As Monday morning rolls in, we’re providing TechWire readers with a quick recap of the past week’s news headlines.
Hot news for November 4-11 included: RTP startup Get Spiffy doubled in size with the acquisition of a competitor – TechWire spoke to CEO Scot Wingo about the company’s growth; five NC tech firms made it to Deloitte’s 2019 “Technology Fast 500”; a fiber-to-the-home internet network will be coming to Clinton with the help of $23.7 million from the federal government; Dallas Mavericks’ CEO Cynthia Marshall and former Cisco CEO John Chambers spoke at the NC CEO Forum – read our coverage here and here.
We also launched a new interview series featuring the “legends” that have helped create and build North Carolina’s technology and life science ecosystem. The first interview in the series features Bob Ingram, general partner at Hatteras Venture Partners.
- Check out TechWire’s comprehensive resource package for Triangle startups.
And, some national news: Investor confidence was up as U.S. stocks soared to record highs; a new report says internet freedom has continued to decline for the ninth consecutive year; despite losses, SoftBank hasn’t given up on WeWork; China and the U.S. agreed to reduce some tariffs on goods; California is suing Facebook over its refusal to turn over documents.
Keeping with our Monday tradition, here’s a look back at 90 local, state and national headlines as reported by WRAL TechWire last week:
MONDAY November 4 Headlines:
- Apple pledges $2.5B to help address housing crisis in California
- Bank of America increasing minimum wage to $20 an hour in tight labor market
- China approves new drug to treat Alzheimer’s; clinical trials planned for 2020 in US
- Chinese firm acquires Brevard-based chemical research firm, plans expansion
- Cree, Qorvo shares climb as US moves to lift restrictions on sales to China tech giant Huawei
- Durham-based BioAgilytix acquires Massachusetts biomedical firm
- Ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers, Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall headline NC CEO Forum
- Here’s your guide to 141 tech, biz, startup meetups across the Triangle
- Internet of Medical Things ushering in ‘new framework for value-based healthcare’
- November headliners, part I: 90 events coming up in Triangle
- November headliners, part II: 53 upcoming events across North Carolina
- Our Triangle Startup Guide keeps growing – check out the latest additions
- Open for business: Chapel Hill focuses on economic development
- Raleigh drug firm lands FDA approval for treatment of intestinal infection affecting millions
- Raleigh startup is hoping to make its 3D video game part of NC’s school curriculum
- Start planning for December: 38 events & deadlines ‘on the horizon’
- TechWire rewind: Red Hat lawsuits; Triangle tech office market; $350M Pittsboro project + 96 more headlines
- Triangle drug firm raises $15M to finance clinical trial for Alzheimer’s treatment
- Wall Street bulls stampede markets to new record highs
- Wall Street soars, bulls stampede – here’s why investors are so confident
TUESDAY November 5 Headlines:
- 1,000 Google employees petition company to embrace climate change plan
- Bob Ingram, a Triangle tech legend, reflects on region’s growth – and what’s needed now
- Ex-Cisco CEO John Chambers warns NC of ‘brutal’ digital transformation coming in age of IoT
- Hands-free cooking? Yes, thanks to Internet of Things startup led by Duke grad
- Here’s how to create a screen time family plan
- Joan Siefert Rose: LaunchBio turns 3 – here’s a look at our growing impact
- Jim Goodnight, CNBC’s ‘godfather of AI,’ sees ‘computer vision’ as next big advance
- ‘Leadership in Rural Innovation’ is focus of Nov. 7 WRAL TechWire Live event
- Mavericks’ CEO Cynthia Marshall talks diversity, inclusion while dancing the ‘Cupid Shuffle’
- Raleigh’s Global Value Commerce (aka Global Golf) raises new funding
- Report: Internet freedom continues to decline in face of ‘digital authoritarianism’
- Streaming wars: NBA joins other pro sports leagues with online service
- Study: Toddlers using ‘screens’ more than 1 hour a day are hurting their brains
- Trade war looks to be easing; Wall Street records may fall again today
- Triangle agtech firm to fund effort with NCSU to explore better means of growing hemp
- UNC study: Even one-time marijuana use can cause birth defects – especially if used with alcohol
- What would iPhone look like if all screen? Patent filing offers a peek
WEDNESDAY November 6 Headlines:
- AT&T to pay $60M for misleading unlimited data plans – you could get a refund
- Despite WeWork’s woes, local chapter soldiers on to launch new veterans program
- Developer of huge Triangle tennis complex looks to raise $5M, nets $1.35M so far
- Duke U. conference focuses on ways to capitalize on changes in energy sector
- Durham startup Velocity Clinical doubles in size with latest acquisitions
- Executive suite turmoil: Record number of CEOs exit, including many in tech
- FCC formally approves T-Mobile merger with Sprint but deal still faces hurdles
- Feds award $24M to build high-speed fiber network in Clinton area
- IBM, Bank of America team up to launch ‘financial services-ready’ public cloud
- LabCorp’s management shuffle continues: Former head of Covance unit leaves
- NC first in flight again with drone deliveries of prescription drugs in Cary
- Recession fears fading with markets at record levels
- Silicon Valley who? Tech companies continue to flock to the Triangle
- Upcoming symposium spotlights intersection of law and technology
- WeWork status: ‘There is no storm, and things are under control’ says SoftBank CEO
THURSDAY November 7 Headlines:
- Airbnb implements 4 ‘solutions’ seeking to restore trust in wake of ‘bad actors’
- Amazon-Oracle merger ‘a very real possibility,’ says data research firm
- Bandwidth’s revenue surges 20% but communications services provider still reports a loss
- Biotech in the red: Chimerix, Aerie, Biocryst all report losses
- Building a life science hub: NC Biotech Center celebrates 35 years of visionary leadership
- California discloses Facebook probe, sues for documents
- ChannelAdvisor rolls into holiday season with momentum of Street-beating financials
- China: Some tariffs to be cut as progress continues toward trade deal with US
- Dark side of electric vehicles: Mountains of battery waste, study warns
- Epic bans a Fortnite superstar for cheating – he cries about it in apology video
- Etix acquires two ticketing service firms, expanding a growing global footprint
- ‘Headwinds’ hit CommScope but earnings top Street expectations
- HP acknowledges receiving ‘proposal’ for merger with Xerox
- Led by Pendo, 9 NC firms crack Technology Fast 500 rankings
- Lenovo’s PC business drives earnings up 20% but data center group still in the red
- NBC, McClatchy, other major media organizations form ‘Project Press Freedom’
- The rise of the rural millennial? Experts see growing trend in parts of NC
- Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder shows promise, new RTI International study finds
- Wall Street records may fall again on reports of China-US trade deal progress
- What to know about new iOS 13 features
FRIDAY November 8 Headlines:
- CDC reports breakthrough in vaping death-injury investigation: Additive is ‘strong culprit’
- Charlotte brewery software firm Ekos names Chris Rosbrook as CFO
- Charlotte’s Premier adds VCU Health System to network
- Corporate America is fighting back against shareholder activism — here’s how
- Cucalorus Connect Conference Nov. 14-15 explores intersection of creativity and technology
- Durham-based Biocryst sells licensing rights to Japanese firm in $22M deal
- Elon Musk fires back at Tesla detractor in snarky tweet
- Exclusive: Spiffy’s Scot Wingo talks about doubling the size of his company overnight
- INVESTinNC: What everyone should understand about investment crowdfunding
- Raleigh’s Red Hill receives FDA approval for gastrointestinal drug
- Receive a strange text? You’re not alone, but no one can say why
- RTP startup Get Spiffy acquires another competitor to double in size
- Smart cities take center stage at NC Open Pass DataPalooza
Weekend Reading:
- Legal hemp or illegal pot? Confusion strikes the war on drugs
- Minds of girls and boys are equal in math, new study finds
- Regulator to probe whether Apple Card algorithms are biased against women
- These 2 major economies – neither China nor the US – are at risk of recession
- You still have time to vote for tech, business candidates in WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
