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Sports community platform Stadium Live raises $10M to expand its digital world for Gen Z

TechCrunch

announced its $10 million Series A funding round to continue its mission of bringing fantasy sports to a younger generation. The Canadian startup was founded in 2020 by Kevin Kim and Paul Xu with the goal of gamifying the sports fandom and building a “digital playground” of sorts for Gen Z sports fans.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

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Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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Niantic tries its hand at sports with NBA All-World

TechCrunch

Being that I’m not much of a sports person — my preferred type of game involves controllers and screens — I hadn’t given All-World much thought until Darrell Etherington, TechCrunch’s managing editor, assigned me to write a first impressions piece. Why’d the studio choose this sport for its next AR venture?

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How to create a culture of innovation

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Here, they and others share seven ways to create and nurture a culture of innovation. Instilling an innovative culture comes down to creating an environment based on trust, which breaks down barriers and inspires people to have more open mindsets, says Keshavan. Prioritize time for experimentation.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

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Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Here, we explore two stellar examples in the Australian Grand Prix and Australian Open.

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Sharify makes it super simple to rediscover your city’s social side

TechCrunch

The pandemic has upended many aspects of urban life but perhaps the most visible upheaval is to citydwellers’ social lives, with curfews calling time on traditional night life across much of the Western world and social distancing putting a chilly spin on opportunities for getting together with people outside your usual circle.

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Okay, fine, I want Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to fight

TechCrunch

He bought my favorite social network and made it bad. “I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon challenged me,” Zuckerberg wrote on Threads , Meta’s Twitter competitor.

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