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  • The Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences spinout, now valued at $3.8 billion, is preparing forecasting pilots in health and biosecurity as it scales the model behind its pre...

  • Two new reports — one from Cushman & Wakefield, another from JLL — put North Texas and the Lone Star State at the center of the global data center boom.

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Business
Home and Auto Labs at New Allstate Claims University in Dallas Replicate Real-Life Situations to Teach Claims Professionals by John Egan
Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report
Irving-Based Celanese Partners With Hong Kong’s VIGOR to Develop Lightweight Plastic Joints for Humanoid Robots by Sandra Engelland
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Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver
AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Theater Center to Combine Operations in Effort to Strengthen North Texas Arts by Sandra Engelland
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Education
Mark Cuban Foundation Launches Its First AI Education Program for Adults at Dallas College by Sandra Engelland
UTA Lands DOE Genesis Mission Award to Keep AI Honest in Scientific Research by Kim Lyons
New Corgan Research Reveals Ways to Design Schools for Educators with Disabilities by Kim Lyons
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Invention
Patented: Scottish Rite’s Magnetically Released Suture Anchor and 108 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head
Shield AI Flies Taiwan Drone Swarm Without Human Pilots by Kim Lyons
Patented: Textron’s Modular Tandem Tiltrotor and 176 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head
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Startup
Bestow Launches Lab Team as Carriers Push to Modernize by Lauren Lawley Head
CodeLaunch Debuts Reality-Style Show for Its U.S. Startup Competition by Kim Lyons
‘If You Feel Ready, You’re Late’: Megha Tolia Shares Advice for Entrepreneurs at DFW Startup Week by Lauren Lawley Head
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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Aug 19, 2026
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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Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Names Troy Bertram as CEO
by | Aug 20, 2026
Troy Bertram, an Army veteran and former Google Cloud and Amazon Web Services executive, brings a passion for public service and public-sector partnerships to the Arlington-based foundation.
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Home and Auto Labs at New Allstate Claims University in Dallas Replicate Real-Life Situations to Teach Claims Professionals
by | Aug 19, 2026
The university’s Property Lab features two full-scale, two-story homes, and the Auto Lab contains nearly 30 electric, hybrid and traditional vehicles, supporting a claims workforce of 23,000.
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Patented: Scottish Rite’s Magnetically Released Suture Anchor and 108 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Aug 19, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 21 with a total of 109 patents granted.
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Todd Elliott, senior vice president of Celanese Engineered Materials, left, and VIGOR CEO Hoi-sang Chan celebrate the companies’ partnership to develop and commercialize lightweight plastic joints for human-like robots. [Photo: Celanese]

Irving-Based Celanese Partners With Hong Kong’s VIGOR to Develop Lightweight Plastic Joints for Humanoid Robots

by | Aug 18, 2026
The companies aim to reduce the weight of joint modules by more than 30% by replacing traditional metals with high-performance plastics while delivering precision and long-term reliability.
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Shield AI Flies Taiwan Drone Swarm Without Human Pilots
by | Aug 13, 2026
The Frisco-built V-BAT maker put its Hivemind software in charge of three National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology Mighty Hornet III unmanned aerial vehicles for a field demonstration.
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Stream Data Centers Names Chief HR Officer as Apollo-Era Leadership Buildout Continues
by | Aug 13, 2026
Nikki Kresse most recently served as chief experience and people officer at senior living operator Lifespace Communities. Her hiring is at least the eighth executive appointment or promotion Dallas-based Stream Data Centers has announced since Apollo took majority control in August 2025.
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