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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment. Prior to co-founding Black Swan, King was a technical director at creative agency Digital Jigsaw. to start Black Swan. .” ”

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Skich’s new app brings social discovery to mobile game recommendations

TechCrunch

Upon first launch, users simply tap on the categories of games they most enjoy — like board, adventure, card, casino, educational, strategy, word, racing, sports, casual, puzzle, and others. Social recommendations remain an area today’s app stores don’t address. Image Credits: Skich.

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UK’s Big Tech regulator ‘to boost switching, cut killer acquisitions’

TechCrunch

However the government still hasn’t confirmed exactly when it expects to legislate to empower the Digital Markets Unit (DMU) — saying only that it will introduce legislation to put it on a statutory footing “in due course.” UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big tech.

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Daily Crunch: Beating ‘other takeover bidders,’ Bosch acquires autonomous driving startup Five.ai

TechCrunch

Pylon charging up Egypt’s utilities : This story about a small round for an Egyptian startup caught our eye due to the sheer size of the market potential. Some super fun hardware stories today – Brian explored how PitchCom is changing the fabric of baseball , a sport that’s been stuck in the time before technology in many ways.

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Experiential Travel Explained: Players, Distribution Landscape, and Opportunities

Altexsoft

It can be something safe (for the most part) and moderately active like camping or hiking – or more on a sports and even adrenaline-rush side, like skydiving, rafting, bungee jumping, mountain climbing, and so on. Experiential travel ecosystem: business models, distribution, technologies, and representatives. Technologies.

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How This Pandemic May Change The University Experience Forever

Battery Ventures

The university experience is likely to change profoundly due to social distancing and related health measures. As a VC investor in education technology and other consumer sectors, I’m closely tracking this transformation and which startups are poised to help usher in this new future. Full disclosure: Our portfolio company Gen.G*

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In a Newly-Virtual World, Are Ride Alongs Still Important?

Strategy Driven

For those not familiar with the ride-along, or for those who underestimate their usefulness, imagine a professional football coach telling the club owner that, rather than watch the game unfold from the sideline, he’d much rather read all about it the following day in the sports pages. How long do you imagine that particular coach would last?