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Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market

TechCrunch

According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 Thus, HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is betting that a decentralizing payments is an ideal solution for DFS platforms. So, betting odds are presented more like stock prices. billion last year.

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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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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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Meet the 7 winners of the Taiwan Excellence awards, presented by ShowStoppers and TAITRA

TechCrunch

Awards went to seven startups, while eleven other companies also presented. Green Jacket Sports is showcasing its Golface smart system, which helps golf courses monitor and collect data on their operations in real-time, while allowing golfers to track their performance.

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Computer vision transforms tennis coaching at Billie Jean King Cup

CIO

With centuries of tradition behind it, tennis as a sport has been highly resistant to change. It’s fair to say that tennis has lived up to its roots as a traditional sport,” says Mat Pemble, executive director of IT for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the sport’s governing body.

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LaLiga transforms fan experience with AI

CIO

IT is playing a key role in how the world’s most popular sport is played and experienced in Spain. The transformation, which started in partnership with Microsoft in 2016, is also enabling LaLiga to expand its business by offering technology platforms and services to the sports and entertainment industry at large.

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NSA leader to hackers: Cybersecurity’s a team sport

The Parallax

Cybersecurity really is a team sport. The separate directives of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Security Agency—and each agency’s desire to take credit for a perceived victory—presents a roadblock to better cybersecurity.

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