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Who Made This Year’s AI 75 List? Meet the North Texans Leading the Pack in Artificial Intelligence
by Glenn Hunter | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
by Quincy Preston |
Mar 6, 2025
Seven & i Holdings, parent of Irving-based 7-Eleven, announces significant restructuring plans while fending off a $47 billion takeover attempt from Circle K's owner.
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![In a side room at Old Parkland, entrepreneur Mark Cuban. left, and Houston philanthropist John Arnold compared notes for the Texas Business Hall of Fame's Creators 2025 speaker series. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/20250305-TBHFCreators2025SpeakersSeries-KyleKlose-001-crop-360x203.jpg)
by Glenn Hunter |
Mar 6, 2025
Cuban and Arnold told an audience of businesspeople at Old Parkland Wednesday that high healthcare costs have multiple causes—and that efforts to significantly reform the system are likely to take a while.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 18, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 14 with a total of 154 patents granted.
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Green Day and 7-Eleven celebrate mutual anniversaries, Punk Bunny Coffee-style. [Photo: 7-Eleven]
Irving-Based 7-Eleven and Green Day Launch a Blend of Band’s ‘Punk Bunny Coffee’ to Mark Mutual Anniversaries
by David Seeley | Aug 22, 2024
Thirty years after Green Day's breakout album "Dookie"—and 60 years after 7-Eleven started selling freshly brewed coffee in to-go cups—an unlikely brand collaboration has come to pass. And it includes 711 days of free 7-Eleven coffee if you get a tattoo at this one store in NYC.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 19, 2024
With heavyweight backers like JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain returning, the North Texas venture capital summit is gearing up for its fourth edition. Ahead of the event, the board offers insights on the region's tech boom and offers a glimpse of what’s to come.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 24, 2024
Glass-Media founder Daniel Black and 900lbs founder Steve Deitz are bringing human scale to conversations—wherever you are—with PeerVsn. "Life-size scale provides more impact and focus than a half-filled browser window," Deitz says.
The duo plans to leverage their "second-mover advantage" to improve video conferencing and telepresence across industries.
The duo plans to leverage their "second-mover advantage" to improve video conferencing and telepresence across industries.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 26, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 11, 2024. 156 patents granted include: Digital Seat Media's systems and methods for delivering augmented reality content, Electronic Caregiver's remote physical therapy and assessment of patients, HighLevel's systems and methods for building funnel websites using artificial intelligence in a tiered software framework, Linear Labs' multi-tunnel electric machine, SmartDrive Systems' systems and methods for comparing driving performance for simulated driving, and Toyota Motor North America's autonomous seat sanitizing system for a vehicle.
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Jim Keyes' new book, “Education is Freedom" has a message for CEOs and other change-makers alike.
The Last Word: Jim Keyes on His New Book ‘Education Is Freedom’
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 6, 2024
In one of our top stories today, Dallas Innovates' Glenn Hunter spoke with former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes about his new book, Education is Freedom. That CEO acronym in the book makes a key point, he told us.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jun 6, 2024
Amid a general atmosphere of ignorance and fear that’s being stoked by the internet and social media, the U.S. education system currently is under attack as irrelevant or beyond repair, Jim Keyes says. What’s urgently needed, he believes, is replacing this cycle of negativity with knowledge—and a new technology platform that will ‘take American education to the next level.’
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 7, 2024
From busting fuel bandits to revolutionizing customer experiences, AI is driving unprecedented improvements across industries. Over 650 business leaders gathered at the Dallas Regional Chamber's Convergence AI conference in Irving to learn how companies are harnessing artificial intelligence to stay ahead of the curve. Here are some of their key insights.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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7-Eleven International LLC has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of 7-Eleven Australia convenience stores. [Photo: 7-Eleven, Inc.]
7-Eleven International Closes $1 Billion‑Plus Acquisition of 7‑Eleven Australia
by Lance Murray | Apr 1, 2024
With the closing of a deal agreed to in November, Irving-based 7-Eleven International adds more than 750 stores in Australia to its portfolio.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 29, 2024
From leading Fortune 500 companies to co-founding a space-themed startup and authoring a book on the power of education, Jim Keyes' extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to visionary leader embodies the "American Dream." The multifaceted philanthropist, artist, and pilot is set to receive the 2024 Folsom Award from the Methodist Health System Foundation for his significant contributions to business, education, and the community.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 11, 2023
North Texas-based 7-Eleven's marketing trailblazers are driving into Fortnite with a pioneering digital car meetup. Gamers and car aficionados can gear up for an "ultimate scavenger hunt" to unlock access to a secret island and discover exclusive 7-Eleven branded cars. And the prizes? Absolutely "epic."
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