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Brighten Your Next Video Meeting With a ‘Zoombomb’ From One of Equest’s Horses
by Alex Edwards | Apr 30, 2020
Equest's newest fundraiser encourages "human-horse cyber connection." For $50, companies can bring one of the nonprofit's therapy horses into a video call.
by Alex Edwards |
Apr 30, 2020
RefineRE, which was founded in 2017, will now be able to extend its platform for corporate real estate occupiers with the acquisition of BenchCore.
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![R.A. Session II, president, CEO, and founder of Taysha Gene Therapies [Background image: Olena Yepifanova via iStock]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/TayshaGene-Session-970-1-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Apr 29, 2020
Taysha Gene Therapies, which has been operating in stealth with UT Southwestern, is off to a fast start with a pipeline of 15 gene therapy programs. Together with UTSW, the combined platform could be "an engine for new cures."
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 29, 2020
Texas customers can also shop from the Irving-headquartered global convenience store company through Favor Delivery.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of April 14
by Quincy Preston | Apr 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's method for deploying and versioning machine learning models, Dell's multi-threaded text affinity analyzer for text and sentiment analytics, DePuy Synthes Products' porous implant materials, Hypergrid's cloud computing scoring systems, Intuit's automated access of tax documents for preparing an electronic return, Panacea Quantum Leap's device for extracting water from the environment, Textron's tiltrotor aircraft having interchangeable payload modules, Toyota's traffic signal learning and optimization, and USAA's systems for gamification.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 28, 2020
Irving-based Atos North America was awarded a contract with the State of Texas to deliver private cloud and AI capabilities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 28, 2020
A new analysis from CompTIA puts the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro No. 7 for total net tech employment and No. 6 for tech employment gains.
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 27, 2020
ACTIVE Network's software enhancements allow clients to put on virtual races that feel like a physical race. It's a shift that could be here to stay: There's room for both in-person and virtual platforms in the fitness market, the company says.
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#WeAreHEWMAN: Dallas Citizen Science Effort Crowdsources Gamers to Help End the COVID-19 Threat
by Alex Edwards | Apr 27, 2020
BALANCED Media|Technology and Complexity Gaming have launched a citizen science effort that will test drug compounds against coronavirus. Now, the Dallas organizations are asking the video game community to join in.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 24, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from the City of Dallas, GridLiance, C-Hear, Sadiant Health, ThinkWhy, Freese and Nichols, and more.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 23, 2020
We spoke with Vari CEO Jason McCann about the Coppell-based workspace innovation company's renovations, its new products, and how businesses can get ready for the new normal.
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by Mandy Price |
Apr 23, 2020
"Each role is vital to the American economy. But the disparity between the haver and doer roles shouldn’t represent the difference between life and death," writes Mandy Price.
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COVID-19 Relief: Communities Foundation Receives $1M From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for PPE, Child Care, and Seniors
by Quincy Preston | Apr 22, 2020
The $1 million donation will be provided through BCBSTX's newly created COVID-19 Collaborative Grant Fund. The donation grant will help provide personal protective equipment to first responders as well as help them with child care costs across the state and assist seniors.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 22, 2020
Jacobs' newly released Climate Action Plan shows that the Dallas-based firm hopes to achieve 100 percent renewable energy and net zero carbon for its operations and business travel this year.
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by Alex Edwards |
Apr 22, 2020
OYO, which has its U.S. headquarters in Uptown, has seen a 21 percent increase in long-term stays during the pandemic. Here's how it plans to keep those guests safe (while social distancing).
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 21, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's sensor mapping to a global coordinate system using a marker grid, Bank of America's information security in data transfers by using decoy data, Overhead Door's remote transmission of barrier status, Purewine's treatment of beverages to reduce the effects of noxious constituents, Siemens Healthcare's liver disease assessment in medical imaging, SoftLayer's method for customer discount management, and TMGCore's robot for a liquid immersion cooling system.
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