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Epic Games joins $30M backing of UK firm building metaverse technology

CARY – Epic Games, which has raised billions of dollars and lined up partners such as LEGO to help create the metaverse virtual world,...

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International venture capital firm expands to Triangle, hires former IDEA Fund Partners VC

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Startups and emerging companies in North Carolina have more access to venture capital with the expansion of international firm SixThirty...

Insightsoftware keeps up acquisition binge, buying Canadian analytics firm

RALEIGH – Insightsoftware, the Triangle-based “unicorn” with a $1 billion valuation, continues to make acquisitions following last year’s raising of $800 million. The latest buy...

Technology can help make North Carolina smarter and safer – here’s how

Editor’s note: Steve S. Rao is a Council Member At Large and Former Mayor Pro Tem for the Town of Morrisville and an Opinion...

Pay for only what you want, when: BMW rolls out heated seats subscription

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business BMW is now offering British drivers the option of enjoying a heated seat on a monthly subscription basis. Of course,...

Triangle-based IDEA Fund Partners discloses $455,000 in follow-on funding to two portfolio companies

DURHAM – Two startups have received follow-on investments through a fund managed by IDEA Fund Partners, the early-stage investment firm confirmed to WRAL TechWire this...

Thom Ruhe: In the room where it happens

Editor’s Note: Thom Ruhe is the president and CEO of NC IDEA, which recently selected nine startups to receive NC IDEA SEED Grants totaling...

Duke awarded $27M federal grant to build structural models of HIV

DURHAM – Researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) received a federal grant totaling more than $27 million over five years to focus...

Fighting startup failure: Innovate Carolina rolls out a venture studio approach

Enter the venture studio approach. Gaining traction over the past few years, venture studios build companies rapidly from start to finish. They invest pre-seed capital...

NCSU-designed shelters could help firefighters battling wildfires, researchers say

RALEIGH – North Carolina State University researchers found that four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires could increase the survival time...

What’s the buzz all about? Bee Downtown founder goes one-on-one with NCSU Chancellor

In Red Chair Chats, NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson sits down with alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university to show off the strength,...

Fighting climate change: We must do obvious, dramatic things to give young people hope

Editor’s note: Marshall Brain – futurist, inventor, NCSU professor, writer and creator of “How Stuff Works” is a contributor to WRAL TechWire.  Brain takes a serious as well...

Countdown to Gig East Summit: Showcasing the importance of stories

This article was written for our sponsor, Gig East.  Every year, Wilson’s Gig East Exchange hosts its annual summit. The event brings innovators and thought...

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