$1.2B in investments help N.C. life sciences industry top 53,000 jobs, report finds
Battelle study says N.C. led U.S. in biotech sector job growth from 2001-2006. Currently, state has 53,200 life science jobs paying average wage of $69,275.
U.S. days as global economic hegemon are ending, Lenovo CEO warns
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Lenovo Chief Executive Officer William Amelio coined the term “world sourcing” shortly after taking the top exec’s job at the world’s fourth-largest PC manufacturer. Now, Amelio talks about “Global 2.0”
In speeches in Greensboro on Tuesday and Raleigh on Wednesday, the former IBM and Dell executive warned his listeners that the world’s economy continues to evolve toward one without borders. In a speech in Raleigh one year ago, Amelio warned that Lenovo and other...
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Despite tough times, Internet tech and entrepreneurship are still climbing toward a summit
Motricity files suit against exec who was key in its InfoSpace acquisition
Brace yourself, entrepreneurs and techies – Another nuclear winter is upon us
From exec suite to front lines, young to seasoned, Big Blue casts a wide net for layoffs
NEW Despite rumors, Novartis affirms commitment to Holly Springs plant
The pharmaceutical giant and town officials discussed – and dismissed – a rumor that plant construction would stop. The facility is set to open in 2009 and to employ as many as 450 people.
NEW Internet Summit consensus: SaaS is hot!
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NEW Activists say tobacco settlement is being wasted
NEW NC fund spurs rural transition from tobacco
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NEW Clearwire shareholders approve deal with Sprint
NEW Google's virtual world Lively to die next month
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Quit building mansions and focus on execution, Lulu’s Bob Young says
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NEW A computer modeled after human brain? Yes, says IBM
By DEAN TAKAHASHI, VentureBeat
Big Blue-led research team aims to replicate the brain with cognitive computing project. Pentagon research arm DARPA is funding project.
NEW What do entrepreneurs do now?
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Semiconductor chip sales to decline in 2009, chip trade group says
Interact911 closes on $28M in new financing
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Update 4: Blogging live from ‘Internet Summit’ – A warning from a VC, and marketing in Web 2.0 world …
Atlanta chip startup VT Silicon lands $5.5M in financing
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Drug giant Wyeth cuts 10% of Sanford plant work force
The facility makes vaccines. The company had warned earlier this summer that layoffs were likely. It says the plant is important, but it won't rule out future reductions.
The genomic frontier: Personalized medicine in action
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Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast
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Former Gov. Hunt honored for education efforts
Former Gov. Jim Hunt was honored for driving school reform in North Carolina, and he plans to talk about what President-elect Barack Obama should do for education.
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NEW Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
By RACHEL METZ (AP Technology Writer)
With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.
Startups: Finding the upside of a global downturn
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Cell phones and e-mail: Are you compromising your confidential information?
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Microsoft CEO dismisses Yahoo buyout but still open on search deal
By JESSICA MINTZ (AP Technology Writer)
Microsoft Corp. is no longer interested in buying all of Yahoo Inc., CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday, though he told shareholders that the company would still be "very open" to a collaboration on Internet search. His comments sent Yahoo shares diving more than 20 percent.
Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter
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PC Magazine goes online-only
E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
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