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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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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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How sport made CIO 100 winner Joanna Drake a better technology leader

CIO

CIO 100 winner, sports leadership and being ‘too friendly’ Having featured in the CIO 100 in 2021 and 2020 prior to topping this year’s list , Drake says the award is for her team, not just her. “If If this was about me, as an individual, I’d struggle to do a [CIO 100] submission,” she said. And if they’re successful, we’re all happy.”

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What Recruiters Can Focus On During A Tech Hiring Freeze

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

There is nothing more frustrating to a recruiter than this phrase. It doesn’t matter if you are a human resources representative for a company or a recruitment agency. When recruiting and hiring stops, a company can save money and remain operational. Now, how can you, as a recruiter, use this time positively?

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Going after social commerce for sportspeople, Millions gets $10M

TechCrunch

“Our biggest advantage and differentiator is that we are strictly focused on the sports world and fan engagement,” he tells TechCrunch. “We love Cameo , but we’re really different and focused on sports.” “We love Cameo , but we’re really different and focused on sports.”

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PlayVS acquires GameSeta to accelerate expansion into Canada

TechCrunch

The deal will accelerate PlayVS during its growth phase and help it expand into the Canadian market. GameSeta has a partnership with BC School Sports, the governing body for organized school sports in British Columbia, which will transfer to PlayVS. PlayVS has served more than 19,000 high schools across all 50 states.

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Daily Crunch: Dronamics lands $40M pre-Series A for cargo drones that ‘can cross all of Europe in 12 hours or less’

TechCrunch

Fantas3 sports : Binance-backed web3 gaming startup Unagi gets funding to expand fantasy sports platform, Paul reports. The tech jobs market might not be as shaky as it feels , writes Ron. Bike and subscribe : Mike reports that micro-EV subscription startup Dance pulls in another €12 million from existing investors.