GeekWire

AUGUST 3, 2021

Sports and entertainment company Topgolf is officially bringing a full-scale, high-tech golf and gaming complex to the Seattle area, with plans to break ground on Tuesday in Renton, Wash., The company opened a location in the Portland, Ore., million square-foot mixed use development just east of Seattle in Kirkland, Wash.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 3, 2023

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. In response, sports teams and venue operators are working hard to improve and differentiate the in-stadium experience.

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Dataconomy

AUGUST 11, 2023

People all across the world are passionate about various sports, including soccer, cricket, tennis, rugby, baseball, and basketball, making sports a billion-dollar business. You will be astonished by the selection of sports applications available when you visit the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 27, 2020

James Heckman, CEO and founder of the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, announced his resignation Wednesday. He will be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, currently the CEO of Sports Illustrated media. The Seattle company made headlines nationally after purchasing publishing rights to SI last year.

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GeekWire

JULY 31, 2023

The Ackerley brothers are part of a new special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, called ESH Acquisition Corp. that is targeting an enterprise in the entertainment, sports, and hospitality sectors. SPACs form with the intent of acquiring a private company in order to take it public.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 4, 2021

Cricket fans in the Seattle area now have a team to get behind as the sport continues to grow in popularity in the region and attract investment from backers who work in the tech industry. “You can see there is a boom in technology companies moving into Seattle — everybody is here now,” Taj said. MiLC Image).

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Forrester IT

MARCH 9, 2017

However, most company employees interacting with customers don't have this visibility into a customer's health which can impact overall relationships. Most businesses pursue this mission by standing up customer success organizations. Totango , a vendor of customer success solutions, has a very different view of customer success.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Responsible for global operations and technology services across company and customer websites, staff technology, and THG’s direct-to-consumer Ingenuity service and hosting business, Drake has looked to support the rapid growth of the Manchester-based firm through IPO, a global pandemic, supply chain instability, and the onset of recession.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2024

of Commerce will lead a delegation of companies to the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), taking place in Las Vegas next Tuesday through Thursday. The delegation of six companies includes robotic barista maker Artly — a Seattle-based startup founded in 2020 in a bid to use tech to make the perfect cup of coffee — and others.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

(CHEQ Photo) CHEQ , a Seattle startup that sells point-of-sale software to sports stadiums and entertainment venues, announced Thursday it was acquired by Cantaloupe , a Philadelphia-area company specializing in self-service retail technology. The publicly traded company reported $62.7

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

Last month Nikon announced the development of its highest-end mirrorless camera to date, and now Canon has responded with the announcement of the EOS R3, which ought to fit in a similar bracket. That’s about it for details from Canon; the company hasn’t given any detailed specs, let alone a price or a release date.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 16, 2022

Data-driven venues from sporting events and concerts to other live events are helping to bolster the entertainment industry while simultaneously helping to ensure a safer environment for all. . However, the sports and entertainment industry, like many others, experienced a huge loss of revenue over the last few years.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 30, 2023

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. Helping AGPC was strategic technology partner, WONGDOODY, the global human experience company of Infosys.

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GeekWire

MARCH 10, 2022

Collectors employees at the company’s Seattle office. Collectors , a company that authenticates, grades and manages collectibles such a sports trading cards and autographed memorabilia, coins, video games and more, is hiring at a new office in Seattle. The company employs more than 1,200 people. Collectors Photo).

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2023

Seattle has a new professional sports team ready to tap into a fan base with strong ties to the region’s tech community. The league aims to bring the second most-watched sport in the world to the U.S. “Cricket is THE national sport,” Somasegar wrote. east of Seattle. The facility would host up to 6,000 people.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Peloton’s vice president of hardware engineering, Sam Bowen, and its commercial operations executive, Rob Barker, are leaving the company, according to a report from Bloomberg. I will continue to focus where my passion and heart lies: the fitness industry and those companies that are “helping people live the lives they desire.”.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Rivian , the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the Seattle region based on job openings posted on the company’s website. Launch and delivery of the R1S sport utility vehicle will begin in December, the company said. Irvine, Calif.-based

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GeekWire

JUNE 10, 2021

University of Washington students this week presented demos of their augmented, virtual and mixed reality apps developed over the last quarter, ranging from a game of virtual dodgeball to a customizable zen garden. WebXR is an API standard that lets developers create VR and AR apps without using headsets.

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GeekWire

APRIL 1, 2023

The league took over a private lounge Thursday evening at Climate Pledge Arena for the event, which featured a bevy of technology partners helping the NHL develop new statistics, increase fan engagement, and much more. GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Amazon has moved deeper into the sports world over the past several years.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 12, 2022

As anybody in IT can attest, the skills gap companies are facing is real, and it’s getting more pronounced. And many organizations are building up skill levels in these areas by taking advantage of flexible, anytime, anywhere, learning-as-a-service models that enable workers to develop on the fly. Brainstorming, for instance.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 21, 2020

manufacturing capacity, boost research and development capabilities, and accelerate Peloton’s penetration of the commercial market, according to a news release. The company is a unit of Finnish sports equipment maker Amer Sports, which is owned by an investor consortium that includes Anta Sports and Tencent Holdings Ltd.

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GeekWire

MARCH 23, 2021

This is Amazon’s fourth internal production studio for game development. Siege, a head-to-head tactical shooter, overcame a rough launch in 2015 to become a popular e-sport and game-as-a-service, with over 70 million registered players as of the end of last year.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It helps that our parent company also owns our battery supplier A123 Systems, but over the past few years we have also seen a substantial reduction in the cost of lithium ion batteries and other EV-related components including other items such as motors and generators,” Holland told The Verge in an email. But so far, Karma remains private.

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GeekWire

APRIL 9, 2024

announced Tuesday that it’s founded a new internal development team called Hidden Grove. All three are former developers on Bungie’s MMO shooter Destiny 2 who first landed at ProbablyMonsters in 2020. The company went through a round of layoffs in September.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

That’s a real estate footprint that tech companies may desire, says Carner who would love to attract one or two to the Sounders’ new backyard. Part of the appeal, he added, is that companies can draw on talent from both Seattle and Bellevue. Few tech companies call Renton home.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Founded in 2019, the company develops small motion-detecting sensors that fit on prescription pill bottles, asthma inhalers, eye droppers, and other medicine-related products. The startup generates revenue from pharmacies, senior living centers, and other health-tech companies that want to integrate Medsense into their own platforms.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

The signs, clustered together in thicker and thicker bunches as I neared the school, advertised a world outside of school full of scout meetings and team sports. I was headed to the school to catch up with a different type of team sport, one made up of many kids who had never been on a team before. But is esports actually a sport?

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Cricket enthusiasts in the Seattle region, whose numbers are tied to the growing population of tech workers, have been saying yes for years to the prospect of a dedicated facility for their sport. As our region grows, we see more interest in cricket, which is one of the most popular sports in the world.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2021

The NBA and iHeartMedia, which owns iHeartRadio, will be launching more than 20 new co-produced podcasts as part of a multiyear partnership, the two companies announced. More details will be revealed “at a later date,” the companies said in the press release. The first show is scheduled to debut in the fall.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

quietly settled a previously unreported trade secret lawsuit with Volkswagen-backed solid-state battery company QuantumScape last July, The Verge has learned. Those talks have fallen apart, though, as the two companies blew past their deadline to strike a deal. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge. Fisker Inc. Fisker Inc.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 26, 2024

More than 70 companies, or 35%, are completely new to the GeekWire 200 in this latest update, reflecting the dynamic nature of the industry and changes in our method for calculating the ranking (details below). Many of the companies making their debut on the GeekWire 200 are developing or significantly leveraging AI.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 7, 2024

… Read More Tech Moves: Amazon sports VP departing; AI product leader leaving Microsoft; and more — Marie Donoghue, a vice president at Amazon who helped lead its sports streaming and video production arm, is leaving the company. … Read More Washington vs. . … Read More Washington vs.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Alexa maintains the context of the conversation over time, until the user ends the session, and takes into account preferences such as favorite sports team. Other announcements included: Fire TV Soundbar, a new product from the company, for $119.99, shipping next week. Developing story, more to come. a month or $59 a year.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2021

Autonomous shuttle startup Optimus Ride and power sports vehicle manufacturer Polaris are teaming up to co-develop a new lineup of vehicles that will be low-speed, electric, and self-driving. Optimus Ride isn’t the only company staking out a position in the low-speed autonomous shuttle space. Photo by Andrew Hawkins / The Verge.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

EA is working with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), a well-known licensing partner for many schools, to secure the use of over 100 teams in the FBS, including the stadiums, mascots, and uniforms used by these institutions. More importantly, EA Sports College Football won’t use any real names or players’ likenesses.

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GeekWire

MARCH 25, 2021

Following a year in which COVID-19 transformed the way people view sports and teams try to engage with fans, MLB’s aim is to bolster fan engagement across in-stadium, livestream, and digital properties. Tagboard has worked with MLB for years as well as the NFL, CNN, FOX and others. ” Founded in 2011, Tagboard is No.

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GeekWire

JULY 19, 2023

The company is now the owner and operator of the festival. “We’ve developed a platform that’s really good at processing lots of people at scale,” Lapham said. The company’s traditional business is selling its ordering platform to sports teams and restaurants.

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