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Why is the Dallas skyline green, orange, and white? Downtown Dallas skyline lights up for India's Independence Day.

The saffron, white, and green colors of India's flag lit up the Dallas skyline to celebrate India's 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2022. The lights appeared on the AT&T HQ and Discovery District; Bank of America Plaza; the Hunt Building; the Omni Hotel, and Reunion Tower. [Photo: Vladimir Meyman]

Lighting Up a Growing Bond: The Indian American Impact on Business in North Texas and Beyond

by | Aug 15, 2022
On the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence Day on Monday, the tricolor Dallas skyline was the glow of success for 220,000 Indian Americans who've made North Texas their home. A new report from the Indian American CEO Council shows the positive impact they've made on our economy, our jobs, and our communities.

Co-Chairs Sanjiv Yajnik and Arun Agarwal started the IACEO in 2018 after accompanying Governor Abbott on a trade mission to India. "The governor realized the power of India, and India realized the power of Texas. We could make a difference."
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McKinney Auto Enthusiast App Autix Wins Capital One Pitch Competition at Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 15, 2022
The last day of Dallas Startup Week offered a competitive edge—the Capital One Accelerator Pitch Competition. Eight startups from across the U.S. who'd completed the accelerator program took part. The big winner: Autix, which won the CodeLaunch DFW pitch competition just last November. Taking second place was California-based nonprofit-branded credit card startup Higher Rewards, while the Crowd Favorite prize went to Atlanta's Simple Money Academy.
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The Last Word: Toyota’s Trey Spyropoulos on the SWARM Connected Mobility Hackathon
by | Aug 15, 2022
Over 400 Toyota software and hardware engineers from around the world gathered at the company's Plano campus last month for the SWARM Connected Mobility Hackathon—a 36-hour companywide “concept-to-creation” challenge. And seven UT Dallas students were along for the ride.
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Gallery: Scenes From Digital Fight Club 2022
by | Aug 12, 2022
Hundreds packed the Granada theater to watch the gloves-off "fights" to cap off Dallas Startup Week. Tech types duked it out verbally amid cheering, hooting, and generally raucous reactions from the audience.

Check out what you missed—or relive it here.
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"Innovation means overcoming real-world challenges people are facing, then leveraging legal knowledge and technical skills synergistically to come up with practical solutions," says Berry Appleman & Leiden CTO Chanille Juneau.

Texas Lawyer Honors BAL Law Firm CTO With Legal Innovator Award

by | Aug 12, 2022
"Innovation means overcoming real-world challenges people are facing, then leveraging legal knowledge and technical skills synergistically to come up with practical solutions," says Chanille Juneau. Texas Lawyer also recognized the Richardson-based immigration law firm for its tech-forward legal practice and for one of its next-gen attorneys.
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The Last Word: Architect Elizabeth Diller on Bringing the DMA’s Cartier Exhibit to Life
by | Aug 12, 2022
The Dallas Museum of Art is the only museum in the U.S. to host the exhibit "Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity," on display through September 18. Islamic art was a major inspiration for Louis Cartier and the Maison Cartier in the early 20th century, resulting in astonishing, geometric jewelry creations. 
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Follow the Money: Fort Worth Automation Products Company Expands Mexico Footprint with $275M Acquisition and More North Texas Deal News
by | Aug 12, 2022
Plus: Dallas Startup Lands Top Prize at Pitch Competition, EV Charger Maker Acquires Charging Installation Company, Business Management Solutions Scoops Up Two Companies, Ingredient Manufacturer Acquired by European Investment Firm, BenefitMall Acquired by Truist Financial Corporation Subsidiary
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The Last Word: Wired’s Steven Levy on How Tech Is Changing Us, and Why There’s No Stopping Innovation
by | Aug 11, 2022
Levy has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A founding writer at Wired, he's widely considered to be the premier tech journalist in the U.S. He’s covered the digital revolution since the early 1980s, reporting every major trend and profiling its key figures. Today, as a keynote speaker on the closing day of Dallas Startup Week, he took stock of how we got here—and what's next. 
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Left to right: Lisa Gable, Nina Vaca, and Marissa Horne [Photos: DFW Alliance of Technology and Women]

Stellar Speakers: DFW*ATW Announces Lineup for Its Executive Leadership Forum

by | Aug 11, 2022
In its 20th anniversary year, the DFW Alliance of Technology and Women is kicking it up a notch—literally. On September 8, it'll hold its annual Executive Leadership Forum at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco. Lisa Gable, Nina Vaca, and Marissa Horne will be featured speakers at the annual fundraising event, which supports DFW*ATW's mission of increasing the number of women in leadership and strengthening the pipeline of girls entering tech fields.
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The Last Word: Mark Cuban on the Real Estate Value of the Metaverse
by | Aug 10, 2022
Mark Cuban has some hot takes on the metaverse, and he doesn't stop there. He made a recent virtual appearance on the YouTube channel Altcoin Daily to share his thoughts on Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, cryptocurrency in general, and more.
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Check Out the Emerging Tech Trends This Dell Technologies Leader Is Tracking
by | Aug 10, 2022
Rakesh Apte, Dell's director of product management and innovation strategy, lays out the emerging trends driving the future of innovation in the technology space that companies big and small should have their eyes on.
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SXSW’s 2023 ‘PanelPicker’ Opens For Voting—and DFW Companies Are Vying to Take the Stage
by | Aug 10, 2022
South by Southwest has opened its 2023 "PanelPicker" for crowd-sourced community voting through August 21. You could be among the people who vote to decide which panelists will take the stage next March at SXSW. Out of the thousands of session proposals up for voting, many have Dallas-area ties. We share just 10 of them—including ideas from Mark Cuban, the Dallas Cowboys, Venture Dallas, Dallas Innovation Alliance, CollateralEdge, Kanarys, Zirtue, Masterplan, and more.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,389,269 (Portable medical grade air purification system) was assigned to AtmenBio, LLC

Dallas Invents: 127 Patents Granted for Week of July 19

by | Aug 10, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: State Farm's Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Based Upon Usage, Oracle's Detection Of Malware In Documents, Amazon's Flexible Container Chutes For Sortation Systems, Samsung's Mesh Compression, Polte's Network Architecture And Methods For Location Services, and more.
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The Last Word: John Goff on Why GameSquare Is Moving its HQ to The Star
by | Aug 9, 2022
Toronto-based GameSquare Esports acquired Frisco's Complexity Gaming in June 2021. Since launching in 2003, Complexity has won over 140 esports championships in nearly 30 games, and is headquartered at The Star in Frisco.
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Lendistry Expands to Texas With Dallas Office, $5M Funding From Texas Capital Bank
by | Aug 9, 2022
Lendistry is a minority-led, tech-enabled small business and commercial real estate lender based in California. From its new Dallas office, it aims to support underserved small businesses across Texas thanks to $5 million in funding provided by Texas Capital Bank. Lendistry discussed the news today in a session at Dallas Startup Week.

"Contractors, startups, and nonprofits in particular have unique needs that call for a non-traditional approach," says Lendistry CEO Everett K. Sands. "Lendistry is glad to bring them a progressive option.”
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Toshiba’s Retail Division Plans New Innovation and Incubation Hub in Frisco’s Hall Park
by | Aug 8, 2022
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions says its new Frisco hub will help it increase investments in areas like cloud development, computer vision, and retail IoT. The hub will also enable it to “incubate new retail innovation" from its new 14,000-square-foot space. Toshiba is bringing 50 new jobs to the region in 2022 with plans to expand the team to 150 within two years. They'll be joining a 10,000 worker pool at Hall Park, which launched a $7B redevelopment last October.
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