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DFW Minority Supplier Diversity Council Recognizes $7B in Mega Deals

by | Dec 11, 2019
The E Awards Gala celebrated 13 mega deals by AT&T, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and PepsiCo, along with each company's minority business enterprise partners.
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AT&T’s New First-of-its-Kind Blimp Helps First Responders During Major Natural Disasters
by | Dec 4, 2019
The 55-foot aerostat is an addition to AT&T's FirstNet public safety communications platform, which is designed to help responders stay connected during large-scale catastrophes. Launched last year in partnership with First Responder Network Authority, the platform now has more than 1M connections in service.
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Follow the Money: Renibus Therapeutics Nets $16.3M, Shiftsmart Raises $12.75M, Traxo Receives Equity Funding
by | Nov 21, 2019
In this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity by North Texas companies, you’ll also find news from EX-IQ, BaiCells, Mark Cuban, MODE Transportation, Artifex Partners, AT&T, and Blue Star Heating and Air.
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IBM’s EdTech Cities Challenge Grants DISD Students $500K
by | Nov 14, 2019
Students from local P-TECH campuses worked with IBM and AT&T experts last week on ideas that use 5G or AI to solve a community problem. The two winning teams got $250,000 worth of support—and get to watch their idea come to life.
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Follow the Money: TPG Commits $500M to Collabnet, Razberi Gets $5.8M, Kibo Acquires Monetate

by | Oct 10, 2019
You’ll also find news from Satori Capital, AT&T, Goodnight Midstream, Tailwater Capital, Topgolf, and more in this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity.
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Big Four Mobile Carriers to Unveil ‘ZenKey’ Tech to Rid Us of Passwords
by | Oct 2, 2019
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are collaborating on ZenKey, a new way to verify and authenticate who's using your mobile device.
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Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Names Heyn Managing Director
by | Sep 11, 2019
After its launch earlier this year by Dallas Entrepreneur Center, Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator is placing Heyn in charge of the program's overall execution and operations.
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Who Won What at the 2019 Tech Titans Awards

At its annual awards gala, Tech Titans honored 14 North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding industry contributions. See who made it out on top.
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5G Whiz: AT&T Works With Robotics Firm to Accelerate Retail Automation Beyond Wi-Fi
by | Aug 1, 2019
The robots will help retailers recognize out-of-stock, mispriced, or misplaced inventory, as well as potential store hazards.
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AT&T and Microsoft Form Multibillion-Dollar Alliance to Collaborate on Cloud, AI, 5G, and More
by | Jul 17, 2019
AT&T also this week announced a cloud-related deal with IBM worth billions. The two agreements have different focuses, but are both vital in AT&T's ongoing effort to work with fewer, more strategic suppliers.
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From left: Roger Taylor, manager of probation services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department; Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO; U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D)-Dallas; and Ty Bledsoe, assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T; Erin Offord, senior director of programs at Big Thought. [Photo: Rachel Walters]

AT&T’s $100K Grant Bolsters Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program

by | Jul 3, 2019
Creative Solutions works with young people who come to the nonprofit through the Dallas County juvenile system with the aim of bettering their lives and the community. The nonprofit has posted a new position—Opportunity Advisor—someone who will be a part of the young people’s future so they can “live their best, truest, most authentic life.”
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High-Flying Connectivity: AT&T Partners With Uber to Put 5G in Air Taxis
by | Jun 11, 2019
The newly announced collaboration intends to boost Uber’s plans to get a commercial rideshare service in the sky by 2023.
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Follow the Money: Women In Their Prime Nets $1M, Fintech RS2 Ventures Completes $11M Raise, Take Command Health Reaches $1.5M Goal
by | May 30, 2019
You'll also find news about AT&T, Mark Cuban, Group Island Spirit, CareView Communications, CG Environmental, RS2 Ventures, Vemuri Investment Partners, DGSE Cos. Inc., and ORIX Capital Partners in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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The Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Announces its Inaugural Cohort of Companies
by | May 21, 2019
The DEC's Innov8te incubator aims to be a driving force in the region's smart city technology research and development. Meet the startups chosen to participate in the six-month program kicking off next month.
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