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Wegmans fanatics can relax. Coronavirus likely won’t delay opening of new Cary store.

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This will be the second Wegmans in North Carolina. The first broke a company record last fall. Powered by WPeMatico

COVID-19 has made the Triangle’s real estate market even more of a sellers’ market

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With so few homes for sale, prices in the Triangle continue to push upward despite the coronavirus pandemic. Powered by ...

Restaurant losses continue in Downtown Raleigh as a sandwich shop and taqueria close

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Two-thirds of restaurants don’t think they can survive two months of closing, according to a survey. Powered by WPeMatico

Wegmans fanatics can relax. Coronavirus likely won’t delay opening of new Cary store.

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This will be the second Wegmans in North Carolina. The first broke a company record last fall. Powered by WPeMatico

COVID-19 has made the Triangle’s real estate market even more of a sellers’ market

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With so few homes for sale, prices in the Triangle continue to push upward despite the coronavirus pandemic. Powered by ...

NCDOT suspends Piedmont train service between Raleigh and Charlotte to save money

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But the Carolinian, suspended last month because of lack of demand, will soon return. Powered by WPeMatico

Durham Food Hall opens its doors — a little. How it plans to handle the pandemic.

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“It’s not the opening we thought it would be, but it’s exciting.” Powered by WPeMatico

NCDOT suspends Piedmont train service between Raleigh and Charlotte to save money

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But the Carolinian, suspended last month because of lack of demand, will soon return. Powered by WPeMatico

Durham Food Hall opens its doors — a little. How it plans to handle the pandemic.

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“It’s not the opening we thought it would be, but it’s exciting.” Powered by WPeMatico

Fact check: NC shut down to save lives, but are rising unemployment rates deadly, too?

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Is it true that ”for every 1% rise in unemployment, there is a 2% rise in death rates?” Powered by ...

Raleigh startup that makes software for PTAs around the country raises $3.3 million

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The Raleigh-based startup MemberHub says it has partnerships with PTAs in 31 states. Powered by WPeMatico

Fact check: NC shut down to save lives, but are rising unemployment rates deadly, too?

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Is it true that ”for every 1% rise in unemployment, there is a 2% rise in death rates?” Powered by ...

Raleigh startup that makes software for PTAs around the country raises $3.3 million

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The Raleigh-based startup MemberHub says it has partnerships with PTAs in 31 states. Powered by WPeMatico

Phil Spencer Reckons Game Development Disruption Will Be Felt More in 2021

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Phil Spencer, Head of Gaming at Microsoft, recently told CNBC that game development production might be more impacted by the ...

Original Assassin’s Creed and Origins Composers Return for AC: Valhalla Alongside Vikings TV Series Soundtrack Creator

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The composer on the original Assassin’s Creed installments, Jesper Kyd, will be returning for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla alongside ...

Apple’s $700 Mac Pro Wheels Used on a Skateboard – Here’s How it Performed

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In a way that Apple would have never imagined, $700 Mac Pro wheels were used to create an actual skateboard ...

Windows 10 May 2020 Update Rollout Begins – Version 2004 Available Via MSDN 

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Microsoft has today made the upcoming Windows 10 May 2020 Update available on MSDN for download. After months of wait, ...

Finally! Gmail for iOS Gains Dark Mode – Here’s How to Enable it

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Dark Mode has previously been a great deal and it still is but some apps took a little too long ...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Bringing Back Hidden Blade Instakills For an Old-School Feel

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While it’s easy to look at the Assassin’s Creed games and assume they’re all cut from the same cloth, the ...

Samsung offers a closer look at how the brushes help keep dust out of the hinge

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On early Wednesday, Samsung released a piece that looks deeper into the Galaxy Z Flip’s Hideaway Hinge. This is the ...

Nest Aware rolls out for $6 per month, Nest Home now permanently $89

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Google is announcing that an updated pricing structure for Nest Aware plans is now rolling out in 19 markets. Starting ...

Motorola switches its stance and promises two major Android OS updates for Edge+

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Motorola’s Edge+ is the company’s first smartphone flagship since the MotoMod-clad Moto Z series. This flagship, a Verizon-exclusive with a ...

Samsung Galaxy Note20’s display to be capped at 60Hz refresh rate, only Note20+ gets 120Hz

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Yesterday a rumor told us that both the upcoming Galaxy Note20 and the Note20+ would feature screens with 120Hz refresh ...

Chinese market resurges in April, 5G phones account for nearly 40%

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The Chinese smartphone market rebounded in April, as per government figures. A total of 40.8 million phones were shipped, which ...

Facebook will pay moderators $52 million settlement for psychological harm

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Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to its content moderators as compensation for mental health issues caused by their ...

Slack was down and the timing couldn’t have been worse

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UPDATE: May 12, 2020, 5:47 p.m. PDT And just like that, service is back up! You can all press pause ...

There’s finally an easy way to see ‘Retweets with Comments’ on Twitter

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Jack Dorsey might be spending his quarantine going rogue on Periscope, but Twitter’s product team is still on the ball. ...

Elon Musk thanks Trump for supporting Tesla factory reopening

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President Donald Trump waded into Elon Musk’s Tesla drama, and the CEO appreciates the presidential support. Trump tweeted in favor ...

RIP Google Play Music: Users told to migrate to YouTube Music

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Google today finally released details about the demise of Google Play Music, and launched a quick-transfer button inside YouTube Music for those ...

VanMoof raises $13.5M to capitalize on e-bike boom in wake of COVID-19

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VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike startup which launched in 2009, is now officially a “scale-up” after attracting a €12.5M / $13.5M ...