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Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market

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According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 Thus, HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is betting that a decentralizing payments is an ideal solution for DFS platforms. billion in revenue by 2030, up from $76.75 billion last year.

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Daily Crunch: Hackers pinched LastPass customers’ encrypted password vaults, parent company admits

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Carly writes that the company’s owner, GoTo, says hackers stole customers’ encrypted backups. If you like the great outdoors : Strava, the activity tracking and social community platform, acquired Fatmap, a 3D mapping platform for the great outdoors, to make that next hike a doozy, Paul reports.

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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

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Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Follow the money. Emerging Technology

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Daily Crunch: AI content developer Jasper now valued at $1.5B following capital infusion

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Don’t worry, it’s for fun reasons: We want to be the first to tell you about the awesomeness that is our TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield companies. It also comes as the company is in the process of acquiring a grammar- and style-checking platform, Outwrite. The newsletter is a little later than usual today and for the next three days.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter backpedals on CEO’s promise, permanently bans user who tracked his private jet

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million to automate financial workflows for companies to more easily manage customer payments. The company, with its military autonomous flying tech , is a bright spot in the defense sector, which continues to attract investments. Cash flow conundrum : Mary Ann reports on Nilus, a startup that secured $8.5 Startups and VC.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

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M&E companies are now putting in a lot of effort to sieve through every tiny bit of information to keep annoying ads at bay. in 2023 with eSports being touted as the future of sports. Legalized sports betting will also see a surge with 5G technology, and several sports stadiums and similar arenas in the U.S.

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How to create a culture of innovation

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Company leadership also creates space and time for employees to innovate by dedicating a team of people to explore emerging technologies, run experiments, and identify business applicability, Crowe says. All companies need to constantly deploy new technologies to maintain competitiveness, he says. “An Colgate-Palmolive.

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