UT Dallas' Marjorie Zielke, winner of the 5G award, says her AI/VR platform could "eventually create stand-alone, life-like holograms of virtual teachers." Judge Mark Cuban commented on the tech's potential to provide access to virtual teachers for students attending disadvantaged schools.
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news about Mark Cuban, Crestline Investors, Maverick Fitness Holdings, Texas Ventures, MoneyGram, Caregiver Inc., Vertical Communications, and Strait Lane Capital.
QED Secure Solutions is conducting a field test—described by the DHS as a "secure trust anchor for the Internet of Things"—as the final phase of a project called Securing the Internet of Things.
The new edge platform allows users to upload images of workloads, choose the size of the container or VM, and select which StackPath edge nodes where the workload is deployed.
Biometric scanning, virtual reality, and augmented reality are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to improving the airport experience, says Dallas Fort Worth Airport's Chief Innovation Officer.
Demand for low-cost and low-power-consumption wireless tech is exploding in enterprise and industrial IoT — and Haxiot has the first device-to-cloud solution, according to COO Youyi Kitson.
From left: Onera's Sarah Strobhar, Smart Sorting Vice President of Sustainability Scott Mackey, and RevTech's David Matthews on a panel at the Emerging Technologies Summit at the University of Texas at Dallas. [Photo: Nicholas Sakelaris]
Frisco-based GreenWatt Lighting has released a new school safety lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its Kid-Centric lighting system “is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network.”...
In May, Dallas-based online dating giant Match Group named Bernard Kim as its CEO, replacing Shar Dubey, who continues to serve as a director on Match Group’s board and as an adviser to the company....
This year’s recipients of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and for Innovative Early Career Scientist have been announced by the Fort Worth-based Rainwater Charitable Foundation, one of the largest independent funders of neurodegenerative disease research....
Frisco-based GreenWatt Lighting has released a new school safety lighting system that can communicate emergency safety protocols to students, teachers, and administrators with instant visual cues and immediate notification alerts. The company says its Kid-Centric lighting system “is the only safety lighting system that utilizes a reliable Bluetooth mesh network.”...
In May, Dallas-based online dating giant Match Group named Bernard Kim as its CEO, replacing Shar Dubey, who continues to serve as a director on Match Group’s board and as an adviser to the company....
This year’s recipients of the Rainwater Annual Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and for Innovative Early Career Scientist have been announced by the Fort Worth-based Rainwater Charitable Foundation, one of the largest independent funders of neurodegenerative disease research....