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Dallas’ First Test Bed for Smart‑City Transit Tech Receives Funding Through $4M Federal Grant

by | Jan 12, 2021
Dallas' S.M. Wright Highway is being rebuilt into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard, complete with advanced smart-traffic capabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant was key in getting the tech added to the highway.
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Dallas Invents: 86 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 22
by | Jan 6, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros.
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Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 15
by | Dec 30, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros.
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UT Dallas Computer Scientists Create Video Game Mechanism To Detect Cheating

by | Dec 22, 2020
Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports industry.
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Hypergiant Industries Adds Former WiPro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to its Executive Advisory Board
by | Dec 21, 2020
Neemuchwala will be joining an all-star advisory team that includes Bill Nye, a former astronaut, and a retired four star general among its ranks.
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Music to Your Ears: The Beauty of Art, Innovation During a Pandemic
by | Dec 21, 2020
In the fourth installment of a five-part series, Capital One shines a spotlight on nonprofit innovation in 2020.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Expects Economic Recovery To Accelerate as Texas Receives More Vaccines and Treatment Options
Gov. Abbott foresees an increase in business activity by the early part of next year. With recent corporate headquarters moves to Texas, including Charles Schwab and CBRE, he believes that there has never been a more exciting time for economic development.
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Capital Factory Announces $100K Investment Challenge for Annual Black in Tech Summit

by | Dec 16, 2020
Past Investment Challenge winners include McKinney-based ShearShare, Houston-based GroupRaise, and Austin-based Journey Foods. Applications are open now until Jan. 22.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 1
by | Dec 16, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 4Web Medical's programmable implant, 7-Eleven's action detection during image tracking, Dell's methods for preventing leakage of protected document data, Northrop Grumman's spacecraft servicing devices, Prestige Ameritech's perimeter seal for a face mask, and Verizon's interactive vehicle window system with AR overlays.
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‘The River Always Wins’: Dallas Conservationist David Marquis’ Essay on Water is a Metaphor for Hope and Progress
by | Dec 15, 2020
Marquis' lyric essay is filled with ties to Dallas, starting with its Oak Cliff-based author and its relations to the city, the Trinity River, and Deep Vellum Publishing.
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Six Takeaways on What the USMCA Means to Texas and the World
by | Dec 15, 2020
Texas has a special trade relationship with Mexico and Canada, with the two countries employing roughly 1 million Texans and the relationship resulting in $270 billion in trade annually. You can find more takeaways from the United States and these countries' trade representatives below.
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Reliant Donates $50K to Support a Fort Worth-Based Nonprofit’s Leadership Program for At-Risk Boys

by | Dec 9, 2020
The donation will support HOPE Farm's ongoing mission to help at-risk youth and end the cycle and effects of fatherlessness. The nonprofit opened the doors to its newest campus, HOPE Farm – South Dallas, in January 2020.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes Shares Insights on Embracing Gratitude and Flexibility Amid 2020’s Challenges
by | Dec 9, 2020
“One of the problems that we tend to do when we are faced with challenges and changes is to remain normal. I believe that one of the solutions to stress is to restructure,” Bishop Jakes said during the Leadership Dallas Alumni Association's Annual Leadership Luncheon.
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Dallas Invents: 128 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 24
by | Dec 9, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's desktop electronic device, Astrapi's devices employing polynomial symbol waveforms, Capital One's augmented reality navigation, CerSci Therapeutics' compounds for pain treatment, Dell's remote integrity assurance of a secured virtual environment, Intellective Ai's anomalous stationary object detection and reporting, Lintec of America's nanofiber yarn dispenser, Parkifi's parking sensor magnetometer calibration, and Spark Connected's wireless power transfer through low-e window.
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