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Six North Texas inventors worked on this new 7-Eleven patent. [Image: USPTO Patent #12749284, DI Studio]

Patented: 7-Eleven’s Item-Recognition Tech and 121 More Inventions Across North Texas

by | Oct 21, 2026
Irving-based 7-Eleven received two patents tied to inventory tracking and computer vision, as North Texas ranked No. 10 among 250 U.S. metros for patent activity the week of Sept. 29.
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7-Eleven Partners with Mattel on ‘First‑Ever’ Branded Hot Wheels Car
by | Jul 31, 2025
The Irving-based retailer is partnering with Mattel for the new 7-Eleven x Hot Wheels collection, featuring a lineup of collectibles built for car fanatics and skateboard lovers alike.
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The Last Word: Shaq On His ‘Teammate Mentality’ — and Why He Follows Mark Cuban’s Investment Moves
by | Jul 16, 2025
The NBA legend invested in BeatBox after reflecting on a call from Cuban, as he told People in a recent interview. Just weeks earlier, Shaq told WFAA he’s “75% gonna move [to Dallas] full time.”
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Australia’s QSIC Hires Epsilon Retail Media Vet to Lead U.S. Ops, Names First Chief Data & AI Officer
by | Jul 4, 2025
Backed by fresh funding and a key North America office in Dallas, the global in-store audio platform is betting on AI and data intelligence to transform the shopper experience and drive the next frontier of retail media.
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7-Eleven Parent Company Will Pursue North American IPO, Names New CEO

by | Mar 6, 2025
Seven & i Holdings, parent of Irving-based 7-Eleven, announces significant restructuring plans while fending off a $47 billion takeover attempt from Circle K's owner.
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In a side room at Old Parkland, entrepreneur Mark Cuban. left, and Houston philanthropist John Arnold compared notes for the Texas Business Hall of Fame's Creators 2025 speaker series. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography]
How Billionaires Mark Cuban and John Arnold Say CEOs and Consumers are Being Ripped Off by a ‘Busted’ Healthcare Market
by | Mar 6, 2025
Cuban and Arnold told an audience of businesspeople at Old Parkland Wednesday that high healthcare costs have multiple causes—and that efforts to significantly reform the system are likely to take a while.
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Patented: McWane’s Remote Monitoring of Water Distribution and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Feb 18, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 14 with a total of 154 patents granted.
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Qsic Snags $25M in Series B Funding to ‘Reinvent’ In‑Store Retail Audio
by | Jan 28, 2025
Qsic recently announced a partnership with Irving-based 7-Eleven to roll out "Gulp Radio" in 12,000 stores by the end of 2025. The Australian company has an office in Dallas, where its co-founder and CEO is leading Qsic's North America business growth.
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Innovation Meets Investment: Venture Dallas 2024 Summit Returns With J.P. Morgan and Perot Jain Leading the Charge

by | Aug 19, 2024
With heavyweight backers like JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain returning, the North Texas venture capital summit is gearing up for its fourth edition. Ahead of the event, the board offers insights on the region's tech boom and offers a glimpse of what’s to come.
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Telepresence Tech: Two Dallas Digital Pioneers Team Up to Launch Life-Size Peer-to-Peer Streaming Platform
by | Jul 24, 2024
Glass-Media founder Daniel Black and 900lbs founder Steve Deitz are bringing human scale to conversations—wherever you are—with PeerVsn. "Life-size scale provides more impact and focus than a half-filled browser window," Deitz says.

The duo plans to leverage their "second-mover advantage" to improve video conferencing and telepresence across industries.
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Patented: Stratis IoT’s Smart Lock System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jun 26, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 11, 2024. 156 patents granted include: Digital Seat Media's systems and methods for delivering augmented reality content, Electronic Caregiver's remote physical therapy and assessment of patients, HighLevel's systems and methods for building funnel websites using artificial intelligence in a tiered software framework, Linear Labs' multi-tunnel electric machine, SmartDrive Systems' systems and methods for comparing driving performance for simulated driving, and Toyota Motor North America's autonomous seat sanitizing system for a vehicle.
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Patented: Netflix’s Streaming Media Techniques and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Jun 19, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 4, 2024. 153 patents granted include: 7-Eleven's feedback and training for a machine learning algorithm configured to determine customer purchases during a shopping session at a physical store, Apple's enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G CIoT (cellular internet of things), ATT Intellectual Property I's facilitation of voice over new radio for 5G or other next generation network, Avohdah's automated gesture identification using neural networks, Bank of America's dynamic unauthorized activity detection, and more.
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Jim Keyes, former CEO of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster, and the cover of his new book, "Education Is Freedom," published earlier this year. The book calls for reimagining education to meet modern needs. [Composite image: courtesy images Jim Keyes; DI Studio]

Visionary Business Leader Jim Keyes: ‘It’s Time to Create an Educated Workforce for the Information Age’

by | Jun 6, 2024
Amid a general atmosphere of ignorance and fear that’s being stoked by the internet and social media, the U.S. education system currently is under attack as irrelevant or beyond repair, Jim Keyes says. What’s urgently needed, he believes, is replacing this cycle of negativity with knowledge—and a new technology platform that will ‘take American education to the next level.’
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‘The Gains Are 10x, 100x, 1,000x’: Experts Tell How Cutting-Edge AI Is Transforming Business
by | May 7, 2024
From busting fuel bandits to revolutionizing customer experiences, AI is driving unprecedented improvements across industries. Over 650 business leaders gathered at the Dallas Regional Chamber's Convergence AI conference in Irving to learn how companies are harnessing artificial intelligence to stay ahead of the curve. Here are some of their key insights.
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The first-ever AI 75 — the most innovative people in artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth — is revealed on May 2 at Convergence AI.
Presenting the First-Ever AI 75: Meet the Most Innovative Leaders in Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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7-Eleven Closes $1B Acquisition of 204 Stripes & Laredo Taco Locations from Sunoco
by | Apr 17, 2024
The stores—which are located across West Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma—now join the more than 13,000 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes locations that 7-Eleven operates, franchises, and/or licenses across the U.S. and Canada. Sunoco made news today, too, announcing the close of its own $181 million acquisition of European liquid fuels terminals.
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