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Tech Moves: Ex-Amazon sports leader lands at DraftKings; Seattle tech vet launches advisory firm

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Cotter was chief product officer at Seattle-based cannabis data and marketplace company Leafly for more than three years before departing in January 2023. Marie Donoghue , who previously helped lead Amazon’s sports content initiatives, is now chief business and growth officer at sports betting giant DraftKings.

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MLSE looks to revolutionize sports experience with digital R&D lab

CIO Business Intelligence

Digital solutions and data analytics are changing the world of sports entertainment at a rapid clip. From how players train, to how teams make strategic decisions during games, to how venues operate and fans engage, sports organizations are turning to software engineers and data scientists to help transform the sport experience.

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How the sport of rowing has changed since ‘The Boys in the Boat’ — and how it’s stayed the same

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“The improvements would be in adjustability and what we call rigging in the sport, which is ways to modify the gearing per each athlete so that their load might be different from some of their teammates, in order to suit a different body type,” Tytus says. . It’s a sport of leverage,” she says.

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Customer Engagement: A Data-Driven Team Sport

Eric D. Brown

What would you do if you had so much data about your customers that you know could know (almost) everything about your customer when they contacted you? What if I told you that you don’t need to do much more than get a better grasp on your data and understand how to use that data to build a better overall view of your customer? .

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These tech workers bring valuable lessons from the office to coaching kids’ sports — and back again

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The place where you work and the buzzwords you hear might have a lot in common with what’s happening on a kids’ sports field near you. Salman Taj, second from right, works last week with young cricket players at an indoor facility during the sport’s off season. Preparation is also key in sports and at work.

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How AI is helping the NFL improve player safety

CIO Business Intelligence

Like many other professional sports leagues, the NFL has been at the leading edge of data-driven transformation for years. One of those data sources is the Next Generation Stats System (NGS), which captures real-time location, speed, and acceleration data for every player.

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Seattle-based Sports Illustrated publisher Maven sued by former magazine owner Meredith Corp

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Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, is being sued by Meredith Corp., Layoffs at the venerable sports magazine in October drew criticism from employees and unions; the company did another round of job cuts in March. the former owner of the longstanding magazine. It landed a $5.7

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