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The US & Europe Fantasy Sports Markets Projected to Soar, Arizton Report Reveals US to Generate Revenue of $6.8 Billion and Europe to Generate Revenue of Over $2 Billion by 2028 - Arizton

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The US holds the key to the North American region's growth in the fantasy sports business.

Key Points: 
  • The US holds the key to the North American region's growth in the fantasy sports business.
  • The Fantasy Sports & Gaming Association (FSTA) is the only association looking after the interests of fantasy sports vendors catering to the region.
  • IBM is introducing watsonx to ESPN Fantasy Football, incorporating new features such as Waiver Grades and Trade Grades.
  • Wastsonx technology will offer unique insights and tools as part of the digital experiences in the ESPN Fantasy Football app.

Sendbird Unveils Easy-to-Use AI Chatbot Tailored for Small Businesses

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Businesses can access an AI chatbot starter package offering features such as chatbot personas creation, knowledge enrichment, workflow integration, and performance tracking analytics, all without requiring technical skills.

Key Points: 
  • Businesses can access an AI chatbot starter package offering features such as chatbot personas creation, knowledge enrichment, workflow integration, and performance tracking analytics, all without requiring technical skills.
  • These connections empower the AI chatbot to expand its capabilities and improve the competitiveness.
  • Sendbird's no-code AI chatbot seamlessly integrates with Sendbird Desk , its in-app chat customer service solution, providing businesses with a unified sales or support desk.
  • What we aim to do with our no-code AI chatbot is to make that technology accessible to SMBs."

Sendbird Introduces a No-code AI Chatbot to Help SMBs Automate Customer Interactions

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sendbird, the industry-leading communications platform for web and mobile apps, today announced the availability of its AI chatbot through easy plug-and-play installation. This low-cost, no-code solution is perfectly suited for small-to-medium-sized businesses in customer-facing industries like e-commerce, healthcare, education, recruiting, travel & hospitality, and banking that want to deploy AI to improve customer engagement and support. For just $99 per month, Sendbird offers an AI chatbot starter package that allows for the creation of chatbot personas, knowledge enrichment, workflow integration, and analytics to track performance across support, marketing, and sales initiatives–without needing technical software development or engineering resources.

Key Points: 
  • "It's not just a technological leap; it's a strategic advantage that sets businesses on the path to exceeding customer expectations."
  • "What we aim to do with our no-code AI chatbot is to make that technology also accessible to SMBs.
  • Notably, Sendbird's no-code AI chatbot seamlessly integrates with Sendbird Desk , its support agent and ticketing solution, to forge a unified sales or support desk.
  • To empower your agents to deliver superior customer support and engagement with Sendbird Desk, go to sendbird.com/products/customer-support .

Semgrep Announces Support for C and C++, Modernizing Static Application Security Testing for Both Languages

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Semgrep, a code security solution designed for engineering-centric security programs, today announced general availability and support for C and C++ programming languages in Semgrep Code, a fast, customizable, and developer-oriented static application security testing (SAST) solution. With this added coverage, Semgrep Code will set a new standard for rapidly securing C and C++ codebases without compromising on accuracy or efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Semgrep , a code security solution designed for engineering-centric security programs, today announced general availability and support for C and C++ programming languages in Semgrep Code , a fast, customizable, and developer-oriented static application security testing (SAST) solution.
  • With this added coverage, Semgrep Code will set a new standard for rapidly securing C and C++ codebases without compromising on accuracy or efficiency.
  • Extending upon Semgrep Open Source, Semgrep Code supports the proprietary analysis capabilities and rules needed to enable accurate C and C++ scanning - because of this, C and C++ coverage is not available in Semgrep Open Source.
  • "Our support for C and C++ in Semgrep Code marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of code security.

Elder Fraud Prevention Advocate Janine Williamson Applauds Passage of HB 692 by Virginia General Assembly

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Monday, February 26, 2024

RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 692 last week.

Key Points: 
  • RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 692 last week.
  • HB 692 was introduced in the Virginia House of Delegates in January by Del.
  • Michelle Maldonado, D-Manassas, and unanimously passed the Virginia State Senate on February 22 and unanimously passed the Virginia House of Delegates on February 23.
  • Elder fraud prevention advocate Janine Williamson testified in front of the Virginia Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on Monday, February 19.

ShortPixel Acquires ReSmush.it, Pledges to Optimize & Continue Free Service

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Monday, February 19, 2024

ShortPixel has been at the forefront of image optimization since its inception, offering free and premium services allowing web developers, bloggers, and online businesses to improve their website speed and performance.

Key Points: 
  • ShortPixel has been at the forefront of image optimization since its inception, offering free and premium services allowing web developers, bloggers, and online businesses to improve their website speed and performance.
  • With over 300,000 active users, ShortPixel is renowned for its advanced algorithms that significantly reduce image file sizes without compromising quality.
  • I seized the opportunity of the sudden shutdown of this service to provide a similar service, coded within a few days.
  • "reSmush.it is an important player in the image optimization space, and it is the only truly free such service.

ShortPixel Acquires ReSmush.it, Pledges to Optimize & Continue Free Service

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 19, 2024

ShortPixel has been at the forefront of image optimization since its inception, offering free and premium services allowing web developers, bloggers, and online businesses to improve their website speed and performance.

Key Points: 
  • ShortPixel has been at the forefront of image optimization since its inception, offering free and premium services allowing web developers, bloggers, and online businesses to improve their website speed and performance.
  • With over 300,000 active users, ShortPixel is renowned for its advanced algorithms that significantly reduce image file sizes without compromising quality.
  • I seized the opportunity of the sudden shutdown of this service to provide a similar service, coded within a few days.
  • "reSmush.it is an important player in the image optimization space, and it is the only truly free such service.

FOX News Digital Sees Double-Digit Monthly Growth While Leading News Brands With Multiplatform Views and Minutes in January

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

FOX News Digital finished January continuing its streak as the top news brand with both multiplatform views and minutes seeing double-digit monthly growth, according to Comscore.

Key Points: 
  • FOX News Digital finished January continuing its streak as the top news brand with both multiplatform views and minutes seeing double-digit monthly growth, according to Comscore.
  • Notably, this marks 35 consecutive months that FOX News Digital has led news brands with multiplatform minutes and 16 consecutive months that it has been the leader in multiplatform views.
  • FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching 3.3 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.7 billion total multiplatform views, and 110 million multiplatform total digital unique visitors.
  • FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the free ad-supported television service FOX Weather.

Beyond Type 1 Announces New Board Members and Executive Team

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond Type 1 today announced three new board members and four new executives to lead the organization as it grows its program, community, and partner network in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • "Their diverse expertise and unwavering dedication to serving people with diabetes will be instrumental in driving our initiatives forward.
  • They each share an important passion and personal connection to the work of Beyond Type 1."
  • The new members of Beyond Type 1's Board of Directors comprise a diverse set of senior leaders across multiple industries who are all united in their commitment to fighting diabetes.
  • Beyond Type 1 also welcomed four accomplished executives to its leadership team , bringing decades of combined expertise across healthcare, technology, marketing, creative, and operations.

Modern Football Technology Announces Cris Carter and Andy Beal as Board Advisors

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Thursday, February 8, 2024

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Football Technology, an innovative Analytical AI and sports technology startup, announced today that Hall of Fame football player, Cris Carter, and the Founder of MaxPreps, Andy Beal joined the Company to support its continued growth and execution. Carter and Beal join a team of industry veterans leading the company to the next stage of growth.

Key Points: 
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Football Technology , an innovative Analytical AI and sports technology startup, announced today that Hall of Fame football player, Cris Carter, and the Founder of MaxPreps, Andy Beal joined the Company to support its continued growth and execution.
  • Modern Football Technology's platform is a game-changer for coaches and teams alike, offering real-time insights that were once unimaginable.
  • The addition of Carter and Beal will bring invaluable knowledge and business experience to Modern Football Technology, and marks a significant vote of confidence in the Company's potential.
  • "It's always sweeter to achieve success as a team, and we are honored to have the support of Cris Carter and Andy Beal as we work towards our growth goals," said Christian Masegian, CEO and co-founder of Modern Football Technology.