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Google Creates New Cloud Region in Dallas, Expanding Capacity and Flexibility

by | Jun 13, 2022
The new Google Cloud region in Dallas is part of Google's $9.5 billion investment in data centers and Google offices across the U.S. in 2022, which it says will create 12,000 jobs. $600 million data centers in Midlothian and Red Oak are also part of the project.

A Google exec says the new Dallas region will offer Google Cloud customers "the speed and availability you need to innovate faster and build high-performing applications that cater to the needs of nearby end user."
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C&W Top High Tech Cities Report: DFW Is No. 7 in U.S.
by | May 18, 2022
In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017. That places DFW at No. 7 in the U.S.  The report also lists the top DFW tech companies, current economic impact and future outlook, and top submarkets for DFW tech companies.
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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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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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Hypergiant Industries Brings on Former IBM General Manager Mohammed Farooq as Global CTO
by | Sep 22, 2020
Farooq will also join the Board of Directors and be the GM of Products at the Texas-based startup. The move is expected to set Hypergiant up for accelerated growth.
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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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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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Onera's Sarah Strobhar, Smart Sorting , scott mackey and david matthews
Emerging Technologies Summit: Harnessing AI, Blockchain & IoT for Future Disruption
by | Apr 23, 2018
The two-day event at UTD brought together experts from IBM, the SEC, and tech startups to discuss ways these technologies could change the world.
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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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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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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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Lance Crosby, Stackpath , Dallas, Texas
Security Startup StackPath Acquires Highwinds
by | Feb 7, 2017
The Dallas-based startup launched less than a year ago, aims to make the internet safe.
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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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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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