Opal Labs raises $8M
The Portland-based startup landed the funds during its first-ever venture round.
Oregon drone operators eager for FAA approval
The Federal Aviation Administration must craft a drone policy by September 2015.
Beaverton manufacturer opens doors to students
Vernier Software & Technology brought high school students on a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility.
Hewlett-Packard to split company
WSJ: The 75-year-old company will become one part HP Inc., which will consist of its personal-computer and printer business, and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, which will sell computer gear and services for corporate departments.
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded
NYT: John O’Keefe, Edvard Moser and May-Britt Moser won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the brain’s “inner GPS,” which makes navigation possible for all creatures.
Semiconductor purgatory
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Intel’s manufacturing way station; Merkley’s attack dog; Diamond Foods gets into the innovation business.
Google works on large-scale video displays
WSJ: The company’s advanced-projects lab is developing a display composed to small screens that can be plugged together to create a large, seamless image.
Facebook wins EU approval to buy WhatsApp
Bloomberg: Facebook Inc. will acquire WhatsApp Inc. for about $19 billion.
Oregon rejects Ambre coal terminal appeal
The Department of State Lands denied Ambre Energy’s appeal of a key permit for its Columbia River coal export network.
Uber is operating illegally in Eugene
City officials warn that the company’s independent drivers could face fines until the ride-sharing services are licensed.