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Sports betting apps are exploding, and experts worry about young users

The Hustle

Here: Americans wagered $106B+ on sports between January and November 2023. That was made possible by a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that ended a federal ban on sports betting. And sports betting apps are gaining steam: PrizePicks is Apple’s most downloaded free sports app. 12 in Apple’s App Store sports app rankings.

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

TechCrunch

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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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

TechCrunch

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away. Despite Zuckerberg & Co.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Onsite, Infosys itself harnessed virtual reality in its fan zone activation.

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Remote Team Building: How Do I Stay Connected with My Virtual Team?

Let's Grow Leaders

It’s about those casual, ‘water-cooler’ chats that can happen virtually too! Make Room for Some Meeting Mayhem (It’s Time to Start the Show) Bring some fun to your virtual meetings. Encourage Experimentation as a Team Sport (Be Like Beaker) Embrace new ideas and approaches and make it a team activity.

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Event marketing is a ‘team sport,’ and Vendelux is coaching companies to find the best ROI

TechCrunch

We determined that event marketing is kind of this massive team-wide sport,” Reynolds told TechCrunch. “It Virtual events startups have high hopes for after the pandemic. Vendelux pulls data from publicly available sources, and is able to show which sponsors and speakers will be at a certain event. “We

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Powering Virtual Leadership interaction by leveraging Google Generative AI on GCP Cloud Run

Xebia

Let me introduce PaperCompany.io: It is a proof of concept designed to demonstrate the potential of AI-driven interactions with virtual leadership, and it harnesses the capabilities of Google’s Generative AI on GCP Cloud Run. Sports and Games: Michael is a sports enthusiast and enjoys participating in various games and activities.