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Emmitt Smith, Technology To Help Low Vision Fan Watch Dallas Cowboys

Pro football all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith has been leveraging his fame to connect people with telecommunications giant AT&T. His latest endeavor involves a relatively new AT&T-backed startup called Aira. Aira, founded in 2014, is the creator of smart eyewear for blind and visually impaired people. Aira makes glasses with a sensory button on the […]

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Elon Musk-Backed OpenAI Bot Defeats World’s Best Dota 2 Players

For professional Dota 2 players, going head-to-head with a bot works as a warmup. The bots are considered “limited AI” and are beatable for the average player — even more so for professionals. The notion of every bot being an easy defeat changed last week with an OpenAI-developed bot defeating the best Dota 2 players […]

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Puma Product To Be Powered By AI Motion Science Coaching Platform

Lumo Bodytech, which has developed a tech platform for smart sensors and software to optimize performance and address human biomechanics through real-time tracking of body movement, announced it will introduce a product for Puma powered by its artificial intelligence (AI) MotionScience Platform. It won’t be Lumo’s first go-around as far as AI-powered products. Currently on the market […]

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Esports Audience Platform FanAI Lands Seed Round, DreamHack Deal

FanAI, an audience management platform that is helping brands target sports fans beginning with the esports industry, announced this week the closing of a seed funding round supported by several sports technology venture capitalists and the founder of DraftKings, Jason Robins. The company also announced a partnership with DreamHack, one of the world’s largest esports […]

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Nielsen Makes Sports Media Valuations Play With vBrand Acquisition

Nielsen Sports acquired Israeli startup vBrand on Thursday, as the burgeoning field of machine-learning sports media valuations begins to boom. vBrand had been a graduate of Nielsen’s tech incubator, Nielsen Innovate, and now will be integrated into the parent company’s stable of offerings. The visual data platform, powered by artificial intelligence, logs and measures brand […]

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