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How Visually Impaired Students Can 'Get a Feel for Eclipses'

How Visually Impaired Students Can 'Get a Feel for Eclipses'

The Game's Afoot: Plano Company Launches Pedal-Based Controller

The Game's Afoot: Plano Company Launches Pedal-Based Controller

Texans Are Losing Millions to Internet, Cryptocurrency Scams

By Jacob Vaughn
Mar 18, 2024

Bezalel Eithan Raviv, co-founder of the blockchain analysis firm Lionsgate Network, calls cryptocurrency scams a national crisis. His advice? Trust no one.
Artificial Intelligence Takes on Dallas Comedy in New Improv Show

By Samantha Thornfelt
Mar 15, 2024

Meet AImee, the AI bot taking the stage in Stomping Ground Comedy Theater's new show.
Inside the Very Real New World of AI Dating

By Ava Thompson
Feb 13, 2024

Dating is such trash that lonely humans in particular are falling for AI companions. Is this a bad thing?
116,259 Dallas Households Could Soon Be Without Affordable Connectivity

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 18, 2024

The federal program will stop taking enrollments from Texas and beyond in February if Congress doesn't fund it further.
More Technical Trouble: Dallas County Lost $2.4 Million in Apparent Scam

By Jacob Vaughn
Dec 5, 2023

Part of a startling trend, this is just the latest IT failure Dallas County has faced in 2023.
Will the Cars of the Future Ever Drive Themselves in Dallas?

By Kelly Dearmore
Nov 10, 2023

Cruise suspended its robotaxi testing in Dallas following safety troubles in Austin. What will it take for driverless cars to work here?
A New NFL VR Game Can Put You in Dak Prescott's Shoes on Game Day in AT&T Stadium

By Danny Gallagher
Nov 2, 2023

A new virtual football game licensed by the NFL called NFL Pro Era II lets you see how it feels to be the quarterback of a pro-football franchise like the Dallas Cowboys.
Florida Man Says He's Stuck in Dallas After Chime Account Drained

By Simone Carter
Oct 9, 2023

A Chime customer claims that he lost more than $6,500 when his phone and wallet were stolen in Dallas. He hopes his story serves as a cautionary tale for those who use the fintech company's app.
CheatGPT: Will Artificial Intelligence Make Students Smarter or Dumber?

By Simone Carter
Sep 13, 2023

AI is here, and it's in schools. Many educators in North Texas question whether it's a welcome visitor or something that will doom our students.
How Will Dallas Police Issue a Ticket to a Driverless Car? They Haven't Decided Yet.

By Kelly Dearmore
Sep 1, 2023

Cruise Robo Taxis will begin operating in downtown Dallas soon. Does the city have a plan for how police will deal with them yet?
5 Hacks by Dallas Ransomware Attackers

By Jacob Vaughn
May 31, 2023

The cyber criminals behind the recent attack have been busy across the U.S. and abroad.
10 Tips for Students on How To Pass Off ChatGPT As Your Own

By Simone Carter
May 12, 2023

Since OpenAI launched the program last year, many internet users have turned to the artificial intelligence chatbot for help with assignments.
People Are Buying Dallas Land ... in the Metaverse

By Malen Blackmon
Apr 17, 2023

Someone could be buying your Dallas home right now, in a digital realm where it's cleaner.
Local NPR Affiliate KERA News to Leave Twitter 'for the Time Being'

By Kelly Dearmore
Apr 12, 2023

The announcement comes hours after NPR announced it would no longer use any of its more than 50 Twitter accounts after they were labeled “state-affiliated media” last week.
Cosm Wants To Bring Its Virtual Shows to The Grandscape in The Colony

By Danny Gallagher
Mar 7, 2023

Remember when some company made a lifelike hologram of 2Pac that blew up the Internet? A Dallas based company wants to do something like but expand it from one performer to a whole show.
Bill Filed To Protect Texas Crypto Investors

By Jacob Vaughn
Jan 30, 2023

Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, a Tarrant County Republican, filed House Bill 1666 last week to prevent the next FTX. The bill would require digital asset trading firms to have enough funding on hand to pay customers when they come asking for their money.
New School Shooting Technology From North Texas Is About Kids' Safety, Not Stopping the Shooter

By Kelly Dearmore
Jan 10, 2023

With school shootings having become almost commonplace in the United States, school districts and law enforcement agencies have continued to search for ways to prevent them. A new technological program designed to assist faculty in the event of an active shooter takes the focus away from stopping the shooter by...
Mark Cuban's Greatest Twitter Comebacks

By Danny Gallagher
Dec 2, 2022

Since billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter, he's restored banned accounts, including that of former President Donald Trump, tried to implement features that failed spectacularly and embarrassed himself with every unfunny, trolling Tweet. Twitter can be a toxic wasteland of scorn and hate, but it can also be genuinely entertaining...
Mark Cuban Got Creative to Showcase His App Fireside at a Podcast Convention in Dallas

By Malen Blackmon
Aug 30, 2022

It was a big weekend for podcasts. In Dallas, Friday was the last day of the Podcast Movement, "the largest gathering of podcasts," as they call it.
Texas Republican Lawmaker Wants to Ban Minors from Using Social Media

By Simone Carter
Jul 8, 2022

One Republican state lawmaker wants to ban social media for Texans under the age of 18.

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