AI

Mark Cuban: CEOs Who Don’t Embrace AI Won’t Be CEOs for Long
by | Apr 8, 2026
Mark Cuban has a message for any CEO still treating artificial intelligence as something to dabble in: You’re going to be left behind.
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7 DFW Companies Land on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative List as Texas Scores 26 Honorees
by | Mar 26, 2026
HKS made the top 50 from Dallas, while North Texas companies from Coppell to Frisco showed up across architecture, AI, healthcare, restaurants, media, and travel. Statewide, Austin led the way, with Houston, Midland, San Antonio, and others also earning spots.
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North Texas’ Topaz Labs Teams With NVIDIA to Cut the Cloud Out of Pro-Grade AI Image and Video Processing
by | Mar 5, 2026
Designed as foundational technology, the Emmy-winning company's new NeuroStream slashes computing demands by up to 95%, bringing large models to everyday desktops and Macs.
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North Texas-Based ECI Software Solutions Rolls Out New Payments Division and Expands Its AI Product Lineup

The latest launches—including new AR/AP automation and an embedded ecommerce AI Agent—mark a year of expansion for the Westlake-based software provider, backed by additional investment from Apax Partners and GIC.
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Munck Wilson Mandala Adds Pair of Partners to Lead Firm’s New Technology Transactions, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Group
by | Nov 28, 2025
Michael Caine and Rocio Palomo, who join the firm from Dickinson Wright in Austin, will co-chair MWM’s new practice group.
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D.R. Horton Taps AI Startup to Bring Affordable Housing Online Faster Through New Site ID Tool
by | Nov 20, 2025
"One of the largest challenges to providing affordable housing is the identification, acquisition, and entitlement of land suitable for developments," said D.R. Horton's Jason Jones. A tool from Oregon-based Prophetic aims to streamline that. 
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Among the leaders of the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup of the Year winners are BILT Inc. President and COO Ahmed Qureshi and Chairman and CEO Nate Henderson; Worlds CEO Dave Copps; and StableCore CEO Alex Treece and COO Nick Elledge. [Composite image: DI Studio]
Three North Texas Companies Top the 2025 Venture Dallas Startup Awards
by | Nov 20, 2025
Breakout winners—and a $2B VC year—show how far the region’s ecosystem has come. Here are the 2025 winners and honorees, plus takeaways from a private dinner with Susser Bank and Nasdaq executives at the Petroleum Club.
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‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference

by | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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Frisco’s MTX Group Acquires VerifyID.ai to Advance AI-Powered Digital Identity Verification
by | Oct 29, 2025
VerifyID.ai delivers a simple, flexible, and secure digital identity verification platform with built-in fraud prevention, MTX Group said. The acquisition comes just weeks after after MTX launched MTX Ventures, an investment arm focused on backing early- and mid-stage companies in the enterprise AI space.
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Flex Opens Dallas Manufacturing Plant for Its Grid-to-Chip Data Center Power Solutions
by | Oct 24, 2025
Austin-based Flex said its new facility in East Dallas "significantly boosts production capacity and efficiency" for its grid-to-chip data center power infrastructure solutions, including power pods, power distribution units, and low-voltage switchgear. 
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Dallas Founder Bakes Up a New Playbook for Startups—With AI as the Main Ingredient
When her oven broke, Elizabeth McCalley pivoted from pies to platforms. Now her Dallas-based startup, StartStak.ai, is helping founders everywhere turn ideas into companies.
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Plano-Based Contact Center Analytics Platform AmplifAI Raises $33.7M Series B
by | Sep 23, 2025
AmplifAI said the funding and credit facility round, led by CVS Health Ventures, will accelerate its mission to unify human and AI agent performance and deliver "best-in-class" customer experience at scale.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines 
by | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours. 
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