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A Scottish wearable technology company seeking to transform the way athletes use software and analytics to train has raised $ 2.3 million as part of an international push to expand. Edinburgh-based PlayerData supporters included funding from Hiro Capital, the London and Luxembourg fund investing in games, esports, streaming and digital sports, as well as former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy, an early investor in the business. PlayerData's wearable technology captured over 10,000 team meetings and 50 million meters of athletes in UK grassroots football and rugby in its first year. The increase will be used to support PlayerData's growth "across sports and for international expansion." READ MORE: Glasgow cloud computing company's shares are down 10 percent According to PlayerData, the AI ​​algorithms predict player injuries before they occur, and the tools allow coaches to replay key moments of the ga

For the first time, Verizon Media, a division of Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), broadcast the Verizon Media APAC Growth Summit live on Yahoo TV across Asia. This event brought international speakers closer to Asia through virtual, immersive technology. The power of the full-tech stack and immersive technology was the focus of the two-day summit. Really connected. Global collaboration. Rico Chan, Head of APAC Sales at Verizon Media, said under the motto “Maximize Today, Accelerate Tomorrow”: “With advanced virtual event technology, we have brought together speakers from around the world to share their insights at the two-day APAC Growth Summit was streamed live with subtitles to Hong Kong and Singapore from March 23-24, and to Taiwan and Japan from March 30-31. We have seen overwhelming responses from the industry across the region eager to discover digital trends and behaviors in the post-new normal era. " The future of programmatic: Future-proof business thro

When it comes to fighting and preventing cancer, we are getting smarter every day. While every advance in cancer research teaches us more about how to fight the disease, new advances in technology are also equipping patients with novel tools for prevention and early detection. Knowing and listening to your body is especially important during cancer treatment. Telemedicine, wearable technology and smartphone applications make it more convenient than ever to take control of your health. Telemedicine Telemedicine, sometimes referred to as telemedicine, isn't new, but the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding the use of technology that allows patients and providers to meet virtually via computer, smartphone, or tablet. Telemedicine gives patients direct access to a range of providers and specialists, and saves time and mon

Monday, April 19, 2021, 9:56 a.m. Press release: beginning Today New Zealand's largest and fastest growing hub for deep tech startups is renamed and LevelTwo becomes Outset Ventures. According to CEO Imche Fourie, the new name reflects the evolution of Outset Ventures into the largest company in the country, based on early-stage companies based on scientific and technical breakthroughs to address global challenges. "We are no longer just a shared space on the second floor of a building, but also a place where entrepreneurs can expand their groundbreaking innovations in science and technology with us from the start," says Ms. Fourie. “The new name speaks to our commitment to growing New Zealand's thriving deep-tech business community, where founders can find support to heal their global ambitions, cure diseases, slow climate change and reverse pollution. and produce sustainable food, fuel and space flights. &quo

Quontic, a bank headquartered in New York City, describes itself as an "adaptive digital bank". Since CEO Steven Schnall bought the former Golden First Bank in 2009, the The entrepreneur and former mortgage banker designed the bank to reflect his vision. "Part of the thesis when I bought the bank was that the retail bank branches would eventually die out and people, especially consumers, would want to do online banking," he said. Because of this belief, Schnall did not build any new branches after the purchase other than the stationary location he established in Queens Astoria when he relocated the bank's headquarters from Great Neck, New York. The bank, a certified community development financial institution (CDFI), began with an emphasis on unskilled mortgage loans, Schnall said. Steven Schnall, CEO of Quontic Bank Permission granted by Quontic Bank "During the credit crunch, most banks and lenders had severe

The NHS has an infamous track record of upgrading. Its outdated computer system is legendary. The uncontrollable tech quango NHSX - which triggered the disastrous test-and-trace app - isn't even audited. The latest attempt to end reliance on 9,000 fax machines has ended in surreal defeat. The "worst fiasco of all time," Tony Blair's Top-Down National Program for IT, rightly casts a long shadow. It failed spectacularly after encountering a number of problems peculiar to the healthcare sector, not the least of which was that trust managers refused to give up control of their personal fiefs. The reforming environment is even more hostile to the current Tory government. With powerful unions backed and supported by those who continue to insist that "our precious NHS" is "the envy of the world", even minor reforms have faced street protests. Forty percent of primary care management could probably be automated tomorrow, but can you imagine the

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company has been renamed Meta; focuses on Metaverse technology and services. The company recently came under fire after whistleblower Frances Haugen (former product manager) published internal research and documents that showed Facebook was aware of the “toxic” problems its social media poses to people; but did nothing about it. Still, some doubted their motives. This could have resulted in Facebook (the company, not the social media platform) changing its name. The motive was cited as an effort to be known for more than just social media and its harms. Zuckerberg said the company would "effectively move from people who see us primarily as a social media company to a metaverse company." This metaverse company is now known as meta. In the opening keynote of Facebook Connect 2021, Zuckerberg sheds light on how Facebook was used back then to find most information on the Internet. To keep using technology to con

NISKAYUNA - There's a lot of talk these days about 5G, the super-fast next-generation wireless network that the cellular industry has been promoting as a game changer for its customers for years. Cellular operators have adopted the new technology - which uses more bandwidth than previous networks, enables faster speeds, and allows larger amounts of data to be transferred - as quickly as possible, and are mostly targeting larger cities across the country first. When GE Research in Niskayuna, the corporate research arm of General Electric Co., recently revealed plans to convert its campus into a test site for 5G, it was a big deal. Not just for GE, but also for its neighbors, "to enable more residents and visitors of Niskayuna to have high-speed wireless access," said the two companies. The 5G test stand from GE Research will also bring the so-called "Band 14" radio spectrum to Niskayuna, which the federal g

(TNS) technology became a necessity for Linda Brandon when she owned Linda's Music in Decatur. "In the mid to late 1990s we were like, 'Okay, we have to do this, we have to get a computer' and we built one," said Brandon, who closed her store in 2020 and retired. "You couldn't just go to Best Buy and buy one like you do today." She recalls how she and Hugh Reeves were "kind of lost". But through trial and error, they found out. Today, educators often refer to students as “digital natives” because they have never known a world without computers, cell phones and iPads. Even a young child seems to know instinctively how to use them. But people who grew up with rotary phones, not cable TV, and before computers were in every home and office, had to learn to use them, and some still feel uncomfortable. In a world where even ordering from a fast food restaurant requires th

Svetlana Filiatreau, director of BIT-Cyber, said locating this section of BIT-Cyber ​​in Northern Virginia should help harness the strengths of the area's population. "This diverse group of immigrants in Virginia has the potential to solve global cyber threats if we deliberately incorporate this uniqueness into our work with industry," said Filiatreau. Jessica Gulick '07, founder and CEO of cybersecurity marketing and cyber games company Katzcy and commissioner for the US Cyber ​​Games, was a guest speaker for the program. She said it is important that the program's students embrace its diversity and use it as a strength. “Cybersecurity is different from IT [information technology] that there's more to it than just managing security policies. It's about understanding behavior online. It's about understanding why people do certain things and what they're trying to get from them, ”Gulick said. "When it comes to understanding people, you

Svetlana Filiatreau, director of BIT-Cyber, said locating this section of BIT-Cyber ​​in Northern Virginia should help harness the strengths of the area's population. "This diverse group of immigrants in Virginia has the potential to solve global cyber threats if we deliberately incorporate this uniqueness into our work with industry," said Filiatreau. Jessica Gulick '07, founder and CEO of cybersecurity marketing and cyber games company Katzcy and commissioner for the US Cyber ​​Games, was a guest speaker for the program. She said it is important that the program's students embrace its diversity and use it as a strength. “Cybersecurity is different from IT [information technology] that there's more to it than just managing security policies. It's about understanding behavior online. It's about understanding why people do certain things and what they're trying to get from them, ”Gulick said. "When it comes to understanding people, you