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Why Sports Builds Leadership

Lead on Purpose

However, there seems to be something of a consensus regarding the relationship between sports and leadership, at least as acknowledged by governments and industry. Not just any sport will do, however. Team participation is often cited as an important aspect in using sports to develop leadership skills.

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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

CIO

As part of Microsoft’s development team, Sun created Bing Predicts, the inference engine that provides the “favored to win” forecasts beneath search results for sporting fixtures and attempted to predict the 2016 US presidential election winner. Spoiler alert: it failed.)

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Investors prove that insurtech isn’t dead, thanks to e-bikes and pre-fab homes

TechCrunch

Boundless Rider is a new insurance company founded specifically to serve riders of motorcycles, e-bikes and power sport vehicles. While both companies are targeting very different products, both have one thing in common: a niche, digitally native focus on a specific industry. The Boston-based startup recently closed on $4.75

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

CIO

Such sports-related analytics initiatives are significantly altering how professional sports are played across a range of disciplines, including tennis, where the International Tennis Federation is leveraging computer vision to help enhance player performance. Craig Powers, an analyst at IDC, sees no end in sight to that trend.

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From CIO to CEO: IT leaders rise to the top

CIO

“That’s when it moved from being opportunistic to very purposeful,” says Meyercord, who after a search for the right fit took over the CEO reins last November at Propel Software, a SaaS provider of engineering and product management software. “I Competitive fire is a must.

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AWS at NVIDIA GTC 2024: Accelerate innovation with generative AI on AWS

AWS Machine Learning - AI

AI is driving breakthroughs at an unprecedented pace, leading to new applications, business models, and innovation across industries,” says Jensen Huang , founder and CEO of NVIDIA. Together, we continue to innovate to make AWS the best place to run NVIDIA GPUs in the cloud.” “AI

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BrainStation Announces New London Campus

BrainStation Technology

The tech industry is expanding 2.6 Historically a cultural hub in London, Shoreditch has transformed over recent years into a fast-growing centre of innovation, with Cisco, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel, and BT Sport, among others, opening offices in the area.

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