Apple unveiled new fitness features for the Apple Watch on Monday at WWDC, its annual developer conference, that will automatically detect workouts and encourage users to engage their connections in...
Fox Sports analyst C.J. Nitkowski has called enough Major League baseball games in his broadcasting career to understand what his television audience is looking for. While part of Nitkowski’s job is to inform viewers of what is happening, he prefers to delve deeper into why something is happening. At times, the answer can seem basic. […]
If you’re an aspiring pro athlete, being careful about what you tweet, or like, or share has never been more important. Not only is Big Brother watching, but soon he might be passing along tips to your potential employers. Canadian startup Avrij Analytics plans to analyze online photos, text, and videos to gain insights into an […]
Indycar, the U.S.-based open-wheel racing series, announced a long-term partnership with Hookit that will make the analytics platform its official data supplier. As part of the deal, Hookit will supply analytics capabilities to both Indycar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which hosted the Indy 500 this past weekend and will host a leg of the […]
Salesforce, a provider of customer relationship management technology, will host an interactive experience this weekend at the Indy 500. The activation will provide fans with deep-dive analyses of historical driver and race data. Using the computing power of its Einstein Analytics product, Salesforce will enable fans to explore data from past Indy 500 races held […]