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The defense contractor is adding 185,000 square feet of new and converted manufacturing space and plans 4,000 more jobs elsewhere in the U.S.
The Dallas-based de-extinction company said its GenoMorph platform continues a series of breakthroughs aimed at reviving extinct and endangered species.
Founded in 2018, Elisity has raised $70.5 million in venture capital and logged 100-plus deployments. Its leadership team will stay in place after the deal closes.
The airport, a founding member of the Airports AI Alliance, wants its new principal AI lead to put up guardrails, launch pilot projects and help drive a cultural shift.
The two-passenger, butterfly-door Cybercab will join the autonomous Model Y Robotaxi and other competitors on the roads of Dallas.

Business

Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain by Sandra Engelland

American Airlines Goes Full Speed Ahead With Starlink Wi-Fi Service by John Egan

Lockheed Martin Unveils Next-Gen PAC-3 Edge Missile by Sandra Engelland

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Creative

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report

Oregon’s Pinnacle Acquires Dallas Experiential Design Agency 900lbs, Launches Interactive Studio by Sandra Engelland

Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver

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Education

SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer by Lauren Lawley Head

SMU Historian Ariel Ron Wins $800K MacArthur Fellowship ‘Genius Grant’ by John Egan

SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining by Sandra Engelland

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Invention

Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Solo Brands’ Stove Spark Arrestor and 131 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

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Startup

Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water by John Egan

DFW Venture Capital Rebounds in Q3, but 2026 Total Still Trails Last Year by John Egan

SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator by Sandra Engelland

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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 9, 2026

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."

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Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water

by John Egan | Oct 15, 2026

Watter’s first commercial installation offsets water-heating costs and creates a new revenue stream for the hotel.

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Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 15, 2026

Troy Short joins Nanoscope as the company prepares for the launch of Mogenry, its gene therapy for severe retinitis pigmentosa, a group of eye diseases that damage the retina.

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American Airlines Goes Full Speed Ahead With Starlink Wi-Fi Service

by John Egan | Oct 14, 2026

Gate-to-gate Starlink Wi-Fi service will begin reaching American Airlines’ more than 1,000 mainline jets in 2027. This follows Dallas-based Southwest Airlines’ Starlink debut in June.

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Lockheed Martin debuted its next-generation surface-to-air interceptor missile, the PAC-3 Edge, at a conference in Washington, D.C., this week. [Rendering: Lockheed Martin]

Lockheed Martin Unveils Next-Gen PAC-3 Edge Missile

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 13, 2026

Lockheed is developing the PAC-3 Edge in Grand Prairie, designing it to reach farther, fly higher and maneuver faster than today’s PAC-3 interceptor missiles. The company plans to begin testing the missile in 2027 and deploy it by 2031.

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NTT Data Opens Global Cyber Defense Center in Plano

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 13, 2026

Tokyo-based NTT Data, which maintains its North American headquarters in Plano, is expanding its global cybersecurity capabilities.

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 9, 2026

You'll find deadlines coming up for a new accelerator program; and many more opportunities.

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DFW Venture Capital Rebounds in Q3, but 2026 Total Still Trails Last Year

by John Egan | Oct 8, 2026

The region’s Q3 haul ranks as its fifth-best quarter since 2016, yet year-to-date funding of $1.73 billion still falls short of 2025’s $1.9 billion pace.

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