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HIGH POINT — Lumos, a fiber-optic internet and home Wi-Fi service provider, is celebrating its expanded access into Goldsboro. The company plans to connect 15,000 underserved homes in the Goldsboro area, including nearly 100% of the homes within the city limits. The service availability represents the first fiber internet provider for the area and the

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — Should startups be conservative with cash? According to Dr. Ronald Weissman, Chairman of the Angel Capital Association, that might be a smart position. “Unless you’re in AI, it’s pretty much capital winter,” said Weissman, speaking at the recent 11th annual Big Launch Challenge pitch competition. Weissman, who’s also Chair of the Band

By Tim Hardwick, MacRumors It’s widely known that Apple and Google have a considerable monetary agreement that ensures Google’s position as the default search engine on Apple’s iOS devices, but neither company reveals the amounts involved. In 2021, financial advisor Bernstein suggested Google was paying Apple as much as $10 billion a year to maintain

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – While living in the Triangle for close to two decades, Jim Whitehurst was at least physically close to the Triangle’s video game industry. But at least in business his focus was Linux (Red Hat CEO) and emerging cloud as well as other technology (No. 2 at IBM … for a short

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Jim Whitehurst, former CEO of Raleigh-based Red Hat before it was sold in 2019 to IBM where he served as president before leaving in 2021, is back in a CEO role. United Software named Whitehurst – also now a board member at Unity – as its interim CEO. Unity is one

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Sales of personal computers continue to plunge worldwide but Lenovo is widening its lead as the global leader. And in the U.S. the company is within striking distance of third place for sales thanks to a 1% improvement in shipments. Research firm Gartner’s latest report covering the quarter ending Sept. 30

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Spectrum and Charter Communications have recently announced a new feature in their lineup of TV services: the Xumo Stream Box. Similar to a Roku device or SmartTV, the Xumo Stream Box provides access to apps for integration of your favorite streaming services. It also offers a voice-enabled remote for quick input.

By Hartley Charlton, MacRumors Apple CEO Tim Cook has explained why the company releases a new iPhone every year, what the device will be like in the future, what he is personally doing to reduce his carbon footprint, and more in a new interview with Brut. The brief interview, shot at an Apple data center and solar power facility in Denmark,

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Your new $1,000-plus high-end Apple, Samsung or Google smartphone can survive a dunking – but don’t drop it and expect to keep dialing, searching or streaming. That’s the verdict of new test results from Allstate Protection Plans. And repairs aren’t cheap. Americans already are spending $17 billion a year on smartphone