Artificial Intelligence

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Armor Taps Tech Veteran as CEO to Scale While Founder Focuses on Innovation

by | Nov 5, 2026
Former Fujitsu Intelligence CEO Nicholas Lee takes the helm at the Plano-based cybersecurity and compliance services company while founder Chris Drake pivots from CEO to chief innovation officer.
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Inside Mary Kay’s Innovation Push: Its AI Tools and Largest-Ever Campaign Target a New Generation
by | Nov 4, 2026
Chief Brand and Scientific Officer Lucy Gildea talks with Dallas Innovates about how the Addison-based direct seller is pairing AI-powered tools with a 40-market brand campaign to reach younger customers and consultants.
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Plano’s Ribbon Communications Hires Priyanka Kharat as SVP
by | Oct 29, 2026
Kharat, who previously led ScienceLogic’s Skylar AI unit, will drive growth for Acumen, the publicly traded tech company’s AI-powered autonomous networking platform.
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Addison Startup Gooru AI Launches ‘Digital Goorus’ to Scale Experts’ Reach

by | Oct 28, 2026
Co-founded by former Microsoft exec Raamel Mitchell, the startup lets universities, coaches, creators and others launch branded AI stand-ins starting at $48 a month.
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Dallas-Based Disruptive Raises $10B Flagship Fund
by | Oct 27, 2026
The venture capital firm plans to invest up to $1 billion each in roughly 10 growth- and late-stage companies, with a focus on AI, AI infrastructure and defense. Founder and CEO Alex Davis says the best private tech companies need more capital than ever.
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UTA and UT Southwestern Researchers Use AI to Pinpoint Eye Disease ‘Control Switches’
by | Oct 22, 2026
A $1.96 million National Eye Institute grant funds development of two tools that could help researchers zero in on promising leads for treating macular degeneration, glaucoma and other eye diseases.
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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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Innovators With DFW Ties Claim 8 Spots on Time’s List of Best Inventions for 2026

by | Oct 20, 2026
Driverless freight, de-extinction science, AI-powered hardware and more land companies with North Texas ties among Time’s 300 picks for the year.
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Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water
by | Oct 15, 2026
Watter’s first commercial installation offsets water-heating costs and creates a new revenue stream for the hotel.
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Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird
by | Oct 14, 2026
The Dallas-based de-extinction company said its GenoMorph platform continues a series of breakthroughs aimed at reviving extinct and endangered species.
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Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Oct 14, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 22. One went to Citibank for a system, developed largely by an Irving team, that uses large language models to draft the reports banks must file when they suspect financial crime.
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Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Help Customers Find Flights

by | Oct 8, 2026
The plugin, which Southwest says is a first-of-its-kind tool for a U.S. airline, represents the first phase of a larger tech collaboration with ChatGPT owner Open AI and Amazon Web Services.
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Dallas Market Center Launches AI Training Program for Independent Retailers
by | Oct 7, 2026
Through demos, webinars and ready-to-use prompts, Retail Ready tackles one real-world retail problem at a time — with no tech expertise required.
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Dallas Startup UpSmith Raises $10M Series A to Put AI to Work for Home-Services Providers
by | Oct 6, 2026
SemperVirens led the round, UpSmith’s largest yet. The startup plans to add engineers and account executives and launch an AI voice agent for inbound customer calls.
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Kyndryl Opens First U.S. AI Lab in Frisco, With Up to 300 Jobs on the Horizon
by | Oct 1, 2026
The IBM spinoff has partnered with NPower, Dallas AI and Tech Titans to help build Dallas-Fort Worth’s AI workforce.
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