Articles from Jen’s work on WRAL TechWire.
“We will be one of the best places to work in this industry,” Fortrea CEO Tom Pike says in a briefing about the spinoff from global life science giant Labcorp. Here’s what he wants – a “magnet” workforce to win customers. And much more.
Many of us are going to be (or already are) expected to use these tools for our jobs. Students cannot leave educational institutions where AI is taboo and expect to be successful in a labor market where it is required. The educational system is facing an immense challenge to integrate these tools for students and teachers, but there’s no time to lose.
Keona Health last week disclosed its largest-ever public disclosure of funds, an equity investment of more than $4.6 million. The company last took on debt funding totaling $750,000 in 2021.
Reactive Biosciences of Durham (formerly Boragen) disclosed in an SEC filing that it has raised $4 million in debt. The company last raised more than $23 million in equity funding in the fall of 2022.
The Kramden Institute of Durham, a non-profit that works to bridge the digital divide by bringing tools and technology to underserved communities, has recently appointed a new board chair. After twenty years of leadership, Kramden founder Mark Dibner stepped down from the role in March.
“No service happens without the technician – full stop,” says Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo. “At Spiffy, we are on a mission to change that lack of recognition, and our vision is to be the employer of choice in the automotive services industry.”
The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team provided two Satellite Picocells on Trailers, or SPOTs, to help battle the Pulp Road Fire in North Carolina. Here are the details.
“Cara” is an artificial intelligence tool being developed to support social workers, as well as other caregivers, with some of the more mundane and repeatable tasks of caregiving. CareYaya co-founders Gavry Eshet and Neal Shah explain the inspiration for Cara’s development in this exclusivve WRAL TechWire Startup Spotlight.
Founded in Raleigh in 2021, GreenPlaces aims to “democratize sustainability” by providing a web-based sustainability software that tracks carbon emissions. The platform integrates with thousands of business tools, such as utilities, HR, and accounting platforms, to gather operational data that can help companies draw insights and plan for future reductions in their carbon footprint.
Small business funding has traditionally been a challenge for minority and women-owned businesses, a problem that has remained despite awareness of the issue. According to the US Small Business Administration data for 2022, only 3.9% of total funding went to Black or African Americans, vs. 42.4% of funding to White applicants. A further 25% went to applicants who declined to share their race. This Triangle couple is trying to change those statistics.
Leyline Renewable Capital of Durham is making an investment of $22.5 million in the new energy company Grid Connected Infrastructure, Here’s what’s happening.
Like with AI, there are concerns. VR has been less talked about but brings its own issues with security and privacy. And unlike other online platforms, privacy and security tools have yet to be widely developed for VR tech. Let’s talk.
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