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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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

TechCrunch

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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Event marketing is a ‘team sport,’ and Vendelux is coaching companies to find the best ROI

TechCrunch

We determined that event marketing is kind of this massive team-wide sport,” Reynolds told TechCrunch. “It It involves executives, the sales team, all the different marketing teams, operations and procurement, but there’s no platform or system of record to help with that collaboration, accountability and visibility.”.

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The Best Time Is Now: Dr. Wendy Borlabi, Performance Coach for the Chicago Bulls, Talks About Writing Her Book

CEO Insider

A busy solo parent to two twins, renovating a house in which her parents can live, and coaching professional athletes on their performance mindset doesn’t leave a lot of room for Bulls Performance Coach Dr. Wendy Borlabi to entertain writing a book. But when she met Chicago sports reporter Annie Costabile on an interview, they […].

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Uber launches private chartered boats in Mykonos

TechCrunch

At Uber’s third annual Go-GET product event Wednesday in New York City, the ride-hailing company announced that it’ll soon launch boat travel in Greece, giving vacationers — and boat lovers — the opportunity to book a boat directly via the Uber app. And unlike Uber Boat in London, it’s not owned by a third party.

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NSA leader to hackers: Cybersecurity’s a team sport

The Parallax

Comic book illustrates ex-NSA analyst’s outlook on online security (Q&A). Cybersecurity really is a team sport. As reform fails, back to business as usual for NSA surveillance. Jennifer Granick on spying: ‘The more we collect, the less we know’ (Q&A). Lawmakers to spar over sunsetting spy law.

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With generative AI, IT must deliver knowledge…not just technology

CIO

Invest the time to go hands-on with users Imagine that the generative AI app or technology you’ve rolled out to users is a sports car. Launching the app is like putting the sports car in the garage with the keys in the ignition. Make generative AI success a team sport within your organization—something to be embraced and celebrated.