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T-Mobile teaming with Drone Racing League to help emerging sport develop 5G-enabled tech

GeekWire

T-Mobile is investing in DRL through its T-Mobile Ventures fund and the plan is to help the league develop high-speed 5G drones which would be able to stream 3D racing action in real time and provide immersive experiences to fans of the sport.

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

GeekWire

Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight. For each NFL game, the home team will invite fans to the virtual experience.

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Has COVID-19 changed sports forever? UW, WSU athletic directors and Sounders owner look ahead

GeekWire

The future of sports, just like many industries across the world, is up in the air as COVID-19 continues spreading across the country and world. For now, professional leagues are playing condensed seasons inside “bubbles,” while some colleges are slashing sports programs altogether to cut costs.

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GeekWire Awards 2020 revealed: Big winners, celebrities and surprises power virtual event

GeekWire

We couldn’t get together in person, but we still found a way to celebrate the best in Pacific Northwest tech on Thursday as the GeekWire Awards went virtual. In 2007, he co-founded Chronus , a company that built digital tools for employee development programs. Winners accepted via Zoom — only two forgot to un-mute! .”

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The rise of robot journalists

Trends in the Living Networks

The creator of automated sports writer Statsheet , Robbie Allen, says : I'm in the process of developing completely automated sports content, which will take the form of blogs. I've identified 21 different types of sports stories that can be automated. I'm not talking just a "stat of the day" or game recaps, but a lot more.

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Hulu with Live TV increasing its price to $65 a month

The Verge

Hulu with Live TV is the latest virtual TV bundle to get a price hike — this time to $64.99 It’s also on par with YouTube TV, a competing virtual live TV bundle. Hulu last increased the monthly cost of its virtual TV provider last year when the company told subscribers they would go from paying $44.99 on December 18th, 2019.

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How Pacific Science Center ran safe, successful summer camps — in-person — despite COVID-19

GeekWire

The nonprofit just wrapped up 10 weeks of camps, with nearly 1,500 kids participating at the spacious Seattle campus and three partner locations, and another 1,500 kids enrolled in the Science Center’s virtual camps, including students from out of state. ” That was the case for Elissa Fernandez and her three sons.

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