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Musk warns Twitter workers: Commit to ‘extremely hardcore’ work or get out
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has given employees until Thursday evening to commit to “extremely hardcore” work or else leave the...
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Cryptocurrency crisis worsens – here’s the latest on the FTX collapse
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business
Aftershocks from the massive earthquake in the trillion-dollar crypto industry last week continued to reverberate on Monday.
Prices of digital currencies fell again...
Tech’s greatest misread pandemic demand – now their workers paying the price
Analysis by Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business
In the early months of the pandemic, Facebook only grew bigger and more central to our lives. With lockdowns...
Guest opinion: Is US headed for a Doomsday driven by crime?
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...
Study: Wastewater, syndromic COVID-19 surveillance are important pieces of COVID-monitoring toolkit
A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University compared wastewater monitoring and two other COVID-19 surveillance approaches in Raleigh, N.C., during the...
Durham drug firm Chimerix rejects call from stockholder for liquidation
DURHAM – Shares in Durham-based pharmaceutical firm Chimerix are surging after the company rejected a call from a major stockholder to liquidate the company.
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Crypto ‘wunderkind’ resigns at FTX exchange as firm files for bankruptcy
By Matt Egan, CNN Business
FTX Group said Friday it has launched voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States and that its CEO has...
NC Biotech Center exec is recognized as ‘Power Player’ in Triad
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK –Nancy Johnston, executive director of the North Carolina Biotechnology Center’s Piedmont Triad Office, has been recognized as a “Power Player” by...
Musk: Trump won’t return to Twitter yet; ‘content moderation council’ in the works
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business
Newly minted Twitter owner Elon Musk said Friday afternoon that the social media company “will be forming a content moderation...
Fewer people file for unemployment benefits but jobs market may be cooling a bit
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low even as the U.S. economy slows in the midst...
Goldman Sachs to undergo reorganization
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business
Goldman Sachs announced a major reorganization Tuesday as the Wall Street powerhouse grapples with market volatility.
Goldman Sachs (GS) announced Tuesday morning...
Broadband disparity: Poor, less white areas get worst internet deals, investigation finds
Editor’s note: The Markup is an American nonprofit organization based in New York City, founded in 2018 with the goal of focusing on data-driven journalism,...
nCino expanding presence in Japan – with IBM’s help
WILMINGTON – The Wilmington-headquartered nCino (NASDAQ: NCNO) has landed Japanese financial institution Kiraboshi Bank for its nCino Bank Operating System with the help of...