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Kevin Durant Creates Unique Content In YouTube Live Virtual Reality Event

The Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant was the focal point of a YouTube livestream event Tuesday when he was interviewed by established YouTubers What’s Inside, First We Feast and Ryan ToysReview in virtual reality. The VR experience could be seen on Cardboard, Daydream View and PSVR. Fans could watch the event on desktop and mobile from […]

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German Football: Hawk-Eye’s VAR Technical Problems Unacceptable

The German Football League has issued a statement with sharp criticism of the “massive technical problems” in the Video Assistant Referee system from service provider Hawk-Eye, calling the outages “unacceptable.” Use of the VAR system that was supposed to assist match officials on the field with game-changing decisions was either unavailable or temporarily unavailable at […]

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Formula 1 Enters Esports Arena With Launch Of Annual Competition

In September, Formula 1 will dive head-first into esports with the arrival of the Formula 1 Esports Series. Set to be an annual competition, it will crown a Formula 1 Esports Champion Expert. The Formula 1 Esports Series is a partnership between Formula 1, esports company Gfinity and racing games developer Codemasters, which is releasing the 2017 […]

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How Artificial Vision Helps A Visually-Impaired Triathlete Succeed

Steve Walker is a Marine Corps veteran who has competed in more than a dozen triathlons. Among those, he has completed two full Ironman competitions — swimming, cycling and running across 140.6 continuous miles. He’s also nearly blind. Walker has retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited degenerative eye disease that has gradually reduced his field of vision […]

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