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

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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. But ultimately we wanted to make the game better and sustainable, and we wanted to pay our team what they deserve.”

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Getting infrastructure right for generative AI

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Building on its current services, Papercup is exploring language translation and dubbing for live sports events and movies, says Ulmasov. Another factor working against unmitigated power consumption is sustainability. More resource-intensive training is handled on a cluster hosted on Google Cloud Platform.

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How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good

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Marching resolutely alongside artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital advancement are customers demanding organisations be more environmentally sustainable, inclusive and responsible. It was also the motivator behind every presentation and technology investment discussion at this year’s Infosys APAC Confluence event.

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Tencent leads $100M Series B funding round into China-based esport provider VSPN

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VSPN has a long-term vision and is dedicated to the sustainable development of the global esports ecosystem.”. This Series B funding round comes four years after VSPN’s 2016 Series A funding round, which was led by Focus Media Network, joined by China Jianteng Sports Industry Fund, Guangdian Capital and Averest Capital. Image via VSPN.

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

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” A VC’s perspective on deep tech fundraising in Q1 2023 Three more from the TC+ team: Web3 needs to be more sustainable : Web3 gaming needs to focus on sustainable economies, Immutable co-founder says , reports Jacquelyn. Money management, but juicier : Plum’s money management app is now in five more countries, Romain writes.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

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The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world. We have built the base and are now ready for sustainable scalability and growth at a scale-up stage,” Zaatarah adds.

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