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An LG ClOi ServeBot in action. [Photo provided by RobotLAB]
With Office in Southlake, San Francisco’s RobotLAB Launches Robot Franchising Initiative
by David Seeley | May 17, 2023
The robots will serve you now. Restaurants across North Texas have been testing table-side food delivery robots, from La Duni in Dallas to Fort Worth's Japan House to Chili's locations across DFW. Now San Francisco-based RobotLAB—whose central U.S. office is in the DFW suburb of Southlake—has launched what it calls a "first-of-its-kind" robotics franchising program. It goes beyond restaurant robots to include robotics solutions for delivery, cleaning, education, and customer service.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
May 17, 2023
With Andrew Carnegie serving as its avatar, TIAA is harnessing advanced language models like Chat GPT to create an immersive TIAA-verse where financial knowledge meets innovation. As TIAA pioneers a new era of customer service, it's an endeavor that might earn a nod of approval from Carnegie himself.
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by David Seeley |
May 17, 2023
After launching in Denmark and saving 20 million meals to date in Europe, Too Good To Go continued its U.S. expansion today by launching across Texas. Restaurant and grocery partners on the app pack their surplus food into "Surprise Bags" that are sold to customers at one-third of the item's retail value.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 17, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's topview item tracking using a sensor array, Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity and automated rescheduling of stimulation programs, IBM's clustering a set of natural language queries based on significant events, Lennox Industries' error correction for predictive schedules for a thermostat, PWC's continuous machine learning method and system for information extraction, ShockWatch's impact indicator, Target's sports bra support testing, and Textron Innovations' aircraft for transporting and deploying UAVs.
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The Last Word: Meow Wolf Has a Date With Destiny in Grapevine on July 14
by David Seeley | May 16, 2023
Meow Wolf says its Grapevine exhibition is "a journey through a technicolor wonderland that blends storytelling, technology, and immersive art." Different dimensions of perspective and creativity will be on display through more than 30 rooms of "multidimensional art and compelling narrative."
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‘Supercharging’ Innovation: U.S. Department of Commerce Launches $500M Tech Hubs Funding Opportunity
by Quincy Preston |
May 16, 2023
The DOC's Economic Development Administration is kickstarting its Tech Hubs program—part of last year's $10 billion CHIPS and Science Act—to ignite innovation in regions across the nation. Phase 1 of the application process is open. Groups of organizations, called consortia, are invited to make their mark. Tune into a webinar on May 18 to dive deeper into the possibilities.
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by David Seeley |
May 16, 2023
Bros have it bad. Only about 1 out of 5 men said they had received emotional support from a friend in the last week, according to a 2021 survey from the Survey Center on American Life. To help alleviate what some have called a "friendship recession," Mizzen+Main—the Dallas-based maker of performance-fabric apparel designed with modern silhouettes—launched a new brand campaign today called "Bring Back Male Friendships."
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by Quincy Preston |
May 16, 2023
The funding builds on the Dallas-based investment firm's launch of Satori Neuro in February. Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Dr. Amy Kruse will identify and seize opportunities that address “the world’s most critical mental health challenges."
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Postal Service Tightens Security to Protect Workers and Crack Down on Postal Crimes
by Lance Murray | May 15, 2023
The move is a result of increases in threats and attacks on letter carriers and in mail fraud incidents, which have escalated along with a national rise in crime. The agencies recently updated Congress on the problems, and say the new measures will help safeguard mail and packages in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the nation.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2023
The company says the new capital will be invested in programs that focus on innovation and continued delivery of high-quality kidney care—both in clinic and at home—as well as the continued professional development of care teams.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2023
Pearl manages roughly $1.9 billion of cumulative capital commitments across a series of energy-focused funds. Its newest fund, which was raised from "a diverse group of existing and new investors," represents the largest investment vehicle in Pearl’s history.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2023
New York City-based Angelo Gordon is a $73 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing. In 2022, it was part of a partnership that acquired the former Richards Group headquarters building in Uptown Dallas, which has since been renamed One West Village.
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Rendering of Resource Center's 84-unit LGBTQ senior living home Oak Lawn Place. [Image: Perkins&Will]
Dallas’ Resource Center Breaks Ground on $31M LGBTQ Senior Living Center in Oak Lawn
by David Seeley | May 15, 2023
Oak Lawn Place will provide "high-quality affordable rental housing" for residents 55 and over, with "a further goal of creating a supportive environment for members of the LGBTQ community and individuals affected by HIV in Dallas," Resource Center has said.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 15, 2023
Dive into the trends reshaping the retail industry so this year, as spotlighted in recent reports from commercial real estate firm JLL. With insights from JLL Dallas' Rob Franks, discover how next-gen retail concepts are steering the sector towards an exciting future, and how small businesses are proving to be critical drivers of this transformation.
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by Lance Murray |
May 13, 2023
Bio 9 Ventures, a Plano-based boutique healthcare ecosystem consulting firm, has merged its international healthcare IT division with three companies to form a new business called Kanectify. The new entity will add end-to-end integrated benefits to platform engineering, AI healthcare, and a portfolio of digital health R&D solutions.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 12, 2023
Frisco-based Lone River Beverage Co. tries to lasso the spirit of Far West Texas into every can of its best-selling ranch water. With America in the midst of a "Yellowstone" craze, Lone River just put itself squarely into the Modern West pop-culture zeitgeist by launching limited-edition "Yellowstone" ranch packs—with a little help from Lainey Wilson, an actress on the show.
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