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Dallas-Based Worlds’ Pioneering ‘Large World Model’ Platform Could Be the Next Leap Forward in AI’s Evolution

by | Oct 16, 2024
CEO Dave Copps says Worlds is delivering AI for the real world, in real time. Spotlighted by Gartner, Worlds’ breakthrough tech for enterprise creates a dynamic “index of everything” from any camera or sensor. The goal? To radically transform how organizations monitor, measure, and automate their operations.
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The Last Word: Slalom’s Mukesh Kumar—AI Is Like Fire

“Fire can really be very useful—or it can be destructive.”

Mukesh Kumar
President, Global Technology
Slalom Consulting 
… on equating artificial intelligence to fire, at the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Convergence AI event in Irving on May 2.
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Australian Global Outsourcing Co. Opens U.S. Headquarters in Irving, Plans 130 Hires
by | Dec 7, 2023
As one of the world’s leading outsourcers, Acquire BPO is eying an ambitious growth trajectory, with headcount potentially reaching 100,000 globally by 2035.
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Supercharging Performance: MassChallenge Seeks Tech Innovators for Human Potential Sprint in Dallas
by | Aug 18, 2023
MassChallenge will assemble human performance and sports tech innovators to redefine the bounds of the human condition in a new six-week, high-intensity program. Target technologies are applications in biotech, defense, healthcare, space, and sports.

Applications for the Dallas-based cohort are open through September 7.
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Fountain Life Opens AI-Powered Diagnostic Center at Grandscape in The Colony

by | Dec 9, 2022

Florida-based Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, has opened its third precision diagnostic center in The Colony.

The new 14,000-square-foot center opened to the public in November and is designed to help members live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives by detecting illnesses at their earliest stages, the company said....

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Toyota Just Parked Its Insurance Agency in Plano with First TIMS HQ
by | May 3, 2021
Toyota customers can compare and buy policies online boosted by AI, with opt-ins for usage-based data tracking of their connected vehicles. Another reason for the opening? TIMS covers more than your Rav4. The agency has expanded to offer insurance products for home, renters, RVs, even pets.
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Zielke winner of Tech Titans' 5G Grand Challenge Virtual Teacher artificial intelligence
Tech Titans’ 5G Challenge Winner: ‘We See a Future Society of Synthetic and Real Humans Working Together’
by | Oct 14, 2020
UT Dallas' Marjorie Zielke, winner of the 5G award, says her AI/VR platform could "eventually create stand-alone, life-like holograms of virtual teachers." Judge Mark Cuban commented on the tech's potential to provide access to virtual teachers for students attending disadvantaged schools.
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UNT Will Start Texas’ First AI Master’s Degree Program in the Fall
by | Feb 21, 2020
The University of North Texas' new program will meet the growing demand for professionals in the field of artificial intelligence. We asked AI entrepreneur—and UNT alumnus—Dave Copps why he thinks the degree can "literally play a part in changing the world."
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DocSynk Gets Bridge Funding for Future Series A, Hiring, and to Boost its Healthcare AI Platform

by | Feb 11, 2020
DocSynk’s AI system compiles lists of patients who are at risk for chronic illnesses, along with their probability of being diagnosed within certain time frames. It can also improve a care management process and revenue cycle.
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Discovery: UTSW Scientists Use AI to Improve Radiation Therapy, UTD Prof Gets $2.7M in Grants for Protein Research
by | Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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Caris Life Sciences Launches AI-Driven Profiling Tool for Tumors
by | Dec 12, 2019
The Genomic Profiling Similarity Score uses over 6,500 mathematical models in a machine learning algorithm to compare molecular characteristics of a patient's tumor against Caris' extensive database.
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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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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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AI Problem Solvers: Hypergiant Industries Teams Up with Global Giant Booz Allen Hamilton
by | Aug 6, 2019
With the companies' combined backgrounds in artificial intelligence, this collaboration brings serious firepower to AI solutions for the U.S. government and the private sector.
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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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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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