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Time Warner’s $100M Deal Could ‘Snap’ Up Young Viewers

by | Jun 20, 2017
The deal with Snap Inc. could eventually impact Dallas-based AT&T which is awaiting approval of its $85.6 billion acquisition of Time Warner.
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zine
Vending Machine at Deep Ellum Bookstore Dispenses Local Literature
by | Jun 20, 2017
A former baseball card vending machine has been revamped into a zine-producing hotspot called the White Rock Zine Machine.
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Sit With Us Anti-bullying app
Mensa Foundation Honors Teen Creator of Anti-Bullying App
by | Jun 19, 2017
The Arlington-based nonprofit is awarding Natalie Hampton with the Copper Black Award, an achievement recognizing an invention or innovation that is implemented and helps people other than the nominee. 
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Cart in supermarket or mall full of crowded people. Blur motion.
What’s On Trend in Retail? REVTECH Founder: It’s About Customer Experience
by | Jun 19, 2017
David Matthews said others in the industry can learn from Amazon's "relentless focus on the customer."
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Beat AML

Simmons Cancer Center Joins Beat AML Trial

by | Jun 16, 2017
The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern is one of 12 NCI-designated in the Beat AML trial, and the only site in Texas
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Lyft to Donate Portion of
Rides to Paul Quinn College
by | Jun 16, 2017
The rideshare company will give one percent of all rides to and from Paul Quinn's campus to the college's Work Program.
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Vbikes
VBikes App Lets You Rent, Ride, Return Anywhere
by | Jun 15, 2017
The bicycles are equipped with a Bluetooth lock and releases when you hover your app-equipped phone over it.
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Hunt
Hunt Energy Incubator-Created Company Sells for $75M
by | Jun 15, 2017
Motive Drilling Technologies developed ways to save money and drill more accurately, marking the first success for Hunt Consolidated's incubator.
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coding

TheCoderSchool Opens 2nd North Texas Location

by | Jun 14, 2017
The Silicon Valley-based company plans to open eight more DFW locations in the next two years.
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Creative Collective Gives Marginalized Artists a Platform
by | Jun 14, 2017
From social events to podcasts and exhibits, Dallas-based De Colores Collective is dedicated to providing artists of color with a space to show their art and share ideas.
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Brian D. Zoltowski
SMU Chemist: Protein Helps Plants Know When to Bloom
by | Jun 13, 2017
The research focusing on how a protein reacts to sunlight could help farmers grow crops under any conditions or any climate.
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Yoga N Da Hood Aims to Bridge a Cultural Gap in Healing Practices
by | Jun 12, 2017
Oak Cliff native Ebony Smith is helping bring yoga and instruction on maintaining a healthy mindset to underserved communities of Dallas.
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Automatic three dimensional 3d printer performs product creation. Modern 3D printing or additive manufacturing and robotic automation technology. Photo via istockphoto

Dallas ISD Offers Free STEM Camps to Students

by | Jun 9, 2017
The June camps will cover a range of topics from from 3D printing to environmental engineering.
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Fortune 500
22 DFW Companies Make 2017 Fortune 500 List
by | Jun 9, 2017
Dallas-Fort Worth holds two of the top 10 spots in the rankings of U.S. companies by total fiscal year revenue.
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transistor
UTD Researcher Designs
All-Carbon Transistor
by | Jun 9, 2017
Dr. Joseph Friedman believes carbon transistors will be more effective and smaller in size than the current transistors made of silicon.
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