Artificial Intelligence

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New Charles Schwab Platform Seeks to Help DIY Investors with Thematic Investing

by Lance Murray | Jan 15, 2023

Thematic investing is an old, but growing trend that offers investors a way to profit from emerging trends they believe in and are passionate about, a report in International Business Daily said.

But IBD said, d o-it-yourself investors can face obstacles when investing in themes. Westlake-based Charles Schwab is hoping to change that....

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Lantern Pharma’s New Drug Candidate for Mantle Cell Lymphoma Shows Promise

by Quincy Preston | Dec 22, 2022

The Dallas-based biopharmaceutical company expects to begin testing the drug candidate in a “first in human” trial in mid-2023. The drug was developed using the publicly traded company’s AI/ML drug development platform.

Lantern, in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute, recently published insights on how AI can be used to find new indications for cancer drugs in record times with significant reductions in costs.

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Check Out the Emerging Tech Trends This Dell Technologies Leader Is Tracking

by Kevin Cummings | Aug 10, 2022

Rakesh Apte, Dell's director of product management and innovation strategy, lays out the emerging trends driving the future of innovation in the technology space that companies big and small should have their eyes on.

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Marine Vet Creates Evacuation Tech To Light Up ‘Pathways To Safety’ in an Emergency

by Kevin Cummings | Jun 21, 2022

Go-To-Green's patented audio-visual system can detect both the sound of a fired gunshot and the pressure change made by a bullet in the air. The system lights up to direct people to the safest exit—and tracks the source of shots.

In North Texas, the system is currently being installed in Anna's city hall, and talks are underway with three school systems and a grocery chain, the startup's CEO told us.

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Dr. Ruben Amarasingham, founder and CEO of Pieces

Pieces Helps Speed Patient Identification for National Cancer Study

by Kevin Cummings | Jun 8, 2022

Irving-based Pieces, a health care-focused AI company, is teaming up with a Philadelphia firm to accelerate patient identification for a National Cancer Institute colorectal cancer study. Nearly 10,000 participants will be needed across the U.S. Pieces will use its analytics platform—which combines AI with natural language processing, to “read” through hundreds of thousands of electronic colonoscopy notes and records—to quickly identify patients that meet the study’s criteria.

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From left: Abidali Neemuchwala and Dayakar Puskoor [Photo: Dallas Venture Capital]

‘Cross-Border VC’: Dallas Venture Capital Raises $80M to Invest Alongside Its $50M India Fund

by Kevin Cummings | May 25, 2022

Dallas Venture Capital is "poised to bootstrap two large start-up ecosystems in the U.S. and India," says co-founder Dayakar Puskoor.

The venture firm—which has an office in Irving and another in Hyperabad, India—plans a combined deployment of the funds over four to five years.

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With $4M in Funding, Dallas Startup Aims to Streamline the Hiring Process

by Kevin Cummings | May 11, 2022

Dallas-based software startup HireLogic aims to improve the job interview process with its AI- and machine learning-powered platform, designed to help automate the screening process. Its CEO says he wants to help companies "gain insights from interview data to make faster, better hiring decisions."

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Dallas Construction Giant Is Bringing AI to the Jobsite to See What the Crane Hook Sees

by Kevin Cummings | Apr 19, 2022

Dallas-based construction giant Austin Commercial is partnering with Versatile, a California construction tech startup, on the use of CraneView. The hardware connects to cranes "below the hook," measuring key data points to help reduce construction time while increasing the number of loads picked up. Austin Commercial says it's the first in Texas to use the technology.

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Chithrai Mani [Digit7]

New Spinoff Company Aims to Create Digital Solutions with ‘Next-Gen’ Technology

by Kevin Cummings | Mar 23, 2022

InfoVision, a Richardson-based digital transformation and consulting firm, is spinning out its Digit7 business—which focuses on developing customizable and scalable digital solutions through “next-gen” tech—as an independent entity.

Last year, Digit7 set up a 15,000 square-foot “innovation lab” in Richardson. The company also has offices in India.

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Arlington’s First Rate Ventures Makes Second Investment from $25M Fintech-Focused Fund

by Kevin Cummings | Mar 10, 2022

Arlington-based First Rate, which provides technology and services to wealth management companies, launched its corporate venture arm First Rate Ventures in December. Now it's made its second investment—in New York-based RegAlytics, a regulatory data analytics company.

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Dallas Automation Startup Eyes International Growth with $15M investment

by Kevin Cummings | Feb 2, 2022

Krista Software, a Dallas-based business automation platform, landed the $15 million in a funding round led by Denver’s Grotech Ventures. The company describes its software as a “conversation” among people, IT assets, and apps.

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