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Digital Fight Club: Here’s Who Left the Ring a Champion

by | Aug 29, 2019
This year's Digital Fight Club put Dallas' top tech talent head-to-head in a debate on the most current hot topics. See what they had to say, and who came out on top.
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Photo Gallery: See What Went Down at This Year’s Digital Fight Club
by | Aug 29, 2019
Once the lights went out and the mics were hot, competitors went head-to-head in a semi-friendly battle on hot topics in tech.
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Take a (Much) Closer Look at Digital Fight Club 2019 with DHD Films’ Gigapixel Photos
by | Aug 29, 2019
DHD Films is giving viewers a 360-degree tour of Digital Fight Club 2019 with DHD GIGA, a 4-billion-pixel capture that lets viewers get up close and personal with attendees.
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Hedera Hashgraph Announces Date for Open Access to Its Main Public Network
by | Aug 29, 2019
The Dallas-based distributed ledger platform also announced it has open-sourced its mirror nodes and will begin a strategic 15-year coin distribution.
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Influx of New Residents Helps Hoist Dallas-Fort Worth Atop the Nation for New Apartments

by | Aug 28, 2019
With 22,196 new units expected to be built by the end of 2019, Dallas-Fort Worth blasts past Seattle and New York City for new apartment construction.
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Dallas Invents: 153 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 20
by | Aug 28, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Malibu Boats' adjustable surf wake system that lets a rider enhance the wake of a boat, Audi's system to detect and predict movement of a vehicle occupant, AT&T's augmented reality shopping displays, IBM's cognitive analysis for healing an IT system, and Bank of America's system to allow secure access to a virtual credential.
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DI People: Crossmark Holdings, J.C. Penney, Work Shield Make Executive Announcements
by | Aug 27, 2019
You’ll also find news from Comstock Resources, Trinity Hunt Partners, Fiesta Restaurant Group, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Locke Lord, Velvet Taco, and Mary Kay in this roundup of executive and leadership moves in North Texas.
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Melbourne O'Banion, Bestow
Meet the Innovators: How Melbourne O’Banion and Bestow Are ‘Bringing Technology to an Antiquated Industry’
by | Aug 27, 2019
O’Banion is the co-founder and CEO of Bestow, the 'first truly modern way to buy life insurance' that provides families the resilience they need after the loss of a loved one. Soon to be announced for the mission-driven company is new partnerships, more product offerings, and a foundation.
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Who Won What at the 2019 Tech Titans Awards

At its annual awards gala, Tech Titans honored 14 North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding industry contributions. See who made it out on top.
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The Bush Institute’s Podcast Talks Technology, Leadership, and ‘Strategery’
by | Aug 23, 2019
The Strategerist, hosted out of the Bush Institute's home on SMU's campus, features a wide range of both national and local figures. Season 1 recently wrapped, but listeners can expect an After Hours series—the most recent episode is on technology—and a second season coming out next month.
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Discovery: UNT Prof Helps Reveal Oldest ‘Cloaked’ Black Hole; UTSW Probes Hormone’s Role in Obesity
by | Aug 23, 2019
In this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also read about a scientist at UT Arlington who discovered bone-like particles in blood, which is a find that could help physicians treat life-threatening conditions.
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Follow the Money: CoveMark Invests in Lamb Producer; Software Provider Dairy.com Acquired
by | Aug 22, 2019
You’ll also find news from Jacobs, Buchanan Technologies, Vistra Energy, Ambit Energy, Signify Health, Integrity Marketing, OGsys, and Jack Herod Trucking in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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‘There’s No More Mall, Y’all’: How Two DFW Developers Are Reimagining Aging Retail Centers

by | Aug 21, 2019
From Southern Dallas' Redbird Mall to Plano's Collin Creek, traditional retail malls are being reinvented. The Urban Land Institute North Texas poses the question, "What's in store for aging retail?" Here's what these two developers had to say.
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Survey Says: For Employers, It Pays to be Flexible and Adaptable
by | Aug 21, 2019
Capital One asked 3,500 office workers—520 from Dallas—about what impacts them in workplace design and employee experience.
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Dallas Invents: 168 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 13
by | Aug 21, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining user frustration with voice control, AmerisourceBergen's pharmaceutical management and tracking, AT&T's apparatus for enriching metadata via a network, Encryptics' digital rights management of documents, IBM's secure medication delivery, Med Hab's dual case for fall detection device, MWD-IP Holdings' nuclear waste storage and monitoring, ShockWatch's wireless environmental sensor, and Varidesk's leaning chair.
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Uber Taps Dallas for Major Hub at The Epic in Deep Ellum, Bringing 3,000 Jobs
by | Aug 20, 2019
Dallas was the first city in Texas where the Uber app was available in 2012. Now, the city will host the second largest Uber hub outside of its headquarters in San Francisco.
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