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Startup Connecting Students to HBCUs Moves from California to McKinney

by | Apr 28, 2022
HBCU HUB, a startup focused on connecting students to recruiters at historically Black colleges and universities, is moving its headquarters to McKinney with the aid of grant funding from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation’s Innovation Fund.
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Hedera Will Open-Source Its Hashgraph Code to ‘Capitalize on Growing Demand for Public DLT’
by | Jan 20, 2022
The Hedera Governing Council will buy the IP from Swirlds, a startup co-founded in 2015 by the inventor of the Hashgraph algorithm. Dallas mathematician and computer scientist Leemon Baird created the distributed ledger technology to outperform other protocols in power, security, and speed.  This could be a breakout moment.  
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Dallas Rises to the No. 2 City for Tech Professionals, a New CompTIA Report Shows
by | Nov 10, 2020
Dallas made the biggest jump on the Computing Technology Industry Association's Tech Town Index this year, moving from No. 7 to No. 2. A big factor is the number of IT jobs available here. But this year is a Texas Two-Step: Austin ranked No. 1.
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The Coupon Industry is Big. And The Coupon Bureau is Changing the Game Using Dallas-based Hedera’s Tech
by | Sep 24, 2020
Although the multi-million dollar coupon processing industry is over a century old, it still faces issues with fraud and lack of transparency. The Coupon Bureau is looking to revolutionize the industry with its new universal digital coupon. Here’s how it works.
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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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Business Leaders Talk Future of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain at NTBA Community Showcase
by | Nov 20, 2018
The blockchain technology community of North Texas came together last week to showcase their newest products that would implement "change in the world."
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Fluor
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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Dallas Marks World IP Day With Spotlight on Female Inventors
by | Apr 26, 2018
The gathering at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema featured a panel of local female inventors and a screening of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story.
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Darwin Ecosystem Helps Improve Lives With Cognitive Technology

by | Feb 23, 2018
Dallas newcomer Darwin Ecosystem, who has partnered with IBM, which recently named one of South by Southwest’s 21st annual Interactive Innovation Awards finalists for its work in artificial intelligence.
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stackpath
On the Cloud’s Edge: StackPath Introduces 2 New Programs
by | Sep 21, 2017
The company says the programs assist startups and developers by building protection and performance into their cloud solutions and apps.
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TCU Trio’s Startup Gives Kids
VR Escape in Hospital
by | May 30, 2017
Prolonged hospital stays can be tough on children, but Relievr gives them a virtual reality escape during that time.
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Blockchain Backers Want to Unleash Tech’s Potential
by | Mar 15, 2017
Advocates say the technology could enable easier, more secure sharing of patient information, among other uses.
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IBM Offers 5 Predictions of Life-Changing Innovations

by | Jan 9, 2017
The predictions — nicknamed IBM 5 in 5 — were drawn from more than 3,000 researchers in 12 laboratories on six continents
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Innovation
Signposts of Innovation: Identify, Overcome Barriers
by | Nov 3, 2016
In Part 2 of our series, panelists talk about how their companies have overcome the challenges associated with innovation.
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Lane Sorgen, Mark McSpadden, Cindy O’Shea, and Dr. Paul Hain
Signposts of Innovation: 6 Key Strategies Detailed
by | Oct 25, 2016
In Part One of our series, Signposts of Innovations panelists addressed ways that their companies encourage innovation, and ways to create an innovative culture.
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Carla Mendoza Lopez , Mason Mulkey and Amrutha Mantha
Coppell ISD Using New Digital Tool for Personalized Learning
by | Oct 19, 2016
Coppell ISD has a new digital tool to better cater to students' individual learning styles.
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