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Beyond ‘Netflix Party’: startups and their VCs bet we’ll browse more of the web together

TechCrunch

Both believe that while investors have thrown money at virtual events and edtech companies, there is an even bigger opportunity in developing a kind of multiplayer browsing experience that enables people to do much more together online. Indeed, it only recently graduated from the LAUNCH accelerator program.

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Higher-ed CIOs embrace academia’s AI challenges

CIO

Broadly speaking, it’s needed by researchers, in fields from medical studies to social sciences, and is a vital tool to keep universities running efficiently, assist professors with courses, predict academic failure in time to make changes, and give students the help they need with administration. “One

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Masters, an app for training with celeb athletes, closes a $2.7M seed funding round

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is an app that lets users train with some of the world’s most famous athletes and learn the tricks of their trade via four-week guided, on-demand training programs. Our goal is to translate those winning methods into actionable programs that anyone can adopt.”. Masters (see what they did there?) The startup has now closed a $2.7

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How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good

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Tennis Australia was one of the first signatories of the UN Sports for Climate Change Action Framework globally five years ago. Given the Australian Open’s size, it’s inevitably become a platform for messaging too – political, environmental and social, Tiley said. Such scale means improving sustainability for TA is a daunting task.

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Here are all 20 companies from Alchemist Accelerator’s latest Demo Day

TechCrunch

Alchemist Accelerator is back with another Demo Day — its 29th Demo Day overall, and the latest in the series to be entirely virtual. It’ll be all virtual, so you can tune in to that on YouTube right here. As an enterprise-focused accelerator, Alchemist primarily works with companies that in turn work with other companies.

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Top Strategies for Success in the Competitive iGaming Industry

Strategy Driven

The iGaming industry, encompassing online casinos, sports betting, poker, and other digital gaming platforms, is fiercely competitive and rapidly evolving. Consider: Game Variety: Offer a broad spectrum of games, including slots, table games, live dealer games, and sports betting.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter backpedals on CEO’s promise, permanently bans user who tracked his private jet

TechCrunch

As I write this, I am also enjoying a virtual “holiyay” celebration with my fellow TechCrunchers. You can bet on this : Blockchain has faced its fair share of challenges this year, between crypto winter and other scandals, Mike writes, but it seems to be finding its stride in the sports betting market. PDT, subscribe here.

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