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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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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. billion in revenue by 2030, up from $76.75 billion last year.

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

Black Swan taps into data from conversations on social media and analyzes the data to map “growth opportunities” for companies, attempting to identify trend signals more accurately than traditional market research approaches. Prior to co-founding Black Swan, King was a technical director at creative agency Digital Jigsaw.

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The golf industry takes a big swing on women players

The Hustle

But the sport seems to be entering the modern era, with a surge of women showing interest. Multiple factors are likely contributing to the influx of women into the sport, per The Washington Post : Overall interest in golf surged during the pandemic as people looked for outdoor, socially distant activities.

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SAP poaches Microsoft exec as its new global head of AI

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Sun has a PhD from MIT and continued to publish academic research papers during his time at Microsoft, in addition to teaching at Seattle and Washington universities. In a recent blog post, Sun described how Microsoft researchers conducted experiments to compare the performance of different AI models for use in Dynamics 365.

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Higher-ed CIOs embrace academia’s AI challenges

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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.

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AFL launches Just Walk Out technology to tackle queues at Marvel Stadium

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While best known for Aussie rules games, Marvel Stadium has also hosted some of the biggest international sporting events such as UFC, FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and international rugby union tests. As part of his research into the technology, Pickering went to visit some of the stadiums to see it in action in a live environment.