AI

Beyond Smart Cities: Dallas Ranks High in Global Cities’ AI Readiness Index

by | Oct 11, 2019
Dallas is third in the nation among large cities that rank for urban AI resilience and readiness in the rise of the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution,' according to The Oliver Wyman Forum.
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Kibo Monetate
Cloud Commerce Provider Kibo Acquiring AI-Powered Monetate Platform
by | Oct 10, 2019
Dallas-headquartered Kibo plans to invest heavily in personalization capabilities to stay ahead of its competitors.
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Masergy AIOps
Masergy Announces AI-Powered ‘Virtual Engineer’ to Enable Autonomous Networking
by | Sep 11, 2019
Masergy's newest product is the "industry’s first digital assistant for network, security, and application optimization."
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Discovery: How AI May Aid Heart Assessments; UTA Highway Research Tapped as ‘Sweet 16’ Project
by | Aug 30, 2019
We're bringing you this week's news about important developments from universities, labs, and private industry in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Walgreens Adopts Dallas-Based Theatro’s SaaS Solutions for Nearly 10,000 Stores

by | Jul 26, 2019
Founded in 2012, Theatro is making strides in the world of retail communication wearables. And some of the country's biggest retailers are taking notice.
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Spectral MD Gets $27M to Advance Trials of AI-Powered Wound, Burn Care Device
by | Jul 24, 2019
Spectral's device uses real-time data and artificial intelligence to help look beneath the skin's surface and assess wound and burn damage, which can help doctors improve treatments and outcomes — as well as be a tool in the response to mass burn casualties in a national emergency.
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AT&T and Microsoft Form Multibillion-Dollar Alliance to Collaborate on Cloud, AI, 5G, and More
by | Jul 17, 2019
AT&T also this week announced a cloud-related deal with IBM worth billions. The two agreements have different focuses, but are both vital in AT&T's ongoing effort to work with fewer, more strategic suppliers.
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RealPage’s New AI Screening Tech Predicts Risky Renters
by | Jun 27, 2019
The machine learning technology uses a database of more than 30 million lease outcomes to evaluate how willing someone is to pay his or her rent.
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Dallas Startup Citadel is Lowering the Entry Barrier to AI

by | Jun 25, 2019
"There’s this big myth that AI is a $30 million investment," Citadel Analytic's CEO says. The startup is out to prove that wrong. Now it's setting up shop in RagingWire’s Dallas TX1 Data Center to help national and global companies unleash the power of their data.
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Hypergiant Industries Gains Funding from Sumitomo Corp. of Americas, Perot Jain
by | Jun 5, 2019
The funding comes roughly a year after Hypergiant launched out of stealth—a year filled with growing revenue (eight figures in the first 12 months), A-list partnerships (Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Booz Allen, Nvidia), and launching three separate businesses under the parent company.
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Making People Better: AI Startup AmplifAI Raises $3.9M to Accelerate Market Growth
by | Mar 15, 2019
AmplifAI combines artificial intelligence with customer data to improve employee satisfaction. The new capital from Naya Ventures, LiveOak Venture Partners, and Capital Factory will get the startup closer to real-time assistance.
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Early Adopters: Accenture Survey Puts Dallas Ahead of the Pack in Emerging Tech
by | Feb 22, 2019
When it comes to blockchain, AI, and extended reality, Dallas proves better than most in adopting new, cutting-edge technologies.
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New ‘Era’ for Vinli:
Out of Stealth With Mobility Intelligence Platform, ALD Automotive Partnership

by | Oct 16, 2018
Vinli co-founder and CEO Mark Haidar outlined the pivot from the company's original business model of selling direct-to-consumer connected-car hardware to its new data intelligence engine—Era—in a post on their website.
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Ben Lamm and Andrew Busey founded Conversable in 2016. [Photo: Conversable]
Texas AI Company Conversable Acquired by LivePerson
by | Oct 1, 2018
Conversable will join LivePerson in "taking conversational commerce to the 'Main Street' market," according to Conversable co-founder Ben Lamm. Conversation technology is a “transformative interface,” he says.
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Distracted Driving: EdgeTensor’s AI Tech Keeps Drivers on the Alert
by | Sep 18, 2018
The “edge” in EdgeTensor comes from its use of Edge computing to drive the Dallas-based startup's technology.
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ARTSonepass: Getting North Texas Arts and Culture in an App
by | Sep 17, 2018
Launching in North Texas, ARTSonepass is an web app and AI-driven recommendation engine with a calendar of events across a number of categories—performing and visual arts, history, and science and nature.
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