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Amazon brings new AI-driven features to Thursday Night Football

TechCrunch

AI is changing how sports content is consumed If we asked someone about sports broadcasting a few years ago, we would have bet artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) would be the last thing on their mind. And after winning its first Sports Emmy award in May, it’s safe to say the tech behemoth isn’t easing up on the gas.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

TechCrunch

It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. This latest round comes after NEX raised an $8.5

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CIOs grapple with the ethics of implementing AI

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Bias can be inadvertently perpetuated when AI is trained on historical data, he notes. Making ethical AI a team sport Plexus Worldwide is one organization using AI to identify fraudulent account creation and transactions, says Alan McIntosh, CIO and CTO of the $500 million global health and wellness company.

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Attacks Over The Air – Cracking a Sports Scoreboard: Part 1

Security Innovation

Penetration testing rarely touches the physical layer, and while it may be under-discussed in most circles, we also know that it can be quite fruitful. Over the past 18 months, a small group of us at Security Innovation have been delving into hacking at the physical layer.

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SportTech Startups

Apiumhub

There is an increasing popularity of sport and the acknowledgment of its perks is being capitalized on by many different sports ecosystems all over the world. The ambition is clear: to expand sporting tech and innovation to make the sports ecosystem strong. Choose from training plans, group rides, races, and more.

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3 Key Principles of Good Test Design

CodeSignal

Building a high-quality test is a tug of war – on the one hand you want to assess skills in a real way, on the other hand you have to deliver a great candidate experience. You also have to balance staying EEOC compliant, removing bias, and varying test difficulty too much across test versions. Keep the Topics Inclusive.

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Sneaker fit startup Neatsy.ai gets $1M seed after B2B pivot

TechCrunch

The AI has also only been trained to provide personalized fit recommendations for a handful of sneaker brands at this stage: Namely Nike, Jordan, Converse, Adidas, Reebok, Yeezy, Puma, New Balance, Asics, Under Armor and Vans. market, as we currently have several brands testing our tech (yet for free) but we are optimistic here.

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