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Let’s get Kraken! Seattle hockey team has a name and logo as sports mystery finally surfaces

GeekWire

In the time since, Seattle sports fans who grew up on Mariners, Seahawks, Supersonics, Sounders, Storm and more have speculated about all the possible names which could befall a new hockey franchise. The team will play in a reimagined and expensively remodeled version of what was KeyArena, the sports and concert venue at Seattle Center.

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Enhancing customer care through deep machine learning at Travelers

CIO Business Intelligence

s a pressing issue not unique to Travelers, but Mannoochahr sees that in order to deliver on those disciplines advancing analytics to foster a healthier business, he and his team recognize the need to cast a wider net. This is kind of a team sport for us, so itâ??s And I would say this is kind of a team sport for us, so itâ??s

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CIOs rethink all-in cloud strategies

CIO Business Intelligence

“Any organization of size, dealing with diverse technology, is doing their company a disservice if a public cloud–only strategy is their ultimate end goal,” says Brian Shields, SVP and CTO of Boston Red Sox and Fenway Sports Management.

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Why EA shares are down 7% after the bookings update

Dataconomy

Electronic Arts (EA) reported a 7% drop in shares after the company lowered its full-year bookings guidance due to underperforming games, particularly its soccer franchise, EA Sports FC, in extended trading. EA noted that net bookings encompass both physical game sales and revenue from online games. billion to $2.55 billion to $7.8

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Amazon discloses 20% stake in electric vehicle startup Rivian, makers of future delivery van

GeekWire

billion, and are recorded within “Other assets” on our consolidated balance sheets with adjustments recognized in “Other income (expense), net” on our consolidated statements of operations. The EV maker has begun production and delivery of its R1T all-electric pickup truck and will launch the R1S sport utility vehicle in December.

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Those fake baseball fans are creeping people out

The Verge

As part of an attempt to make Major League Baseball games in this weird, coronavirus-shortened season seem as close to normal as possible, Fox Sports decided to create virtual fans , digital versions of cheering people who would react to the games broadcast on Fox the way real fans do. | Photo by Joe Sargent/MLB Photos via Getty Images.

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Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena is the first arena in the world to land Zero Carbon certification

GeekWire

The company’s investments helped make it the first net-zero carbon certified arena in the world. Amazon secured the naming rights for Seattle’s rebuilt KeyArena, dubbing it the Climate Pledge Arena. Among its enviro features is a living wall.

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