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Fresh reporting on Charlotte, business, technology, health, housing, and the ideas shaping tomorrow.
The AI Boom Has a Hidden North Carolina Connection. Here’s Where the Real Money Is Being Made.
New Social Capital research maps the six layers of AI—from North Carolina quartz and advanced chips to electricity, robotics and software—and explores where durable business value may accrue.
No Rent. No Power Bill. No Water Bill. Could You Actually Live Off-Grid in North Carolina?
Could you own a home with no electricity, water, gas or rent bills? A practical North Carolina guide to off-grid housing, solar batteries, wells, septic permits, real costs and a 90-day plan.
From Surviving to Thriving: 7 Ways to Take Back Control of Your Health, Money, Home, and Future
Inspired by THRIVE II, a practical guide for North Carolina readers to lower household costs, create healthier homes, improve financial resilience, and build a more independent life.
The Price of Everything Went Up. But Who Is Pocketing the Difference?
Six years after COVID, Americans are paying far more for food, fuel, housing, and utilities. Corporate pricing power, market competition, and the question of who benefits deserve closer scrutiny.
Boom Supersonic’s Big Bet: Supersonic Jets, AI Power Plants and the Future of North Carolina Manufacturing
Boom Supersonic wants to bring faster-than-sound passenger travel back to America. But its Greensboro factory faces delays, public investment is at stake, and an unexpected push into AI power generation is reshaping the company’s future.
The Future of Work Is Already Here: AI Agents, Robotics and the Rise of the Autonomous Company
Artificial intelligence is transforming how businesses operate, how goods are produced and what it means to work. From autonomous AI agents to intelligent robots, a new economic era is taking shape—and North Carolina has an opportunity to lead.
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Editor’s Picks
Selected features on the companies, discoveries, and decisions shaping tomorrow.
HOUSING & DESIGN
North Carolina Needs Better Housing. Here’s How We Can Build It.
How North Carolina could create healthier, more affordable homes through better construction and smarter development.
HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
The End of Sick Care
What a shift from treating illness to preventing it could mean for modern healthcare.
AI & DISCOVERY
The Next AI Revolution Won’t Automate Work. It Will Automate Discovery.
Why accelerating scientific discovery could be artificial intelligence’s most important contribution.
MOLD & IMMUNOLOGY
What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
An examination of emerging research at the intersection of indoor environments, immunity, and the brain.
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Banks, fintech, investment and business financing.
TECHNOLOGY & AI →
Applied AI, software, data and productivity.
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Founders, invention and commercialization.
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Research, medical technology and healthcare systems.
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Real estate, healthy buildings and new construction.
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Manufacturing, energy, logistics and infrastructure.
Science & Research
Critical analysis of scientific discoveries, the evidence behind them, and what remains uncertain.
Charlotte & the Carolinas
Local and regional ideas in housing, science, business, design, and economic development.
Ideas & Future Systems
Thoughtful perspectives on design, technology, business, and how people can live better.
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Housing & Healthy Homes
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Health & Wellness
- Tulane Researchers Identify a New Target for the Neurological Symptoms That Can Persist After Lyme Disease
- Stanford Researchers Found an Antibiotic That Could Kill Drug-Tolerant Lyme Bacteria
- Johns Hopkins Research: Persistent Lyme Symptoms Are Biologically Real—Not Simply “In Your Head”
- What a Landmark Mouse Study Reveals About Mold, Immunity, and the Brain
- Understanding Neurological Lyme: When the Nervous System Becomes Inflamed
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AI, Science & Innovation
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Business & Economics
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Better Living
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