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🥎 Oakland Ballers use AI to manage entire baseball game decisions

🎾 AI-powered tennis robot humbles human players at $2,499

🎿 Snow Eye launches AI video training system for ski racers

👓 Minute Media acquires VideoVerse for $300 million to advance AI sports content creation

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AI in Sports and Fitness

Oakland Ballers become first professional team to let AI manage an entire game. The independent league baseball team partnered with AI company Distillery to have artificial intelligence make lineup decisions, substitutions, and strategy calls during their last Saturday home game against Great Falls Voyagers. Manager Aaron Miles received tablet instructions from the AI system but still handled third-base coaching duties.

Minute Media acquires VideoVerse for $300 million to advance AI sports content creation. The deal brings VideoVerse's Magnifi platform, which uses machine learning to automatically identify and clip highlights from live sports footage. Major clients including FIFA+ and Indian Super League use the technology to generate short-form content efficiently without manual editing.

AI-powered tennis robot delivers professional-level training at $2,499 price point. The Acemate robot uses 4K cameras and AI chips to anticipate ball direction, catching 90% of returns while serving at speeds up to 80mph. The system provides personalized coaching reports and can adapt to players from beginner to near-professional level through its companion app.

Snow Eye debuts AI video training system for ski racers at Norwegian indoor facility. The Portuguese-developed technology films four racing lanes simultaneously and uses AI to recognize individual skiers, producing personalized high-resolution videos that follow each athlete. Norwegian national team coaches report the system frees up time for athlete communication instead of manual filming.

Now globally available, BleeqUp launches world's first mass-produced 4-in-1 AI sports glasses for $379. The Ranger glasses combine an AI sports camera, 5-hour battery life, open-ear headphones, and sports-grade comfort in one frame. The device captures Full HD POV footage with AI video optimization and offers optional ZEISS lenses for enhanced optical performance.

Zepp Health acquires Wild.AI to expand hormone-informed coaching for female athletes. The acquisition integrates Wild.AI's physiological and hormonal data platform into Amazfit smartwatches, providing personalized training insights based on menstrual cycles, perimenopause, and menopause stages. The platform serves both elite athletes and everyday fitness enthusiasts with science-backed performance optimization.

Tonal opens first Pacific Northwest showroom featuring AI-powered strength training system. The 885-square-foot Bellevue Square location offers 30-minute demos of Tonal's wall-mounted workout system that uses adaptive resistance and AI coaching for personalized strength training. The company now operates 22 showrooms across 11 states.

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What It Does: Delivers AI-powered personalized product recommendations that increase customer engagement. 

Prompt: You are a marketing copywriter for [Brand Name], an endurance/outdoor sports company.

Using the following inputs, generate a friendly, concise, and engaging marketing message suitable for an email or outreach campaign:

• Recent Purchase(s): [List of products]

• Target Outdoor Activity: [Activity or multiple activities]

• Season: [Current season or month]

For each recommended product:

• Include discount code: [DISCOUNT CODE]

• Explain how the product complements the recent purchase(s) or supports the activity

• Provide a short, relevant seasonal tip for optimal use or preparation

• Include one key safety or performance tip related to the product or activity in this season

Make sure the final output:

• Is customer-focused, warm, and encouraging

• Reads naturally as a marketing email (1-3 short paragraphs)

• Highlights benefits over features

• Ends with a clear call to action (e.g., “Shop Now,” “Upgrade Your Gear”)

Beyond Sports: AI News Bytes

OpenAI announced plans to launch an AI-powered hiring platform called the OpenAI Jobs Platform to compete directly with LinkedIn by mid-2026. The service will use AI to match businesses with employees and offer certifications for "AI fluency" through its OpenAI Academy program.

ChatGPT introduced a new conversation branching feature that allows users to create multiple parallel threads from a single chat. The branching capability enables users to explore different tones and strategies while keeping the original conversation intact.

Google's Gemini app now supports audio file uploads, addressing what the company called its most requested feature. Free users can upload up to 10 minutes of audio per prompt, while paid plans support up to three hours.

OpenAI secured Microsoft's blessing to convert its for-profit arm into a public benefit corporation, potentially allowing the startup to raise additional capital and eventually go public. The nonbinding agreement gives OpenAI's nonprofit a stake worth upward of $100 billion.

Qualcomm and Google Cloud announced an expanded partnership to integrate Google's Automotive AI Agent with Qualcomm's Snapdragon Digital Chassis. The collaboration aims to help automakers create conversational AI agents that enhance navigation, entertainment, and vehicle control.

Atlassian acquired AI startup The Browser Company for $610 million to enter the AI-powered browser market. The deal brings the Arc and Dia browsers under Atlassian's enterprise software suite, targeting knowledge workers with AI-optimized browsing experiences.

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