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Elite Sportswomen Share Hard Truths, F1 Champ VC firm and AI World Cup innovation
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Elite sportswomen have shared their stories, and these are the hard truths – ABC *
Hard truths in women's sports shared.
Women's Sports, Equality, Discrimination, Sports Marketing
Former F1 Champ Nico Rosberg Raises $100 Million For VC Firm – Bloomberg *
Nico Rosberg's venture into venture capital.
VC, Technology, Investment, F1, Sports Business
FIFA and Lenovo Unveil AI-powered Innovations for 2026 World Cup – Inside FIFA *
AI powers FIFA World Cup 2026 innovations.
FIFA, AI, Sports Technology, World Cup
Inside Red Bull: The Private Playbook That Built A Global Powerhouse – Huddle Up
Red Bull's brand-building strategies exposed.
Red Bull, Marketing, Branding, Sports Business
Professional Sports
Miami Earns $20M With CFP National Championship Trip – Front Office Sports
CFP trip nets Miami $20M.
College Football Playoff, Miami Hurricanes, ACC, Financial Implications, Sports Economics
MLB Clubs Drop Main Street Sports As RSN Crisis Deepens – Front Office Sports
MLB clubs leave RSN's.
MLB, Media Rights, RSN, Sports Media, Financial Strategy
Digital & Social
TikTok Scores FIFA World Cup ‘Preferred Platform' Partnership – Bandt *
TikTok partners with FIFA World Cup.
TikTok, FIFA World Cup, Marketing, Social Media, Sports Partnerships
How Sports Brands are Activating, Building Fandom, and Growing Their Footprint and Bottom Lines – Digital and Social Media Sports
Strategies for building sports brands.
Sports Brands, Marketing, Fan Engagement, Business Growth
Media & Entertainment
Netflix wants to challenge YouTube on video pods – Morning Brew *
Netflix eyes video podcast market.
Netflix, Media, Technology, Podcasts
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When AI Becomes the UI: Business Logic Moves to the AI Tier, Dashboards Fade… – Medium
AI transforms business interfaces.
AI, Technology, Business Logic
AI analysis of podcast recommendations – PodSEO *
AI's impact on podcast curation.
AI, Media, Podcasts, Technology
Make you think
Claude Code Hits Different – Interconnects AI *
AI coding agents making meaningful strides.
Technology, AI, Automation, Sports Business
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Disney+ AI Video, Titans-Amazon's Checkout-Free Stadium & Hasbro gamify leadership
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MLB's Rob Manfred pushes back on labor doom talk, says goal is 162 games in 2027 – Sports Business Journal *
MLB combats concerns over labour issues.
MLB, Labor Negotiations, Sports Management, Media Rights
Disney+ Focused on Mobile with Vertical Short-Form Content and AI Video Generation for Advertisers – The Hollywood Reporter *
Disney+ integrates vertical AI content for mobile.
Disney+, Mobile, Marketing, Technology, Media
Titans-Amazon Deal Means New Nissan Stadium Concessions Will Be Completely Checkout-Free – Sports Business Journal *
Exploring checkout-free concessions at stadiums.
Sports Technology, Stadium Operations, Fan Experience
The Battle Between Pickleball and Tennis Enthusiasts – Morning Brew
Pickleball vs Tennis: The rivalry grows.
Sports, Pickleball, Tennis, Infrastructure, Investment
Professional Sports
WNBA Telling Teams They Can Send Free Agent Offers Amid CBA Uncertainty – Front Office Sports
CBA uncertainty impacts WNBA free agency.
WNBA, CBA, Sports Management, Labor Relations, Women's Sports
Oregon-Indiana Is a Battle of Billionaire-Backed Rosters – Front Office Sports
Billionaire influence in college athletics.
College Sports, Sponsorship, Marketing, Financial Backing, Alumni Influence
Digital & Social
Why FIFA is betting on TikTok for its biggest World Cup yet – Insider Sport *
FIFA-TikTok partnership boosts World Cup engagement.
FIFA, Social Media, TikTok, Fan Engagement
Microsoft turns Copilot into a store with Instant Checkout – The Verge
Microsoft transforms Copilot into an AI checkout.
AI, E-commerce, Fan Engagement, Sports Merchandising
Media & Entertainment
Media strategy for major sports events revealed.
Sports Media, Broadcasting, Olympics, Super Bowl
NFL Nets 36-Year Ratings High as Nielsen Upgrade Powers 10% Gain – Sportico *
NFL ratings surge with Nielsen upgrade.
NFL, Media, TV ratings, Nielsen, Marketing
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Forget about Perplexity, this self-hosted tool does it with your local LLM – XDA Developers
Exploring self-hosted LLM tools for privacy.
LLM, Technology, Data, Privacy, Cost Saving
Among the Agents – Hyperdimensional
AI agents managing complex sports tasks.
AI, Technology, Automation, Marketing, Data Analysis
Make you think
Hasbro Turned Its C-Suite Into A Game – Future Party *
Hasbro's gamified leadership approach.
CEO, Leadership, Gamification, Strategy
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NFL's Record Viewership & Gabelli's Sports ETF: Investing in Sports' Future
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Gabelli Sports ETF Offers Retail Investment in Pro Teams – Sportico *
New ETF allows retail investment in teams.
Finance, Investment, Sports Business, ETF
How the Women's Super League Found An Unlikely Market In Japan: ‘Let's Embrace This' – The Athletic *
WSL expands market reach to Japan.
Women's Sports, Market Expansion, Soccer
NFL has best regular-season average viewership since 1989 – Sports Business Journal *
NFL viewership sees record growth.
Viewership, NFL, Media, Sports Business, Broadcasting
Digital & Social
Spotify Announced Dynamically Inserted Video Sponsorships – Spotify *
Dynamic ad insertions in Spotify videos.
Spotify, Video, Sponsorship, Advertising, Marketing
Google's Gemini AI Attempted NFL Predictions This Season – Medium
Gemini AI predicts NFL outcomes.
Technology, AI, NFL, Sports Analytics
Media & Entertainment
Peacock becomes first sports streamer with full Dolby audio, video enhancements – Sports Business Journal
Dolby tech enhances Peacock streaming.
Technology, Streaming, Media, Dolby, Sports Broadcasting
AI
FIFA to use ‘3D avatars' powered by AI to improve offside calls at World Cup – New York Times *
AI and 3D tech in World Cup officiating.
AI, FIFA, Technology, Officiating, Innovation
Investment In AI Peaked In 2025, So What's Next? – Medium
Post-peak AI investment trends.
Technology, AI, Investment, Innovation
Make you think
The Great Tech Industry Backlash of 2026 Is Coming – Medium
Predicting tech industry backlash.
Technology, Industry Trends, Digital Transformation
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NFL tops ratings, Tiger Woods & AI translated commentary
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Sportico Top 100: NFL Again Towers Over U.S. Media in 2025 – Sportico *
NFL's media dominance explored.
NFL, Media, Viewership, Marketing
Australian Open announces record prize money amid player pressure on Grand Slams – The Athletic
Player influence on Grand Slams.
Tennis, Sports Economics, Event Management, Sponsorship, Marketing
Professional Sports
Vauxhall Inks Deal With Team GB – Sport Industry
New automotive partnership explored.
Team GB, Sponsorship, Marketing, Automotive
Tiger Woods's 50th Birthday Party Has Jon Bon Jovi and a Title Sponsor – Front Office Sports *
Marketing and sponsorship insights.
Golf, Marketing, Sponsorship
Digital & Social
WPP Media Launches New Sports Practice While Ad Dollars Soar for Big Games – Variety
Trends in sports advertising.
Advertising, Marketing, Sports Business, Sponsorship, Data
Trophée des Champions gets AI translated commentary in European first – SportPro *
AI advancements in sports media.
Broadcast Technology, AI, Soccer, Sports Media
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Nvidia's open-source AI for self-driving cars – Nvidia News
Tech advancements in AI for vehicles.
AI, Technology, Sports Events, Automation, Innovation
The Tech Stack: How the NBA is embracing AI as it enters streaming-first era – SportsPro
AI in sports streaming.
AI, Technology, NBA, Streaming
Make you think
Stanford AI predicts 130 diseases from a night's sleep – Nature
AI in health monitoring.
AI, Health, Technology, Sports Science, Data
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NHL's Data-Driven Ice Strategy and Google TV's AI Upgrade
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The Tech Stack: How the NHL is becoming a game of data on ice – SportPro *
NHL's new data-driven strategy.
Data, NHL, Technology, Innovation
The Year the NFL Was Conquered by a New Wave of Quarterbacks – Wall Street Journal
Emerging QB impact in NFL.
NFL, Leadership, Player Development, Sports Analysis, Marketing
Impact of Global's sports acquisition.
Media, Marketing, Sports, Sponsorship
Five AI Tips I Gave to My Tech-Illiterate Loved Ones – Medium
Practical AI tips for tech novices.
AI, Technology, Data, Innovation
Professional Sports
Astros Owner: Naming Rights Partner Helped Land Japanese Star – Sportico *
Naming rights deal influences MLB.
Sponsorship, MLB, Houston Astros, Marketing, Japan
Digital & Social
Elon Musk, Memphis AI Data Center – Time
Environmental impact of AI data centres.
AI, Sustainability, Technology, Sports Business
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Samsung Unveils World's First 130-inch Micro RGB TV – Samsung Newsroom
Samsung's new large-format RGB TV.
Technology, Media, Broadcasting
NVIDIA Introduces Alpamayo – NVIDIA Newsroom
AI advancements in self-driving tech.
AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, Sports Operations
AI
Google's AI Platform Gemini is Getting an Update on Google TV – The Verge *
AI update enhances Google TV.
AI, Technology, Media
OpenAI's ‘Gumdrop' could be an AI that lives in a pen-sized device – The Decoder
OpenAI's innovative AI device.
AI, Device, Technology, Innovation
Make you think
Replit's Margins Illustrate High Costs of Coding Agents – The Information
AI costs impact profitability.
AI, Finance, Technology, SaaS
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