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Month: June 2021
Amber Venz Box [Photo: Cherry]
Nails, Net Worth & Networking: How Amber Venz Box Is Empowering Women Through New Ventures
by Bella Pinera | Jun 16, 2021
A decade ago, Amber Venz Box founded rewardStyle and completely redefined the way influencers monetize their original digital content. Her newest business, Cherry, is on its way to doing the same—the app provides on-demand nail services from professional technicians, with the intent to support economic mobility for low-income women and their families. With a recent partnership from United Way Metropolitan Dallas, the organization's first impact investment in a for-profit venture, the app is now offered in all of Texas' zip codes.
by Bella Pinera |
Jun 15, 2021
The institute received the prize for its "Lone Star Depression Challenge," an effort to increase mental health awareness and decrease skyrocketing depression rates in Texas.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 15, 2021
Funded by the Department of Defense's Office of Naval Research, the additive manufacturing breakthrough is a huge step toward more affordable and available flexible solar panels—for aircraft carriers, ocean-going drones, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 15, 2021
Worldwide is focused on small package, truckload, and less-than-truckload services; GlobalTranz specializes in freight brokerage and technology. Combined, they offer a formidable logistics offering that touches all the bases.
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[Image: Dear Giana]
Dear Giana: 12-Year-Old Dallas Creative Partners With Nike to Promote Its Global Air Max Accelerator Program
by Bella Pinera | Jun 14, 2021
Dear Giana, a young Filipina-Mexican American wunderkind with a standout streetwear style, has been dubbed a prodigy. Known as an artist, fashion icon, and inspiration to some 23.4K followers, she's been named one of Vogue’s Global 100 "riveting creatives to watch."
Now, Giana has partnered with Nike to promote its global Air Max Accelerator program, where she'll turn ideas into actions that define the sneaker culture today.
Now, Giana has partnered with Nike to promote its global Air Max Accelerator program, where she'll turn ideas into actions that define the sneaker culture today.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 14, 2021
TI's improvements in analog-to-digital converters can extend battery life, improve signal resolution, strengthen system protection—and even help you catch a fish.
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![A NASA illustration depicts the idea of a future air taxi hovering over a municipal vertiport. [Rendering: NASA/Lillian Gipson and Kyle Jenkins]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DRC-NTCOG-NASA-970-360x203.jpg)
by Dave Moore |
Jun 14, 2021
The North Central Texas Council of Governments and NASA are working on long-term transportation plans, from delivery drones to passenger-carrying air taxis.
The Advanced Urban Air Mobility NASA partnership is one of many irons NCTCOG has in the fire to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
The Advanced Urban Air Mobility NASA partnership is one of many irons NCTCOG has in the fire to improve traffic flow in one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 11, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cyber Group, the Dallas Regional Chamber, Imaginuity, and Questpro.
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[Photo: Waymo]
Waymo Via Partners With J.B. Hunt to Run Robotically Driven Freight From Houston to Fort Worth
by David Seeley | Jun 10, 2021
The test runs will use the autonomous Waymo Via Class 8 trucking unit, completing the 262-mile haul in Level 4 robotic mode—with a driver and technician in the cab to monitor things.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 10, 2021
The first online-only rendition of Digital Fight Club brought the same electric debates and lively audience as it traditionally has in person—with an all-new virtual twist.
Here's what went down inside the 'ring.'
Here's what went down inside the 'ring.'
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by Alyssa Mora |
Jun 10, 2021
Dallas' Omnitracs, which was recently acquired by Westlake-based Solera, has released SmartSense for Inattentive Driving+ to detect and notify a driver using AI and computer vision to find potential safety-critical behavior. It's solving a problem—inattention—that has become increasingly worse during COVID, according to CTO Ray Ghanbari.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 10, 2021
Many talented developers live in high-poverty areas of the U.S., where opportunities are scarce. Fair Shot founder Rick Cantu wants businesses to give them a shot—instead of offshoring for talent in other countries.
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[Photo: The Dallas Regional Chamber]
DRC Launches COVID Vaccine Awareness Campaign (Free Cowboys Tickets, Anyone?)
by David Seeley | Jun 9, 2021
The Dallas Regional Chamber wants 600,000 more North Texans to get a COVID-19 vaccine—not only for them, but to support local businesses. To sweeten the sting of the shot and help reach herd immunity, the campaign offers sweepstakes prizes from prime Cowboys, Mavs, Stars, Wings, and FC Dallas seats to round-trip flights on Southwest and American Airlines.
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by Dave Moore |
Jun 9, 2021
Early-stage startups and other innovators can submit breakthrough concepts in 5G, the Internet of Things (IoT), energy, digital health care, Industry 4.0, and mobility technologies. Applications are open through June 20.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 9, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven’s selective verification of algorithmically populated shopping carts, AT&T’s ad placement based on viewer movement, Bank of America’s voice-based time-sensitive task processing, Berenson Consulting Group’s infusion monitoring and patient compliance system, Capital One’s vehicle information in augmented reality, Cisco’s speaker anticipation in a video conference, Home Depot’s method for creating an augmented reality experience and more.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 8, 2021
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded a $3.9 million grant to The University of North Texas Health Science Center (HSC) in Fort Worth to expand a program that aims to create more diversity in the medical and biomedical sciences fields.
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