The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) recently inked a tech deal that enables it to bypass locks on smartphones to essentially hack athletes it suspects of doping. The organization, which tests athletes for illegal substance use and investigates those it believes are attempting to use drugs to enhance performance, struck a 12-month deal with Cellebrite valued […]
Williams Martini Racing recently enlisted Omnitude to help it bring blockchain to Formula One. Though best known for its use in cryptocurrencies, blockchain is a secure register for storing data, and data security can be crucial to an F1 team’s competitiveness, helping them protect trade secrets from rivals. Omnitude launched its initial coin offering in […]
The U.S. Golf Association will host an interactive experience at the U.S. Open this year featuring a 117-year history of golf as told through historical media content and data. Fans entering the experience will be taken through the sport’s most storied moments and championships in the form of immersive videos, photos, articles, scoring and player […]
When a college quarterback wearing Riddell’s smart helmet is slammed unusually hard in the head, a coach on the sideline gets an immediate warning. Now, Riddell is upgrading that system to help coaches analyze head-injury trends so they can make smarter decisions about their players and reduce the chance of injury. Riddell introduced the InSite […]
NEW YORK — A decade ago, when contributor-driven media companies like Bleacher Report and Huffington Post grew in popularity, Asaf Peled took notice. The Wharton-educated Israeli was a Cisco Systems executive at the time with no professional background in sports or media but believed he saw an opportunity to streamline the publishing process. The company […]
