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  • Now being tested by a handful of customers in North Texas, AT&T's new AI "digital receptionist" answers calls with a "natural, responsive" human-like voice. Powered by mu...

  • StatLab's launch of its new PiSmart S1 single-hopper slide printer for pathology labs follows the company's August acquisitions of Germany-based Histoserve GmbH and Diapa...

  • Farmers Branch-based Airway said its new Nylon flexTAP includes a mouth shield and AM Aligner, making it the only oral appliance for mild to moderate sleep apnea to incl...

  • An August exercise called FIRE SWARM 2 was held west of the Texas Motor Speedway within AllianceTexas, with drones and helicopters filling the skies to battle a simulated...

  • The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives Tuesday night as founder John Lauer commits to making Fort Worth home for what he calls the wor...

Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Caring for Our Elders, Intelligently: How Technology Can Bring Ease, Connection, and Better Health to Aging Americans
Dallas is aging faster than ever, with seniors facing rising challenges of isolation, health, and care. Technology, when designed with empathy, can bridge these gaps - connecting families, empowering caregivers, and enabling prevention. By building tools with empathy, we can transform elder care from survival to peace of mind and joy.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines 
by | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours. 
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Richardson-Based Energy Management Co. ENTOUCH Closes $50M Funding Round
by | Sep 17, 2025
ENTOUCH says it has seen rapid growth, driven by its ability to drive energy savings, operational efficiencies, and sustainability initiatives for multisite operators across retail, hospitality, banking, entertainment, fitness, healthcare, and senior living.
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Dallas’ Crux Capital Closes First Institutional Fund With Over $340M in Commitments

by | Sep 17, 2025
Crux focuses on partnering with businesses in the consumer and commercial services industries with a strong presence in the Sunbelt region. Its five platform companies are HTeaO, Woody's Brands, Uncommon Brands, Superscapes Landscape & Irrigation, and Buff City Soap.
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Two DFW Middle Schoolers Named as Finalists in Washington D.C.-Based ‘Junior Innovators Challenge’
by | Sep 17, 2025
Matthew Kuo of Renner Middle School in Plano and Paola Lumbreras of Acton Middle School in Granbury will be flying to Washington in October to compete with 28 other finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. The top prize: $25,000.
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The Last Word: North Texas Bank CEO On the Fed’s First Rate Cut Since December
by | Sep 17, 2025
What does the Federal Reserve’s rate cut really mean? American National Bank of Texas CEO Robert Hulsey, who sits on the Dallas Fed board, weighs in.
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Colossal Raises Another $120M, Announces Pigeon Cell Breakthrough to Help ‘De‑Extinct’ the Dodo
by | Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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Dallas-Based Stablecore Raises $20M to Bring Stablecoins and More Into Banks and Credit Unions

by | Sep 16, 2025
Founded this year, Stablecore said its platform enables community and regional banks and credit unions to offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and digital asset products. News of its funding round follows Congress' July passage of the GENIUS Act, which creates licensing and regulatory requirements for domestic payment stablecoin issuers and standards for participation in the U.S.
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