Sport is tradition and some traditions are open to modern interpretations. Professional sports are extending their global reach and engaging with fans in every part of the world, and more and more people participate in a variety of amateur sports activities. More than ever, sports are connecting different people from around the world in a way that nothing else is capable of. There are increasingly more stakeholders in the sports industry driving this growth and creating a broad ecosystem: from the federations, leagues, teams, and clubs, through the media and various sponsors and partners to apparel and electronics manufacturers.https://israeltrade.org.au/2021/06/25/the-sportech-nation/
Elisity, a US based startup in identity and behavior-based enterprise cybersecurity, closed a USD$26M Series A funding round. It is one of many cyber startups benefiting from the increased need in zero trust architecture and security management approach.Using combination of configuration and techniques, access is monitored by AI algorithms that track, monitor, and analyze flows and user behavior to make recommendations and discover an organisation’s assets to build an encrypted mesh overlay between a cloud services panel and network probes.https://blog.elisity.com/news/elisity-closes-26-million-funding-roundimage credit: bleepingcomputer.com
Lululemon's retail strategy took an advanced tech step with the acquisition of Mirror (at-home-fitness mirror - voice activated 'smart mirror') mid last year. And their latest patents point to a strategy of embedding biosensors into their fitness clothing to determine stress and other wellness indicators. With data driven AI models and more its clearly early days but the possibilities for retail are significant particularly in post COVID times - is this a brand reputation play or a bigger product-market opportunity?https://www.retaildive.com/news/whats-next-for-lululemons-tech-ambitions/601500/image credit: lululemon
