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Sport analytics leverage AI and ML to improve the game

CIO

Nearly 10 years ago, Bill James, a pioneer in sports analytics methodology, said if there’s one thing he wished more people understood about sabermetrics, pertaining to baseball, it’s that the data is not the point. The point is to use the data like a razor to cut through false convictions to find the truth.

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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

CIO

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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Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges

TechCrunch

Discord is a well-financed unicorn that has raised oodles of capital and reportedly sports rapidly expanding revenues. Does it line up with its recent financial performance ? The New York Times reported that Discord has “held deal talks with Microsoft for a transaction that could top $10 billion.”

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The Best Time Is Now: Dr. Wendy Borlabi, Performance Coach for the Chicago Bulls, Talks About Writing Her Book

CEO Insider

A busy solo parent to two twins, renovating a house in which her parents can live, and coaching professional athletes on their performance mindset doesn’t leave a lot of room for Bulls Performance Coach Dr. Wendy Borlabi to entertain writing a book.

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NHL turns to venue metrics data to drive sustainability

CIO

To reduce its carbon footprint and mitigate climate change, the National Hockey League (NHL) has turned to data and analytics to gauge the sustainability performance of the arenas where its teams play. IT-driven sustainability The league released sustainability reports in 2014 and 2018.

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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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How Big Data Has Transformed Sports

BrainStation Technology

In a relatively short period of time, big data has become a big business in professional sports. The market for sports analytics is expected to reach almost $4 billion by 2022, and teams around the world are racing to find a competitive advantage. Hudl’s game reports provided both raw and aggregated data, linked directly to video.

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