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Patented: 7-Eleven’s Item-Recognition Tech and 121 More Inventions Across North Texas

by | Oct 21, 2026
Irving-based 7-Eleven received two patents tied to inventory tracking and computer vision, as North Texas ranked No. 10 among 250 U.S. metros for patent activity the week of Sept. 29.
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Patented: Citi’s AI-Generated Suspicious Activity Reports and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | 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.
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DFW Airport Creates New Role to Lead AI Push
by | 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.
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‘Conversations With Champions’: Sports Titans Hunt, Nowitzki to Headline Venture Dallas Summit
by | Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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Q+A: CIO Gurmeet Singh on How 7-Eleven is Redefining Convenience for the Digital Age

by | Jul 11, 2018
As technology becomes omnipresent in peoples' lives, the convenience retailer is going through its own digital transformation and turning to emerging tech such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, augmented reality, and more to improve the customer experience. 
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Dallas Startup Week Expanding Beyond Downtown Dallas in 4th Year
by | Dec 15, 2017
Attendees can expect events to sprawl all across the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Frisco and Denton to Fort Worth and Addison.
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Growth Summit: Biz Leaders Share Insight on AI’s Future, Corporate Innovation & More
by | Nov 3, 2017
The Techweek event included a day full of panels featuring business leaders from startups and large enterprises. 
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Innovative Spaces: Blue Cross Blue Shield’s C1 Innovation Lab
Innovative Spaces: Here's a look behind the scenes at Blue Cross Blue Shield's C1 Innovation Lab in Dallas' West End.
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