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Reely Will Help Kansas Jayhawks Create Automated Highlight Videos

The University of Kansas is expected by many to continue to advance through this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. But some in the school’s athletic department are already focused on baseball season with an eye toward a new technology partnership. That’s because the Jayhawks recently struck a deal with Reely to use deep learning and artificial […]

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Indy 500 Winner Hired To Improve AI In Self-Driving Cars

As the human race slowly accepts artificially-intelligent, self-driving cars, it’d be nice to know they’re safe. Coast Autonomous is going to an extreme length to make sure of that. The creators of a range of self-driving vehicles have recruited one of the best drivers in history, Dario Franchitti. The three-time Indianapolis 500 winner will serve […]

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Report: MSG Adopts Facial Recognition At Arena Gates For Security

A new report claims New York’s Madison Square Garden has started using facial-recognition technologies at its gates to identify potential security risks. MSG, however, has been publicly using facial recognition technologies at its arena for the past seven years, albeit for different purposes, and the report that it’s now deploying the technology for security checks might […]

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NBA Star Kevin Durant Expands Tech Portfolio With Suzy

Kevin Durant may be known for his Golden State Warriors ball playing and recent investment in athlete wearables company Whoop, but the athlete is also expanding his portfolio of tech investments beyond sports and fitness. In November, The Durant Company invested in advertising startup Suzy as part of a larger $5 million funding round for […]

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Fitbit Aims To Track Women’s Health And Kids’ Activity

Fitbit is aiming to expand its healthcare initiative by building the world’s largest database of women’s health through a new ecosystem of smartwatch apps that track women’s menstrual cycles and compare that data to exercise and sleep patterns. In a presentation announcing the new female health tracking initiative, which will be available on the Fitbit […]

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