technology

Two North Texas Students Reach Semifinal Round of Breakthrough Junior Challenge

by | Sep 5, 2019
This global video competition invites talented teenagers from around the world to create STEM-related videos for the chance to win $400,000. DFW's own Shruti Siva and Hasith Vattikuti are two of 30 semifinalists who made it to the "Popular Vote" stage of the challenge.
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Dallas Invents: 162 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 27
by | Sep 4, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: The Snoring Center's airway implant delivery device, Bell Textron's mutually symbiotic aircraft systems, CPG Technologies' geolocation using guided surface waves, I D YOU's audio announcement to called parties, IBM's empathetic image selection, Roka Sports' eyeglasses with interchangeable lenses, Siemens Healthcare's next-generation MRI spine evaluation, and an unassigned patent for a remotely controlled smart fence.
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‘Our Best Product Yet’: Hypergiant Has Futuristic Helmet in the Works
by | Aug 30, 2019
Firefighters, police, soldiers, and search and rescue teams may become safer than ever with Hypergiant's development of helmets featuring an interactive head-up display.
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Follow the Money: Honeywell and Cisco Invest in Theatro, Satori Makes $30M Investment; SWK Buys Enteris BioPharma
by | Aug 29, 2019
You’ll also find news about Stack Sports, Cambium Learning Group, Addus, AZZ, MEI Rigging, and Allied Universal in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving North Texas companies.
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Real Estate Tech Firms Door.com and Curbio Nail Down a New Partnership in Dallas

by | Aug 27, 2019
By offering pre-sale renovations, the technology companies intend to make putting your home on the market faster, easier, and more profitable for the sellers.
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Melbourne O'Banion, Bestow
Meet the Innovators: How Melbourne O’Banion and Bestow Are ‘Bringing Technology to an Antiquated Industry’
by | Aug 27, 2019
O’Banion is the co-founder and CEO of Bestow, the 'first truly modern way to buy life insurance' that provides families the resilience they need after the loss of a loved one. Soon to be announced for the mission-driven company is new partnerships, more product offerings, and a foundation.
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Tech Titans awards
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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Dallas Invents: 168 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 13
by | Aug 21, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining user frustration with voice control, AmerisourceBergen's pharmaceutical management and tracking, AT&T's apparatus for enriching metadata via a network, Encryptics' digital rights management of documents, IBM's secure medication delivery, Med Hab's dual case for fall detection device, MWD-IP Holdings' nuclear waste storage and monitoring, ShockWatch's wireless environmental sensor, and Varidesk's leaning chair.
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Dallas Invents: 179 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 6

by | Aug 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Vinli's cloud-integrated vehicle platform, Bank of America's network device spoofing detection, BizNet Software's smart data engine system, Blue Calypso's advertising distribution through mobile social gaming, CareFusion 303's methods for managing a return of medication, NxGen Partners' system for signal penetration into a building, PACCAR's augmented reality system for vehicle blind spot prevention, Platform Manufacturing Group's modular stair system, State Farms' vehicle image and sound data gathering for insurance rating purposes, USAA's low-bandwidth information distribution, and Verizon's traffic monitoring systems and methods.
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Tyler Technologies Brings Transparency to the Courtroom with re:SearchTX
by | Aug 12, 2019
Legal personnel and Texas constituents will now be able to search over 7 million court documents at the click of a button thanks to the new re:SearchTX database.
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Toyota Forms Two Partnerships to Further Robot Initiative
by | Aug 8, 2019
Toyota, which bases its North American operations in Plano, is expanding its tech footprint with a R&D collaboration as well as a project for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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6DOS Exits Stealth With a ‘One-of-a-Kind B2B Tool’
by | Aug 7, 2019
6 Degrees of Separation (6DOS) has opened its free beta platform for invitation requests, which utilizes a patent-pending 'relationship score' for a users’ connections. The tech startup says it's the only company focused on the quality, not quantity, of relationships.
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North Texas Leaves Its Mark on Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Workplaces

by | Aug 6, 2019
See why Irving's Epsilon-Conversant made the list of Fast Company's first annual 50 best workplaces for innovators, along with companies such as Amazon, Chobani, Salesforce, and WeTransfer.
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AI Problem Solvers: Hypergiant Industries Teams Up with Global Giant Booz Allen Hamilton
by | Aug 6, 2019
With the companies' combined backgrounds in artificial intelligence, this collaboration brings serious firepower to AI solutions for the U.S. government and the private sector.
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This Dallas Startup Uses Geolocation to Modernize the Home Services Industry
by | Aug 5, 2019
Home servicing app billyGO is cutting down the cost and time needed to complete clients' repair needs with its one-hour window guarantee.
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Dallas Invents: 111 Patents Granted for Week of July 23
by | Aug 5, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include Sprinkl.IO's water conservation apparatus and method for programmable irrigation controllers, Toyota's smart necklace with stereo vision and onboard processing, American Vehicular Sciences' method for displaying data to a vehicle's occupant about road signs, Global Tel*Link Corporation's detection and control of contraband devices, IBM's automated prototype creation based on analytics and 3D printing, Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software's system for identifying clones, Sportsbeam Lighting's liquid-cooled venue light, Telepresence Technologies telemedicine consultation and diagnostic systems, and VBikes Technology's smart lock for shared-ride bicycle and mobile app-based control system.
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