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Wake County tax team enlists high-tech SAS help to tackle property assessments | WRAL TechWire

The tax man is getting more high tech in Wake County with Jim Goodnight, the richest man in North Carolina, providing a lending hand directly through his own efforts and that of his software giant SAS. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/wake-county-tax-team-enlists-high-tech-sas-help-to-tackle-property-assessments/
The tax man is getting more high tech in Wake County with Jim Goodnight, the richest man in North Carolina, providing a lending hand directly through his own efforts and that of his software giant SAS.

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Cybersecurity startups attracking bucketloads of cash | WRAL TechWire

Venture capitalists are pouring money into cybersecurity firms and cyber spending may outpace IT by 2023, says a trio of new reports. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/cybersecurity-startups-attracking-bucketloads-of-cash/
Venture capitalists are pouring money into cybersecurity firms and cyber spending may outpace IT by 2023, says a trio of new reports.

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Zoes Kitchen chain sold to competitor

D.C.-based fast-casual chain Cava has announced a massive acquisition.

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This Raleigh CEO’s ambitious plan to take on Carvana

A two-year-old Raleigh startup is going head-to-head with Carvana – a publicly traded company whose “car vending machine” is already creating attention alongside I-440.

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Durham-based Aerie Pharma sees positive study results for eye pressure drug | WRAL TechWire

Aerie Pharmaceuticals continues expansion in Durham as it sees positive study results for its led drug. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/durham-based-aerie-pharma-sees-positive-study-results-for-eye-pressure-drug/
Aerie Pharmaceuticals continues expansion in Durham as it sees positive study results for its led drug.

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SharkDreams adds $1M in equity for virtual health care technology | WRAL TechWire

Raleigh-based digital health company SharkDreams lands $1M in new equity for device and app. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/sharkdreams-adds-1m-in-equity-for-virtual-health-care-technology/
Raleigh-based digital health company SharkDreams lands $1M in new equity for device and app.

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With order, integration can begin with Bayer, Monsanto

German chemical company Bayer, which has long run its Americas plant science unit from Research Triangle Park, took another step forward in moving past the merger that shifts most of its operations to St. Louis.

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EXCLUSIVE: Duke Raleigh leader sees both sides of health care

Executive Voice for Aug. 17.

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Digital pioneer helps businesses tame the industry's digital deluge | WRAL TechWire

Helen Tibbo is a professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill and an internationally known scholar who studies archival workflows, records management and digital preservation. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/digital-pioneer-helps-businesses-tame-the-industrys-digital-deluge/
Helen Tibbo is a professor at the UNC-Chapel Hill and an internationally known scholar who studies archival workflows, records management and digital preservation.

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Novo Nordisk strengthens diabetes treatment arsenal with $800M deal | WRAL TechWire

Novo Nordisk, which operates a huge and growing manufacturing facility in Johnston County, is expanding its capabilities for treatment of diabetes with the acquisition of a U.K. startup and much of its technology in a deal that could be worth as much as $800 million. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/novo-nordisk-strengthens-diabetes-treatment-arsenal-with-800m-deal/
Novo Nordisk, which operates a huge and growing manufacturing facility in Johnston County, is expanding its capabilities for treatment of diabetes with the acquisition of a U.K. startup and much of its technology in a deal that could be worth as much as $800 million.

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Triangle event roundup: Startup Crawl, RIoT Pitch Night & more | WRAL TechWire

Our latest exclusive events wrapup summarizes the must-attend happenings in the Triangle through August, including a handful of industry-specific meetups, informative workshops, interesting discussion events, and more. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/triangle-event-roundup-startup-crawl-riot-pitch-night-more/
Our latest exclusive events wrapup summarizes the must-attend happenings in the Triangle through August, including a handful of industry-specific meetups, informative workshops, interesting discussion events, and more.

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NC headliners: What's happening in tech, life science this month | WRAL TechWire

Here's our latest wrapup of upcoming conferences, contests, workshops, application deadlines and socials happening across North Carolina the rest of this month. It's busy! https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/nc-headliners-what-is-happening-in-tech-life-science-this-month/
Here's our latest wrapup of upcoming conferences, contests, workshops, application deadlines and socials happening across North Carolina the rest of this month. It's busy!

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Events 'on the horizon' in Sept: Tech, life science calendar across NC | WRAL TechWire

Several new technology and life science events are being announced around North Carolina. Plenty of events are on tap for September, and we suggest you pencil them into your calendar. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/events-on-the-horizon-in-sept-tech-life-science-calendar-across-nc/
Several new technology and life science events are being announced around North Carolina. Plenty of events are on tap for September, and we suggest you pencil them into your calendar.

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Charlotte BBB to host cybersecurity awareness event | WRAL TechWire

The Charlotte BBB is hosting a symposium on August 28 to educate local businesses and nonprofits on the latest cybersecurity threats. Here's a preview. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/charlotte-bbb-to-host-cybersecurity-awareness-event/
The Charlotte BBB is hosting a symposium on August 28 to educate local businesses and nonprofits on the latest cybersecurity threats. Here's a preview.

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Looking for a tech meetup? Here's a guide to the Triangle | WRAL TechWire

Scores of organizations hold regular meetups across the Triangle. Here is the latest list as compiled by Derrick Minor for the City of Raleigh. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/20/looking-for-a-tech-meetup-here-is-a-guideto-the-triangle/
Scores of organizations hold regular meetups across the Triangle. Here is the latest list as compiled by Derrick Minor for the City of Raleigh.

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Four years after buying Morrisville firm, this out-of-town CEO wants to bolster NC ops

A publicly-traded cancer diagnostics firm’s plan to consolidate a Los Angeles laboratory into existing operations in New Jersey and North Carolina is nearly complete, says its CEO.

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How does the Triangle office market compare to the nation?

The Raleigh-Durham office market has been slightly better than the average city over the past year.

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Triangle food and drink festival back for its ninth year

The TerraVita Food & Drink Festival is back for the ninth year.

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BASF closes on $50M land buy in RTP

BASF just made a major land buy in Research Triangle Park.

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Which hospital is tops in the Triangle market?

U.S. News & World Report has recognized a few hospitals in the Triangle region. See how they ranked.

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Could the Blue Ridge corridor in Raleigh be the next big development zone?

New plan for Raleigh includes improving Blue Ridge corridor.

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Privacy group tells FTC Google tracking violated 2011 order | WRAL TechWire

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News Privacy group tells FTC Google tracking violated 2011 order GoogleprivacygpsFTCmappingtracking by Jodi Leese Glusco — August 18, 2018 GoogleprivacygpsFTCmappingtracking

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Digital assistants struggle with all but most basic conversations | WRAL TechWire

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News Digital assistants struggle with all but most basic conversations artificial intelligenceGoogle HomeAmazon Echoamazon alexaApple homepod An Amazon Echo on a kitchen counter, in San Francisco, Nov. 13, 2017. Researchers can now send secret audio instructions undetectable to the human ear to Appl...

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Employment in NC hits record; economist says job growth will continue | WRAL TechWire

Never have this many people be working in North Carolina. And the job environment is going to continue improving, according to an NCSU economist https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/employment-in-nc-hits-record-economist-says-job-growth-will-continue/
Never have this many people be working in North Carolina. And the job environment is going to continue improving, according to an NCSU economist

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'Weaponized ad technology': Facebook's moneymaker gets a critical eye | WRAL TechWire

Facebook has made a mint by enabling advertisers to identify and reach the very people most likely to react to their messages. Ad buyers can select audiences based on details like a user’s location, political leanings and interests as specific as the Museum of the Confederacy or online gambling. And they can aim their ads at as few as 20 of the 1.5 billion daily users of the social network. It's called microtargeting. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/weaponized-ad-technology-facebooks-moneymaker-gets-a-critical-eye/
Facebook has made a mint by enabling advertisers to identify and reach the very people most likely to react to their messages. Ad buyers can select audiences based on details like a user's location, political leanings and interests as specific as the Museum of the Confederacy or online gambling. And...

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Analysis: Monsanto case reaffirms that robotics will shape agrochemical future | WRAL TechWire

The Monsanto verdict demonstrates that agrochemical businesses need to urgently start reinventing themselves as being in the business of controlling weeds, and not just agrochemical supplies. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/analysis-monsanto-case-reaffirms-that-robotics-will-shape-agrochemical-future/
The Monsanto verdict demonstrates that agrochemical businesses need to urgently start reinventing themselves as being in the business of controlling weeds, and not just agrochemical supplies.

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Birth control? There's an app for that now + How it works, where to get it | WRAL TechWire

The condom, the pill and now, the smartphone? Natural Cycles, a mobile fertility app, wins FDA approval. Here are the details plus how the app works and where you can get it. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/birth-control-theres-an-app-for-that-now-how-it-works-where-to-get-it/
The condom, the pill and now, the smartphone? Natural Cycles, a mobile fertility app, wins FDA approval. Here are the details plus how the app works and where you can get it.

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Tax incentives study: NC 'doesn't play the game as much as most other states' | WRAL TechWire

North Carolina was relatively late to the incentives game, and our state still doesn’t play the game as much as most other states. We’re also ranked in the middle of our region’s states in the relative costs of incentives, and our objectives with incentives are gaining jobs and good wages – things most workers want. Still, is this good enough? https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/tax-incentives-study-nc-doesnt-play-the-game-as-much-as-most-other-states/
North Carolina was relatively late to the incentives game, and our state still doesn't play the game as much as most other states. We're also ranked in the middle of our region's states in the relative costs of incentives, and our objectives with incentives are gaining jobs and good wages – things...

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Call him Solo: Raleigh entrepreneur turns 'side gig' into $1M hammock business | WRAL TechWire

When Raleigh native Wes Johnson bought hand-sewn hammocks from two brothers in 2005, he had no idea the $30,000 investment would reach nearly $1 million in sales. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/call-him-solo-raleigh-entrepreneur-turns-side-gig-into-1m-hammock-business/
When Raleigh native Wes Johnson bought hand-sewn hammocks from two brothers in 2005, he had no idea the $30,000 investment would reach nearly $1 million in sales.

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Google confirms it's tracking you even if your device is turned off | WRAL TechWire

Google has revised an erroneous description on its website of how its "Location History" setting works, clarifying that it continues to track users even if they've disabled the setting. https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/08/17/google-confirms-its-tracking-you-even-if-your-device-is-turned-off/
Google has revised an erroneous description on its website of how its "Location History" setting works, clarifying that it continues to track users even if they've disabled the setting.

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