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Veo raises $25M for AI-based cameras that record and analyze football and other team sports

TechCrunch

Sports have been among some of the most popular and lucrative media plays in the world, luring broadcasters, advertisers and consumers to fork out huge sums to secure the chance to watch (and sponsor) their favorite teams and athletes. Even with the slowdown in a lot of sporting activity this year due to COVID — in the U.K.

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Fantasy fantasy sport Blaseball developers score $3M seed funding to go mobile

TechCrunch

Likewise, games — told through simple text summaries of the action like you might see in the corner of a sports site — involve hits, balls, and stealing, but also incineration, shaming, and secret bases. Indian fantasy sports app Dream11’s parent firm raises $225M at over $2.5B WTF is daily fantasy sports?

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How AI is helping the NFL improve player safety

CIO

Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. Souza says this is true of all businesses, not just sports. The NFL piloted Digital Athlete last season and made it available to all 32 teams in the current season.

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Sports Data for Developers: SportdataAPI (Sponsored)

David Walsh

Most of the side projects I consider starting revolve around sports, since I’m a huge sports fan. I spend my Saturdays watching soccer , Sundays spent watching soccer and NFL, and of course the mid-week Champions League and Europa League matches. It’s free to try — go make your dream sports site!

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Higher-ed CIOs embrace academia’s AI challenges

CIO

Broadly speaking, it’s needed by researchers, in fields from medical studies to social sciences, and is a vital tool to keep universities running efficiently, assist professors with courses, predict academic failure in time to make changes, and give students the help they need with administration.

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How Big Data Has Transformed Sports

BrainStation Technology

In a relatively short period of time, big data has become a big business in professional sports. The market for sports analytics is expected to reach almost $4 billion by 2022, and teams around the world are racing to find a competitive advantage. Taken together, you can see that data has had a profound impact on the sport.

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BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

TechCrunch

. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” ” , which he used to start the sports analytics company numberFire ( acquired by FanDuel in 2014 ).

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