Artificial Intelligence

The Hyatt Regency Dallas rolled out the welcome mat for Watter. [Photo: Watter]

Hunt Energy Spinout Watter Puts AI Computing in Hyatt Regency Dallas, Turns Server Heat Into Hot Water

by John Egan | Oct 15, 2026

Watter’s first commercial installation offsets water-heating costs and creates a new revenue stream for the hotel.

MORE►

Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Unveils AI Platform to Help Revive the Dodo Bird

by Sandra Engelland | 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.

MORE►

Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas

by Dave Head | 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.

MORE►

DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push

by John Egan | Oct 13, 2026

The airport, a founding member of the Airports AI Alliance, wants its new principal AI lead to put up guardrails, launch pilot projects and help drive a cultural shift.

MORE►

The massive B2B trading hub and wholesale marketplace Dallas Market Center has launched an AI training program for independent retailers. [Photo: Dallas Market Center]

Dallas Market Center Launches AI Training Program for Independent Retailers

by John Egan | 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.

MORE►

Dallas Startup UpSmith Raises $10M Series A to Put AI to Work for Home-Services Providers

by John Egan | 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.

MORE►

Kyndryl Opens First U.S. AI Lab in Frisco, With Up to 300 Jobs on the Horizon

by John Egan | Oct 1, 2026

The IBM spinoff has partnered with NPower, Dallas AI and Tech Titans to help build Dallas-Fort Worth’s AI workforce.

MORE►

AT&T, Dallas Cowboys Amp Up Tech for Fans With Extended Stadium Partnership

by John Egan | Sep 24, 2026

The innovations include the AI-powered Starbase Connection, which converts fan-submitted photos into customized Dallas Cowboys hype videos shown at AT&T Stadium.

MORE►

Property tech company TestFit helps people determine the feasibility of a real estate project. [Photo: TestFit]

At Dallas’ TestFit, AI Assistants Can Now Guide Real Estate Feasibility Studies

by John Egan | Sep 2, 2026

The venture capital-backed company said its engine still decides what’s feasible — even as AI assistants take on more of the legwork.

MORE►

Lyda Hill Philanthropies, TAMEST Award $1M More to Six Texas Researchers

by Sandra Engelland | Aug 27, 2026

Grants of $100,000 or $200,000 went to research projects not chosen for the 2026 Hill Prizes. Six Texas researchers, including three from Dallas’ UT Southwestern Medical Center, shared the $1 million.

MORE►

Builders FirstSource Teams Up With AI Startup Digs on ‘Digital Twin’ Platform for Homes

by Sandra Engelland | Aug 26, 2026

Irving-based Builders FirstSource led a $25.3 million Series A investment as part of a larger partnership with the Vancouver, Washington-based maker of AI software for residential construction.

MORE►

Dallas-Fort Worth Ranks Among Top Metros for Tech Talent Growth and AI Hiring

by John Egan | Aug 25, 2026

New CBRE research points to a maturing tech workforce in North Texas, fueled partly by the Y’all Street financial services boom.

MORE►

Cushman & Wakefield, ranks DFW as the world’s No. 1 data center market based on 24 metrics. [Image: Adobe Stock]

Dallas-Fort Worth Dethrones Virginia as the World’s Top Data Center Market

by John Egan | Aug 18, 2026

Two new reports — one from Cushman & Wakefield, another from JLL — put North Texas and the Lone Star State at the center of the global data center boom.

MORE►

Shield AI Flies Taiwan Drone Swarm Without Human Pilots

by Kim Lyons | Aug 13, 2026

The Frisco-built V-BAT maker put its Hivemind software in charge of three National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Mighty Hornet III unmanned aerial vehicles for a field demonstration.

MORE►

Mavenir Names Nokia Veteran to Lead Expansion in AI Cloud Market

by Sandra Engelland | Aug 13, 2026

Jitin Bhandari will lead the Richardson company’s move into a new class of cloud providers that rent out the specialized chips powering artificial intelligence.

MORE►

Mark Cuban Foundation Launches Its First AI Education Program for Adults at Dallas College

by Sandra Engelland | Aug 12, 2026

The Dallas-based foundation is partnering with New York City worker advocacy nonprofit Lift Our Voices on the free Agentic AI Academy, a five-day pilot for community college learners.

MORE►