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Veo raises $25M for AI-based cameras that record and analyze football and other team sports

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Sports have been among some of the most popular and lucrative media plays in the world, luring broadcasters, advertisers and consumers to fork out huge sums to secure the chance to watch (and sponsor) their favorite teams and athletes. Even with the slowdown in a lot of sporting activity this year due to COVID — in the U.K.

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Live video shopping startup Talkshoplive brings in another $6M

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million raised to date and enables it to scale its product management and technical teams. Now, the company is looking at food, beauty, fashion, and sports. Though the company launched its embeddable player in 2019, Moore says adoption of it became strongest over the last quarter, due in part due to new partnerships.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

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The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. So they see a responsibility to install the necessary technology to properly run their business.”.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

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When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Fixed wireless access is a type of 5G or 4G LTE wireless technology that enables fixed broadband access using radio frequencies instead of cables.

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Curated wants to be the expert in your pocket when making that next big purchase

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e-commerce market poised to reach its first trillion-dollar year by 2022 , the company developed a network of over 1,000 experts who get paid to provide their knowledge, bringing an in-person shopping experience online to assist with purchasing high-consideration products, initially sporting equipment for skiing, golf, camping, hiking and biking.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

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’s Tech Nation found in 2018 that about 26% of Belfast’s workforce was employed in tech, and it is among cities in the country with the highest growth potential for 2021. With that in mind, we reached out to founders, investors and executives in the city to get an inside look at the state of the current tech startup ecosystem.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

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However , the CEO kept mute about the whole process the following year due to how tumultuous it was for the company. Due to its dominance over the past eight years as one of the strongest independent SVOD companies in Africa, it is hard not to see the company in pole position to benefit from any improvements made on the continent.

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