are set to own, dominate digital ecosystem ‘end to end’
- Triangle startup leader Derrick Minor joins consulting, recruiting firm Vaco
- Why does space travel create health issues? UNC, NASA scientists may have the answer
FRIDAY | Nov. 27 Headlines:
- Amion Foundation provides seed grants to Wake Forest, UNC-CH researchers
- Black Friday is still critical to retailers as deals move online
- Harpe Bioherbicide plants equity round for innovative weed-killer
- Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears home
- Looking for virtual music lessons? Bold Music expands to the Triangle
- Machine learning startup Infinia ML lands big partner for cloud project
- NCBIO says Trump’s executive order on drug prices does no favors for NC patients, hospitals
- NCSU Economic Forecast: outlook for NC economic growth is positive
Weekend Reading:
- Cyber Monday could be record setter while brick-and-mortar traffic plunges
- It’s an online shopping season: Cyber Monday forecast to soar 35%; Black Friday sets record
- Netflix, Lowe’s, Square among $2B in donors to economic development coalition helping people of color
- Tony Hsieh draws praise from Triangle’s Scot Wingo, a fellow ecommerce pioneer
- Universal basic income – has time come for it? Debate intensifies in pandemic
