Ben Lamm says gene drives can curb a $5.4 trillion invasive‑species problem; safety and regulatory questions remain. The pitch puts Dallas biotech at the center of a fraught debate.

Experts warned AI could bring big jobs and investment to Dallas‑Fort Worth while testing power, water and workforce capacity across the region.

AT&T reached an agreement-in-principle with federal officials to invest up to $2 billion to upgrade FirstNet, aiming to expand coverage and lower program costs.

The FTC says OkCupid shared nearly 3 million user photos with AI firm Clarifai in 2014; Match Group agreed to a proposed settlement in Dallas that would bar future misrepresentations.

Microsoft will add two 'AI factory' buildings and a 900 MW power plant to Crusoe's Abilene campus after OpenAI stepped back, raising fresh questions about power and local impacts.

Verily landed a Series X‑led $300M investment that reduces Alphabet to a minority owner and turns the company into Verily Health Inc., accelerating its push to commercialize AI health tools.

A 20i survey finds Texas web designers report more pay satisfaction than peers on the coasts, even with lower average salaries. Cost of living and career stage appear to matter more than raw dollars.

Lyda Hill-backed Learning Voyages will fund spring STEM trips for more than 48,000 Dallas ISD students, covering buses, admissions and curriculum-aligned programming.

UT Austin researchers built a near-atomic map of the Andes hantavirus and produced a vaccine candidate that triggered neutralizing antibodies in mice.

UT Arlington and Cook Children’s have launched a new pediatric brain center to push imaging, robotics and AI from the lab into care for epilepsy, cerebral palsy and autism.

UT Dallas scored a $4M Department of Education grant to partner with Uplift Education and teach AI literacy to North Texas high‑schoolers over the next four years.

UT Arlington opened a Center for Space Physics and Data Science backed by a $1.5M NSF award; the center adds a bachelor’s and a fast‑track master’s and links students to the region’s aerospace employers.

Coherent secured a $14.08M TSIF award to ramp six‑inch indium phosphide wafer production in Sherman, Texas. The project is tied to more than $154M in planned investment.