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Cognigy co-founders (from left to right) Benjamin Mayr, Philipp Heltewig, and Sascha Poggemann [Photo: Cognigy]
With Its U.S. HQ in North Texas, This German AI Company Is Being Acquired for Nearly $1 Billion
by Lance Murray | Jul 29, 2025
New Jersey-based NiCE’s $955 million acquisition comes just months after Cognigy, a leader in agentic AI, relocated from San Francisco to Plano.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 23, 2025
Under the initiative, government agencies nationwide can now rapidly deploy vetted, competitively awarded AI solutions and services, covering more than 70 individual use cases, without the need for new RFPs and with built-in options for supporting small and local companies, NCTCOG said.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jul 17, 2025
From oil spill experiments to AI-powered avatars, GEMS Camp gives girls hands-on experiences that build skills and a path to STEM. The camp, founded by a former teacher, has reached more than 1,300 participants—and 85% have pursued science, technology, engineering, or math in college.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 7, 2025
A new deep-learning system accurately distinguishes between nearly identical pollen grains from fir, spruce, and pine trees. The goal is to develop a comprehensive pollen identification system that can be applied across regions in the United States.
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AI and digital twin systems like the one in development at UTA are designed to help simulate evacuation scenarios in real time during disasters. [Illustration: iambuff/istockphoto]
UTA Researcher Builds AI Tool to Help Emergency Managers Plan Smarter Evacuations in Real Time
by Lance Murray | Jun 30, 2025
With support from UTA’s Research Enhancement Program, assistant professor Mahmoud Bayat is developing a digital twin platform to help officials adjust evacuation routes on the fly. The platform could inform future systems across cities, counties, and states for what he calls “truly resilient communities.”
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 24, 2025
Trend Micro—whose U.S. HQ is in Irving—said many companies are demanding that their technology vendors remove the burden of "DIY security" by delivering pre-validated and co-engineered security and infrastructure offerings.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 10, 2025
Most people are getting AI all wrong—asking random questions and getting mediocre results, say Babar Bhatti and Masood Khan. Their new guide shows how to prompt like a pro and turn AI into your strategic team.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2025
Dallas-based Spectral AI said that since taking on the interim role in 2024, Stanley Micek has overseen the data science, software, hardware, imaging, and systems teams working directly on the company's FDA submission.
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Tango founder Pranav Tyagi (left) and the company's new CEO, Jon Elliott [Photo: Jon Elliott/LinkedIn]
Tango Appoints Former Bluebeam Leader as Its New CEO
by Lance Murray | May 7, 2025
The Dallas-based provider of cloud-based real estate and facilities management software solutions has appointed veteran executive Jon Elliott to succeed Pranav Tyagi, who founded Tango and served as its leader for 17 years.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 27, 2025
JennyAI is designed for businesses like plumbing and HVAC companies looking to drive immediate revenue growth. It leverages generative AI to streamline prospect outreach, optimize engagement, and deliver near-term revenue lift.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 12, 2025
Set for April 30–May 1, the expanded 2025 conference—backed by Google and Accenture—will focus on applied AI, feature top corporate leaders, and unveil the second annual AI75 list of innovators.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2025
Creating 800 new jobs, the facility will manufacture electrical equipment such as low-voltage switchboards for the booming data center market.
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Joe Park [Photo: Business Wire]
DFW-Based Yum! Brands Exec Named President of ‘Byte by Yum!’ SaaS Platform
by Lance Murray | Feb 11, 2025
Yum! Chief Digital & Technology Officer Joe Park will serve as president of Byte by Yum!, a tech platform enabling easy-to-manage operations across the company's Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill brands.
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
SuperOps—which opened its U.S. office in Dallas last May—said it intends to use the new funding to expand its AI research and development, scale its offerings for mid-market and enterprise MSPs, and further extend its global reach.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 29, 2025
Backed by SYN Ventures, Picus Capital, and others, Conifers.ai says its CognitiveSOC platform enables customers to use agentic AI as a "force multiplier" to rapidly investigate security incidents at scale with the tools and portals they already have.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2025
Plano-based Percipio's platform uses AI and a smartphone—without medical devices—to collect "whole-person health signals" for real-time assessments that identify current and predictive health risks.
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