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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO

Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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LeagueApps raises $15M to be the ‘operating system’ for youth sports organizations

TechCrunch

Youth sports are an integral part of our communities, bringing families together and helping kids all over gain confidence and skills. Today, LeagueApps , which aims to be the operating system for youth sports organizations, announced it has raised $15 million in a Series B round of funding. It’s a lot. Image Credits: LeagueApps.

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Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations

TechCrunch

Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program that will help startups from business partnerships with Japanese corporations. Masami Takahashi, the president of Scrum Studios.

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How AI is helping the NFL improve player safety

CIO

Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. Souza notes that this data is not only helpful for creating personalized training programs for players, but it’s also driving decision-making at the league level.

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NSA leader to hackers: Cybersecurity’s a team sport

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Cybersecurity really is a team sport. Joyce did not take audience questions, nor did he address privacy advocates’ criticism of the NSA’s surveillance tactics or the reauthorization earlier this year of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , the legal underpinning for surveillance programs like Prism and Upstream.

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OpenSponsorship lands new capital to bring brands, athletes together

TechCrunch

Ishveen Anand grew up in England playing sports all of her life, including during her time at Oxford. However, what she found was that the process was inefficient — the sports world was slow-moving in terms of brands getting contracts with athletes. million from investors that included 500 Startups after being in their program in 2016.

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Don’t go it alone: Incubators and accelerators help build lifelong relationships

TechCrunch

One way to build that camaraderie is through incubators and accelerator programs. That’s the purpose of joining one of these programs. Essentially, these [programs] are just ways to support you at a really early stage of your startup,” Segneri said. “We’re

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