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The Future of Uber’s Self-Driving Vehicles in Dallas

by | Oct 9, 2019
Uber's Advanced Technologies Group CEO spoke at a town hall event to give a glimpse of what self-driving tech in Dallas might look like. Hint: The vehicles will be better, safer, cheaper, and the key to unlocking all kinds of new things.
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Building Trust in Tech: UT Dallas-Backed Research Center Gets National Science Foundation Designation
by | Oct 9, 2019
UT Dallas is a founding partner in The Center for Hardware and Embedded Systems Security and Trust, a.k.a. CHEST, which ensures electronic devices are designed to protect people and communities.
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Toyota's patent granted for a Smart necklace for social awareness for people with impaired vision or on the autism spectrum.
Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 1
by | Oct 9, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's smart necklace for social awareness, Apple's adaptive multiplexing and transmit/receive diversity for wireless devices, Arch Holdings' method for media destruction using a kiosk, AT&T's system for grouping users to different speed tiers for wireless communication, Bank of America's electronic security keys for data security based on quantum particle states, Capital One's vehicle location system, SMU's method for privacy preserving disclosure of a shared, identity-linked secret, and Wells Fargo Bank's biometric electronic signature tokens.
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Reimagine Communities Summit: How Human-Centered Design and Digitalization Drive Innovation
by | Oct 8, 2019
Get our full recap of Capital One's fourth annual Reimagine Communities Summit, which provided a platform for conversations around development in the digital age.
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DI People: Infogroup, MeshTek Labs, GIACT Systems, and MediaKind Make Executive Moves

by | Oct 8, 2019
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by businesses and organizations in North Texas, you’ll also find news from MedeAnalytics, New Era Partners, DFW Hospital Council, EPIC Insurance, Revint Solutions, and Polsinelli.
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YTexas Summit: Talking Bills, Business, and the ‘Texas Miracle’
by | Oct 8, 2019
Brint Ryan, CEO of global tax services and software provider Ryan, moderated a discussion on the future of Texas at YTexas' first-ever summit.
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Apogee Semiconductor picked as NASA partner. The Artemis program: NASA’s “Tipping Point” technology funding is part of the space agency’s push to land humans on the moon by 2024. [Image: Screenshot/NASA.gov]
To the Moon: NASA Awards North Texas Firm $2M for ‘Tipping Point’ Technology
by | Oct 7, 2019
Apogee Semiconductor's technology could help enable the space agency’s exploration of the Moon—and beyond. It's one of 14 U.S. companies picked in the fourth round of NASA's 'Tipping Point' partner program.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Works on More Precise CRISPR, UTSW Uses AI in Depression Research
by | Oct 4, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a $427,000 NIH grant is helping a UTA team study the healing of cranial injuries, and how Lexus researchers are creating a high-end audio system.
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Follow the Money: Energy Spectrum Seeks $1.3B, Boxcart Raises $245K, DataBank Makes Acquisition

by | Oct 3, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies with ties to North Texas, you’ll also find news from Formula Inc., Trinity Private Equity Group, PumpJack Dataworks, 1Confirmation, Harvest Returns, Interlock Partners, Goldcrest Capital, Wildcat Capital, LEG Calhoun, ECI Software, Snappy Salads, Colony Capital, Integrity Marketing Group, Nextlink, AZZ, Addus HomeCare, and Redbird Capital.
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PGA’s Relocation to Frisco Wins Top Award from Texas Business Network
by | Oct 3, 2019
YTexas has named the new PGA of America headquarters in Frisco—which has been called the "Silicon Valley of Golf"—as this year's big gamechanging move.
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First-Ever National Medal of Honor Museum Will Call Arlington Home
by | Oct 3, 2019
Planned for completion in 2024 near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park, the museum will tell the stories of the recipients of the nation's highest military honor—70 of them from Texas—via interactive experiences and rotating exhibits.
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Big Four Mobile Carriers to Unveil ‘ZenKey’ Tech to Rid Us of Passwords
by | Oct 2, 2019
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are collaborating on ZenKey, a new way to verify and authenticate who's using your mobile device.
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The Countdown: Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in September

by | Oct 1, 2019
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention last month.
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Codeup Set to Open Dallas Campus
by | Oct 1, 2019
Codeup, a 20-week accelerator program for computer programmers and data scientists, is sticking to its Texas roots with its first expansion set in Dallas.
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DI People: Toyota, MoneyGram, Lennox International, Gardenuity Make Executive Moves
by | Oct 1, 2019
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves from North Texas companies, you’ll also find news from Thryv, Highland Capital, Razberi, and Nuvectra Corp.
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Private Investors Find Polte’s Location Platform for $12.5M Investment
by | Oct 1, 2019
With its patented alternative to GPS, Polte leverages widely available 4G and 5G networks to help manufacturers, distributors, and sellers of goods effectively track and manage millions of assets.
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