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Smart contact lens startup Mojo Vision partners with Adidas and other sports brands

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For reasons having to do with the pandemic, we won’t be meeting with the California firm this year, though it is offering up some more insight into what a future of smart contacts could look like. Every year, the picture seems a little closer, if still far away. Wearable innovation in existing form factors is starting to reach its limits.

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Event marketing is a ‘team sport,’ and Vendelux is coaching companies to find the best ROI

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We determined that event marketing is kind of this massive team-wide sport,” Reynolds told TechCrunch. “It It involves executives, the sales team, all the different marketing teams, operations and procurement, but there’s no platform or system of record to help with that collaboration, accountability and visibility.”.

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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

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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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Why Sports Builds Leadership

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

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So it’s no surprise that startups have emerged to meet the unique needs of owners of both. Boundless Rider is a new insurance company founded specifically to serve riders of motorcycles, e-bikes and power sport vehicles. Sustainability and cost are among the chief factors behind the popularity of both e-bikes and manufactured homes.

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Amazon Personalize launches new recipes supporting larger item catalogs with lower latency

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Amazon Personalize Data analysis shows you statistics about your data as well as actions you can take to meet training requirements and improve recommendations. About the Authors Jingwen Hu is a Senior Technical Product Manager working with AWS AI/ML on the Amazon Personalize team. Now you’re ready to train your model.

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222 wants to match perfect strangers for bespoke, real-life experiences

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“We’re building a product to swing the pendulum in the other direction.” “In early 2022, we moved to Los Angeles and started partnering with brick and mortar locations, creating a marketplace between hyperlocal venues and members looking to discover their city and meet new people through unique social experiences.”

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