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Discovery: UT Southwestern Finds Coronavirus Vulnerabilties, CPRIT Awards North Texans $21M for Cancer Research

by | Feb 21, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll read about a study led by researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington that could lead to better treatment for osteoporosis, and the Center for BrainHealth seeking pilot phase participants.
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Worlds Raises $10M in Series A Funding as Dave Copps’ AI Startup Launches From Stealth
by | Feb 6, 2020
The startup, spun out of Hypergiant Sensory Sciences, plans to use the funding to power its "first-of-its-kind" Extended Reality environment, which can be used to build AI-models to give businesses and organizations a new way to view their physical world.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Works on More Precise CRISPR, UTSW Uses AI in Depression Research
by | Oct 4, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how a $427,000 NIH grant is helping a UTA team study the healing of cranial injuries, and how Lexus researchers are creating a high-end audio system.
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New Omnitracs Exec Takes the Wheel of its Data, AI, and Machine Learning Operations
by | Sep 19, 2019
Ashim Bose has a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence and says that digital transformation is rapidly reshaping the transportation industry.
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Bill Nye, Former Astronaut, Retired Four Star General Among Hypergiant’s All-Star Advisers

by | Jun 26, 2019
With his new role on the Executive Advisory Board, Nye is looking to develop AI systems in two areas he deeply cares about: climate change and space exploration. "We need to think big," he said, "and I'm very optimistic about what AI can do to make the world quite a bit better."
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Dallas FreightTech Startup KoiReader Technologies Raises $60K in Seed Funding
by | Jun 12, 2019
The Dallas startup launched its AI-driven product for the transportation and logistics sector in May and is now looking ahead to a future Series A round.
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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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Discovery: UTA Studies How We Interact with Tech to Learn; Donating Blood Could ID Genetic Cholesterol Condition
by | May 23, 2019
Also, you’ll learn how researchers at UT Dallas and UT Southwestern are better understanding what causes recurrent urinary tract infections in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Project Runway: New Innovation Officer Tackles Travel Roadblocks at Dallas Fort Worth Airport

by | Jan 25, 2019
Biometric scanning, virtual reality, and augmented reality are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to improving the airport experience, says Dallas Fort Worth Airport's Chief Innovation Officer.
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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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Irving’s Fluor Teams with IBM for Watson AI-Powered Megaprojects
by | Sep 13, 2018
Megaprojects are complex and include a huge amount of data, people, and other elements that have to be tracked and analyzed to keep projects on time and budget.
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Jack Automation Uses Conversational AI to Help Landlords Handle Issues at Their Properties
by | Jul 25, 2018
The technology was developed to revolutionize how landlords manage clogged sinks, broken air conditioners, and other issues that come up.
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Discovery: Boeing Grant Backs Tech+Human Teamwork, UNT Works on HDL Drug Delivery

by | Jun 1, 2018
Also, a UT Southwestern researcher is awarded one of the world's most prestigious scientific prizes. Here's a look at some of the research being done across North Texas.
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Meet the Local Startups Vying for $100K in Rise of the Rest Pitch
by | May 2, 2018
Leaders from the competing startups took some time recently to talk to Dallas Innovates about their businesses, what sets them apart, and how a win next week could impact their work. 
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Digital Assist: 5 North Texas Startups Making Their Mark With Artificial Intelligence
by | Apr 25, 2018
AI startups across the U.S. raised a record $1.9 billion in VC funding during the first quarter of 2018. From marketing to health care, here's a look at North Texas companies disrupting industries with AI tech.
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Q+A: Walmart Technology’s Carlos Riojas Talks Big Data, AI & Improving Operations
by | Apr 13, 2018
The world's largest retailer choose North Texas to locate one of its first Walmart Technology offices outside Bentonville, Arkansas. One reason: It had more computer science hires from UTD than any other university.
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