Addressing an audience of around 800 at the American Airlines Center, Solomon talked about the $500 million-plus, 900,000-square-foot employment center his firm is building north of downtown Dallas—part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas' Hunt Realty. And more importantly, he spoke about the North Texans he hopes to attract to it.
Now in its fourth year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 68 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
Finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
Some of the top players in the North Texas technology ecosystem were honored Thursday at the annual Tech Titans awards gala. Fujitsu North America CEO Doug Moore was inducted into the Tech Titans Hall of Fame, and Charlie Vogt, CEO of telecommunications firm DZS, won the Corporate CEO Award. The fastest-growing tech company award went to Fort Worth's TimelyMD.
"The need to come together as an industry, reconnect with friends, and build new business connections were really what this year’s awards gala was all about," said Tech Titans' Paul Bendel. See the full list of winners here.
September 5 is the deadline to apply for the 2022 Tech Titans Innovation Collider Grand Challenge. The challenge is seeking innovation tech solutions, systems, or applications that will advance sustainability and drive tech innovation for one or more of the U.N.'s 17 sustainable development goals.
Sony finalized its nearly $1.2 billion acquisition of anime platform Crunchyroll from Dallas-based AT&T last August. Now, with Crunchyroll's production hub in DFW, it's named a new chief people officer to help guide the company on its "next phase of growth."
“We want to provide our fans with anime when, where, and how they want to enjoy it,” new exec Barb Bidan told Dallas Innovates.
Through a new collaboration that combines training with hand-on experience, Dallas-based AT&T aims to create a pipeline for SMU students to become its next employees through the new Data Science Scholars Program. One of its goals is creating more opportunities for women and underrepresented students.
“Data science is a team sport,” said Mark Austin, AT&T’s VP for data science. who will help give the students challenges that are "bread-and-butter" to AT&T's own data science group.
Dallas-based AT&T just launched The Achievery, a free digital learning platform using clips from movies like "Wonder Woman" and "Aquaman" to help teach reading, writing, and language skills—and make virtual learning more engaging.
Along with a new educator hub from Dallas-based Istation and STEM education initiatives from Plano-based Toyota, it shows how edtech innovation is streaming out of North Texas.
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Ecobat, Wingstop, ActivePure Technologies, Communities Foundation of Texas, Texas Health Resources, and other area organizations.
Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
Tech Titans innovation chair Andrew Olowu, CTO of Axxess, presents a $20K check for winning the Tech Titans Grand Challenge on edge computing to BALANCED | Media Technology’s CTO Dr. Corey Clark and CEO Robert M. Atkins. [Photo: Tech Titans]
BALANCED Media | Technology has won the second annual Grand Challenge competition for its edge computing solution. Gamers downloaded a small game. While they played, they were also processing data to help find COVID-fighting compounds.
Its HEWMEN crowd-computing platform
Now you can tweet that CeeDee Lamb TD with greater bandwidth and less RF interference. Installed in the stadium's roof structure, the 20 MatSing lens antennas will deliver 4G and 5G broadband mobile coverage to the entire "seating bowl" and field. It's the largest indoor distributed antenna system (DAS) in the U.S.
The two tech giants are releasing new solutions across their edge computing portfolios to help businesses "deliver unique experiences to their customers"—today and into the future.
Located in Plano, the 5G Innovation Studio will ideate, test, and validate various ways to use the revolutionary technology. It might sound futuristic, AT&T says, but that includes drone delivery and immersive holographic experiences.
Jason Porter, a nearly two-decade veteran of AT&T, will now lead the corporation's public sector and FirstNet business arm. AT&T is continually expanding FirstNet, the nationwide wireless broadband network dedicated to public safety. It currently covers 99 percent of of the U.S. population—but AT&T says it isn't stopping until every first responder has the connectivity and modern communications tools they require in an emergency.
Providing cell service in all the ERs in a city and helping the FCC track down and stop robocallers are top recent accomplishments from Kate Hopkins' telecom tech team.
From North Texas, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, D.R. Horton, Jacobs Engineering Group, Kimberly-Clark, McKesson, and Texas Instruments ranked in the top 300 All-Star companies.
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“It is going to ramp up in every area after this weekend.”
Monica Paul
President, North Texas World Cup Organizing Committee
Executive Director, Dallas Sports Commission
…on what’s ahead after this coming Friday’s World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,...
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
Dallas-Fort Worth is charting its own path in artificial intelligence. From applied AI to research and engineering advances, our region leads in advancing real-world solutions. Behind every breakthrough and solution are the people making it happen....
Cevitr Ltd., a London-based provider of “digital workers” powered by robotic process automation (RPA) and AI solutions, has expanded to the U.S. with a new office in the Dallas suburb of Richardson....
“It is going to ramp up in every area after this weekend.”
Monica Paul
President, North Texas World Cup Organizing Committee
Executive Director, Dallas Sports Commission
…on what’s ahead after this coming Friday’s World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.,...