Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is now a shareholder of Twitter stock, the 58-year-old shared Tuesday morning during an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Valley. “Companies that are geared towards artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, I’ve been buying,” he said. “My biggest holdings are Amazon, who I think is a leader in the space. Netflix for […]
For volleyball players looking to take swings against a formidable block, the Japanese Volleyball Association and the University of Tsukuba have come up with a robot that can do just that. The robot consists of three blockers that can extend their arms and move across the net in a way that mimics the blocking actions […]
The NFL Players Association through NFL Players Inc., the union’s licensing and marketing arm, tapped ride-sharing company Lyft for a 2017 season partnership, which kicked off last week in Philadelphia as part of the NFL Draft. At the end of February, the NFLPA’s deal with Uber expired, the union confirmed to SportTechie on Monday. For […]
The Oakland Raiders selected safety Obi Melifonwu in the second round of the NFL draft, and he was a prospect whose draft stock improved after an eye-popping performance at the NFL combine. After starring at UConn, Melifonwu was able to stand out after training with wearable technology from Athos. Athos CEO Don Faul said Melifonwu was […]
Sacramento Kings fans were unable to experience the playoffs in their first season of attending games at Golden 1 Center, but for those who showed up to the team’s home finale, they were able to have the arena celebrate their arrival. The Photo in the Plaza experience enabled fans who took or uploaded photos using the Kings + Golden […]
