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Billionaire Mark Cuban revealed on X that at 24 he lived in a 1,352-square-foot, three-bedroom Dallas apartment with five roommates, sleeping on the floor since he was the last to move in. The apartment, nicknamed the 'Hell Hotel,' cost $2,388 total, roughly $400 per person when split six ways, and he stayed there about two years.
Dallas Tanner, CEO of institutional landlord Invitation Homes, raised the possibility that homeowners unable to sell their properties could instead convert them into rentals, adding supply to the market. He posed this as an open question about 'mom and pop' sellers who may be sitting on unsold homes.
The Dallas Cowboys have formally recognized the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Association as the squad's collective bargaining representative, the two sides said in a joint statement. The move follows a roughly 400% pay raise for cheerleaders ahead of the 2025 season, though the increase did not include health insurance. The squad now holds the NFL's only active cheerleader union, after the Buffalo Jills' 1995 union dissolved along with the team.
Archer Aviation announced plans to build an air taxi network connecting Houston, Dallas, and Austin, including links to area airports. The company cited a favorable regulatory environment and support from local officials as reasons for choosing Texas.
A little-known venture capital firm based in Dallas, known for early investments in AI chip startup Groq, is reportedly seeking to raise a megafund of roughly $10 billion. The fundraising push follows strong returns from its AI-related bets, positioning it among a small group of firms pursuing funds of that scale.
Financial Times journalist Joe Miller reported that his Waymo self-driving car ignored a Dallas police officer's instructions to turn during road closures for a presidential motorcade, leaving his vehicle as the only civilian car on the road. Miller said he relayed the officer's directions aloud and pressed the in-car support button, but received no immediate response before a Secret Service agent arrived on the scene.
AT&T has introduced Turbo Live, a premium mobile data feature meant to reduce network slowdowns at crowded stadium events. The rollout coincides with AT&T's extended 30-year partnership with the Dallas Cowboys through 2055, and new interactive features debuting at AT&T Stadium for the NFL season.
Amazon is actively testing drone deliveries in a Dallas suburb and other locations, more than a decade after first proposing the idea. Some customers are pleased with the service, while other nearby residents complain the drones are loud, annoying, and unsettling.
Dallas Dolen, a PwC leader in San Jose who oversees 7,500 employees, told Business Insider that responsiveness is the top behavior separating promoted employees from the rest. He said this means being willing to answer urgent calls or messages and pitch in when needed, citing his own habit of showing up when problems arose during his 20-plus years at the firm.
Treasury Department data shows foreign official holdings of US Treasuries fell to $3.77 trillion in July, roughly the same level as 2012, even though total Treasury debt outstanding has tripled since then. Their share of marketable Treasuries has dropped to 12.8%, the lowest since 1993, while overall foreign holdings—including private investors—still hit $9.25 trillion, buoyed by activity in offshore financial centers like the Cayman Islands.
Computer Reset, a used-computer store and warehouse founded by Richard Byron in the mid-1980s in northeast Dallas, was a major source for vintage IBM hardware including PCjr units and PS/2 systems. The business shut down in 2019, and its reputation grew afterward when several well-known YouTubers filmed videos exploring its overstuffed inventory.
A writer previewing Apple's overhauled Siri AI, arriving with iOS 27 next week, shared three real-world tests that impressed them. Siri successfully added an entire NFL team's schedule to a calendar with streaming details, located a license plate number buried in an old email, and helped with an Apple Watch band sizing question.