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The Last Word: On Dallas Spending Up to $15M to Snag World Cup Int’l Broadcast Center

by | Dec 12, 2024
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already expected to have $400 million in economic impact on Dallas-Fort Worth, with nine matches scheduled for AT&T Stadium—more than any of the other 15 host venues in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. But Dallas is aiming for even more. The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to spend up to $15 million in improvements on the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center to help the city's bid to host the World Cup's International Broadcast Center. 
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The Last Word: ‘Uber with Guns’ BlackWolf Founder on Expanding to Dallas
It's been called "Uber with guns." Now the Atlanta-based BlackWolf rideshare service—which features armed drivers with military or security backgrounds—is expanding to Dallas, Austin, and Houston, according to the Dallas Morning News' Sarah Bahari.
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Safety Without Compromises: Retrospect Offers a Holistic, Risk‑Based Approach to Making Autonomous Vehicles Safer
by | Sep 10, 2024
Michigan-based Retrospect, one of 10 startups engaged in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator, just launched the first Critical Events Dashboard for Autonomous Vehicle Safety, which is now available for public review and assessment.
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Driving Change:
How Apexloads Is Revolutionizing African Logistics
by | Sep 10, 2024
Oklahoma-based Apexload, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program's Pitch Competition, aims to streamline Africa’s freight industry using North American technology.
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Transforming the World Through Robots: Intermode Aims to Provide Cheap, Reliable Robots so Humans Can “Do More With Their Day”
by | Sep 10, 2024
Inspired by the intermodal shipping containers that revolutionized the industry, Detroit-based Intermode, one of 10 startups in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator, offers a standard robot platform that can be customized for a variety of uses, from delivering groceries to boosting security.
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Seeing the Invisible: Metrolla’s AI Vision for Safer Roads
by | Sep 10, 2024
Washington-based Metrolla, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program's Pitch Competition, combines IoT technology with computer vision to improve traffic and work zone safety.
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Powering the Future: Natrion’s Innovative Solid-State Battery Breakthrough Accelerates
by | Sep 10, 2024
New York-based Natrion, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program’s Pitch Event, is charging ahead with groundbreaking technology and securing pivotal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with the U.S. Air Force, setting the stage to redefine the future of electric vehicles and energy storage.
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