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Sophia Kennedy, UTSA director of sports performance for Olympic sports, says these technology tools help coaches and trainers assess player workloads and injury risks so coaches can align training efforts with performance goals. “If you want to be competitive in collegiate athletics, then you want to have the best technology,” she said. Kennedy regularly relies […]

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Sophia Kennedy, UTSA director of sports performance for Olympic sports, says these technology tools help coaches and trainers assess player workloads and injury risks so coaches can align training efforts with performance goals.

“If you want to be competitive in collegiate athletics, then you want to have the best technology,” she said.

Kennedy regularly relies on data from these devices to tailor training programs for UTSA athletes. Kennedy added that many coaches and trainers may lack the technical background to fully utilize the tools.

“It’s about keeping up with the competition,” Kennedy said. “That’s why this partnership is really impactful. If you can get people who really understand the data science, then you have a competitive edge.”

That’s where the UTSA School of Data Science comes in. Keying Ye, a professor of statistics in the Department of Management Science and Statistics and a core faculty member in the School of Data Science, is among the faculty leading the effort. He believes that data science can tackle each of the challenges UTSA Athletics has identified.

“Our goal is to help Athletics use data-driven methods to improve performance, reduce injuries, increase ticket sales and optimize pricing strategies,” Ye said. “I may be biased, but I think as long as we have really good data, we can absolutely accomplish this.”

Ye noted that one challenge is the changing roster of student-athletes.

“There’s some data – especially related to the athletes – that will always be changing, because you’ll always have new athletes coming in,” he said. “We can train some general models with this data, but you never know when you’re talking about college athletes. They don’t have long-term contracts. They come, and they go.”

In addition to player performance, Ye and his colleagues will analyze sales and demographic data to help Athletics refine its ticket pricing and marketing strategies. This may include understanding who buys tickets, their age, location and whether they are UTSA alumni.

“If we have good data, I don’t think it will be difficult to build models to make useful predictions,” he said.

While performance and ticketing data are the focus, the partnership also offers benefits for students beyond Athletics. Ye hopes to involve UTSA students in the work through internships, graduate assistantships and class projects.

“We definitely want to use students as the programmers and as learners,” he said. “We can provide them with experiential learning opportunities and treat them as interns or graduate assistants.”

Depending on the complexity and sensitivity of the data, Ye anticipates involving undergraduate, master’s and even Ph.D. students in research that could provide invaluable experience and academic publications.

“This will help us produce students who have actually gotten their hands dirty working on real-world problems, not just hypothetical ones,” he said. “You can market those kinds of students very easily. Most employers will welcome them, because they can give them projects immediately. So, I want us to be training our students this way.”



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El Camino Hospital buys South Bay site from ag company Yuki Farms

CUPERTINO — El Camino Hospital has bought an office building from a farming company in a deal that gives the health care services provider a foothold along a busy street in Cupertino. The medical firm paid $10.4 million for an office building at 19400 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, according to documents filed on June […]

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CUPERTINO — El Camino Hospital has bought an office building from a farming company in a deal that gives the health care services provider a foothold along a busy street in Cupertino.

The medical firm paid $10.4 million for an office building at 19400 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, according to documents filed on June 2 with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office.

19400 Stevens Creek Boulevard, site of an office building in Cupertino.(Google Maps)
19400 Stevens Creek Boulevard, site of an office building in Cupertino. (Google Maps)

Yuki Farms sold the building to El Camino Hospital, which has on occasion bought properties as it prepares for future growth.

Separately, in recent years, El Camino Hospital launched a wide-ranging upgrade of its women’s health and maternity facilities at its big medical campus in Mountain View.



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AI Takes Center Court, Infosys and FFT Unveil Innovative Fan Fea

Leverage Gen AI and agentic AI to deliver new fan experiences including enhanced and personalized match analysis and creative content PARIS, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY), (BSE: INFY), (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, in partnership with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) today announced a powerful line-up […]

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Leverage Gen AI and agentic AI to deliver new fan experiences including enhanced and personalized match analysis and creative content

PARIS, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY), (BSE: INFY), (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, in partnership with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) today announced a powerful line-up of AI-first fan experiences for Roland-Garros 2025. Entering its seventh year as the official AI and Digital Innovation Partner, Infosys is leveraging its AI-first suite of offerings, Infosys Topaz, to apply agentic AI and generative AI to deliver immersive and interactive fan experiences that push the boundaries in sports technology.

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The innovations for 2025 include:

  • AI Commentary: This feature allows fans to truly experience the various highs and lows of the matches. By capturing every thrilling twist and turn, it delivers commentary that brings alive each moment. With player-specific point-of-views, point-by-point or game-level highlights, AI Commentary ensures a viewing experience that is both personal and engaging. The feature leverages out-of-the-box large language models (LLMs) to combine real-time analytics with agentic AI built on multi-agent orchestration.
  • AI Stadium: Using advanced text-to-image generation to expand on the virtual reality fan zone concept, AI Stadium empowers fans to imagine their own 3D tennis arenas. With voice prompting, fans can create a range of environments from futuristic to nature-inspired in seconds, enabling rapid image generation optimised for VR spatial immersion. This gamified feature brings fans one step closer to their personalized tennis universe, redefining how the sport is experienced.
  • Generative AI Poster Challenge: New for this year, video generation elevates an experience to a new creative dimension. Using prompts like iconic French landmarks, art styles, and tennis motifs, fans can now generate short, AI-created videos. At the Infosys Fanzone in RG this year, fans can take it a step further by stepping into an immersive LED cube to experience their personalised posters come to life. Developed with responsible AI principles, this feature ensures safe, ethical exploration of generative AI possibilities and rewards winners with tickets and vouchers for Roland-Garros.

The AI innovations at Roland-Garros build on a journey of AI advancements by Infosys, incorporating machine learning and applied AI into properties like Match Centre, AI Videos & AI-Assisted Journalism. These continue to evolve with expanded feature sets to enhance player performance, fan engagement and tournament experiences.

Beyond tech innovations, Infosys is also collaborating with Fête le Mur (FLM), a charity partner of FFT, to support tech-enabled learning initiatives for underprivileged youth in Paris. As part of this, FLM will help develop tennis-related learning modules on Infosys Springboard, a digital learning platform which enables upskilling for digital inclusion and social impact. Courses will range from leadership and training to safeguarding for tennis camps and additional sports. A group of 60 students will be offered the chance to visit Roland-Garros and take part in AI and technology workshops led by Infosys experts. Additionally, the winner of a competition to identify the biggest Rafa fan will receive an exclusive two-day experience at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain.

Sumit Virmani, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys said, “Sports has been witnessing a tech-fuelled transformation and at Infosys we are excited to be leading the charge for tennis! Every year we create unique experiences for the Roland-Garros community on the back of our deep tech expertise. As enterprise AI reshapes industries globally, we are thrilled to deploy its power at the tournament. With AI-powered insights, and personalized and engaging commentary, fans gain instant access to rich information and in-depth analysis, while the Gen AI Poster Challenge unlocks limitless creative expression. This is a truly exciting time for tennis fans as they experience the thrill of the sports with action on court and beyond.”

Stephane Morel, CEO, FFT, said: “Our partnership with Infosys is transforming the fan experience at Roland-Garros through AI. With the tech innovations for this year, Infosys has once again demonstrated how AI can help to push the boundaries of fan engagement. From exploring match insights in innovative ways using generative AI to celebrating our heritage with the Poster Challenge, we’re creating deeper connections with our fans at every touchpoint, both onsite and worldwide.”

The Roland-Garros 2025 tournament will take place from 25th May to 8th June. For more information on the partnership, visit https://www.infosys.com/roland-garros.html.

About Roland-Garros

Roland-Garros is a must-see event for sports lovers and the general public alike. In 2024, Roland-Garros opened its doors to 675,080 spectators and was broadcast in 220 territories around the world, making it a major global sporting event. Organized by the French Tennis Federation, Roland-Garros is the only Grand Slam tournament to be played on clay, one of the oldest and noblest surfaces in the history of tennis.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, or our future financial or operating performance, are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the execution of our business strategy, our ability to attract and retain personnel, our transition to hybrid work model, economic uncertainties, technological innovations such as Generative AI, the complex and evolving regulatory landscape including immigration regulation changes, our ESG vision, our capital allocation policy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, our corporate actions including acquisitions, and cybersecurity matters. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail in our US Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.

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AI Takes Center Court, Infosys and FFT Unveil Innovative Fan Features for Roland-Garros 2025

Leverage Gen AI and agentic AI to deliver new fan experiences including enhanced and personalized match analysis and creative content PARIS, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY), (BSE: INFY), (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, in partnership with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) today announced a powerful line-up of […]

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Leverage Gen AI and agentic AI to deliver new fan experiences including enhanced and personalized match analysis and creative content

PARIS, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY), (BSE: INFY), (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, in partnership with the French Tennis Federation (FFT) today announced a powerful line-up of AI-first fan experiences for Roland-Garros 2025. Entering its seventh year as the official AI and Digital Innovation Partner, Infosys is leveraging its AI-first suite of offerings, Infosys Topaz, to apply agentic AI and generative AI to deliver immersive and interactive fan experiences that push the boundaries in sports technology.

The innovations for 2025 include:

  • AI Commentary: This feature allows fans to truly experience the various highs and lows of the matches. By capturing every thrilling twist and turn, it delivers commentary that brings alive each moment. With player-specific point-of-views, point-by-point or game-level highlights, AI Commentary ensures a viewing experience that is both personal and engaging. The feature leverages out-of-the-box large language models (LLMs) to combine real-time analytics with agentic AI built on multi-agent orchestration.
  • AI Stadium: Using advanced text-to-image generation to expand on the virtual reality fan zone concept, AI Stadium empowers fans to imagine their own 3D tennis arenas. With voice prompting, fans can create a range of environments from futuristic to nature-inspired in seconds, enabling rapid image generation optimised for VR spatial immersion. This gamified feature brings fans one step closer to their personalized tennis universe, redefining how the sport is experienced.
  • Generative AI Poster Challenge: New for this year, video generation elevates an experience to a new creative dimension. Using prompts like iconic French landmarks, art styles, and tennis motifs, fans can now generate short, AI-created videos. At the Infosys Fanzone in RG this year, fans can take it a step further by stepping into an immersive LED cube to experience their personalised posters come to life. Developed with responsible AI principles, this feature ensures safe, ethical exploration of generative AI possibilities and rewards winners with tickets and vouchers for Roland-Garros.

The AI innovations at Roland-Garros build on a journey of AI advancements by Infosys, incorporating machine learning and applied AI into properties like Match Centre, AI Videos & AI-Assisted Journalism. These continue to evolve with expanded feature sets to enhance player performance, fan engagement and tournament experiences.

Beyond tech innovations, Infosys is also collaborating with Fête le Mur (FLM), a charity partner of FFT, to support tech-enabled learning initiatives for underprivileged youth in Paris. As part of this, FLM will help develop tennis-related learning modules on Infosys Springboard, a digital learning platform which enables upskilling for digital inclusion and social impact. Courses will range from leadership and training to safeguarding for tennis camps and additional sports. A group of 60 students will be offered the chance to visit Roland-Garros and take part in AI and technology workshops led by Infosys experts. Additionally, the winner of a competition to identify the biggest Rafa fan will receive an exclusive two-day experience at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain.

Sumit Virmani, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys said, “Sports has been witnessing a tech-fuelled transformation and at Infosys we are excited to be leading the charge for tennis! Every year we create unique experiences for the Roland-Garros community on the back of our deep tech expertise. As enterprise AI reshapes industries globally, we are thrilled to deploy its power at the tournament. With AI-powered insights, and personalized and engaging commentary, fans gain instant access to rich information and in-depth analysis, while the Gen AI Poster Challenge unlocks limitless creative expression. This is a truly exciting time for tennis fans as they experience the thrill of the sports with action on court and beyond.”

Stephane Morel, CEO, FFT, said: “Our partnership with Infosys is transforming the fan experience at Roland-Garros through AI. With the tech innovations for this year, Infosys has once again demonstrated how AI can help to push the boundaries of fan engagement. From exploring match insights in innovative ways using generative AI to celebrating our heritage with the Poster Challenge, we’re creating deeper connections with our fans at every touchpoint, both onsite and worldwide.”

The Roland-Garros 2025 tournament will take place from 25th May to 8th June. For more information on the partnership, visit https://www.infosys.com/roland-garros.html.

About Roland-Garros

Roland-Garros is a must-see event for sports lovers and the general public alike. In 2024, Roland-Garros opened its doors to 675,080 spectators and was broadcast in 220 territories around the world, making it a major global sporting event. Organized by the French Tennis Federation, Roland-Garros is the only Grand Slam tournament to be played on clay, one of the oldest and noblest surfaces in the history of tennis.

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 300,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses and communities. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next.

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Zumba Brings the Party Home in New Partnership With Nex

Nex and Zumba are teaming up to bring engaging dance workouts into the home to get families moving Zumba is breaking out of the studio and into the living room, inviting the whole family to join in on the fun. The dance-fitness juggernaut has inked a deal with Nex, a motion technology startup known for […]

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Nex and Zumba are teaming up to bring engaging dance workouts into the home to get families moving

Zumba is breaking out of the studio and into the living room, inviting the whole family to join in on the fun.

The dance-fitness juggernaut has inked a deal with Nex, a motion technology startup known for its controller-free gaming system, to bring a gamified Zumba experience to homes via Nex Playground. The immersive title, slated to launch in August, blends Zumba’s high-energy choreography with Nex’s AI-powered motion tracking and gamified scoring system.

The move marks a new chapter for both brands, with Zumba entering the world of at-home interactive fitness and Nex expanding beyond kid-centric gaming into the broader fitness category.

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“Our partnership with Zumba is all about bringing their world-class dance-fitness experience into living rooms everywhere,” Nex co-founder and CEO David Lee said. “This collaboration is about more than just exercise–it’s about creating joyful, shared moments that get the whole family moving together. At Nex, we’re always developing new experiences with our full community in mind–because healthy screen-time isn’t just for kids, it’s for everyone.”

The Zumba title features a progression-based system, allowing players to unlock songs, styles and dance moves as they advance, all tracked in real-time with gamified scoring and feedback.

Designed with parents in mind, Nex Playground carries a kidSAFE+ certification and omits ads, internet connectivity and in-game purchases. All data is stored locally on the device, which also includes a built-in camera cover to reinforce privacy protections.

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“This partnership will allow us to expand the Zumba experience beyond the studio, making it more accessible and engaging for families,” Zumba chief marketing officer Carolina Moraes said. “At Zumba, we want to make exercise feel less like a chore and more like a fun, social activity. By combining our infectious rhythms and easy-to-follow choreography with Nex’s innovative motion technology, we’re transforming how people of all ages experience fitness and fun at home!”

Nex Playground consoles can be found at retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.





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The (latest) Illinois sports betting tax raid

It’s a fiery one this week! World Series of Politics goes in hard on the Land of Lincoln, where another tax grab from the legislature puts further pressure on Illinois sports betting licensees.  Is Illinois against tech innovation? Does the Illinois sports betting tax grab essentially say the state is not a supporter of technological […]

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It’s a fiery one this week! World Series of Politics goes in hard on the Land of Lincoln, where another tax grab from the legislature puts further pressure on Illinois sports betting licensees. 

Is Illinois against tech innovation?

Does the Illinois sports betting tax grab essentially say the state is not a supporter of technological innovation? That’s Brandt Iden’s take and he warns it goes beyond gaming to target other technology innovators. How is that a sustainable strategy in the long-term?

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To Brendan Bussmann, the sports betting tax grab is just further evidence of Illinois as a problem state for the gaming industry, especially in the wake of the Chicago casino project. “Illinois is just not a friendly space to go do business, plain and simple,” he says. 

Ohio springs an icasino surprise

After the Illinois fire has died down, attention turns to igaming in Ohio. It’s been a session of surprises, considering Hawaii’s unexpected charge to third on sports betting but, in a state where the governor has been particularly unfriendly towards sports betting, could we actually see something cross the line?



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Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

WASHINGTON — Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company. The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois nuclear plant. The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string […]

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WASHINGTON — Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.

The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois nuclear plant.

The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of AI expands. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center was actually slated to close in 2017 after years of financial losses but was saved by legislation in Illinois establishing a zero-emission credit program to support the plant into 2027. The agreement deal takes effect in June of 2027, when the state’s taxpayer funded zero-emission credit program expires.

With the arrival of Meta, Clinton’s clean energy output will expand by 30 megawatts, preserve 1,100 local jobs and bring in $13.5 million in annual tax revenue, according to the companies. The plant currently powers the equivalent of about 800,000 U.S. homes.

“Securing clean, reliable energy is necessary to continue advancing our AI ambitions,” said Urvi Parekh, Meta’s head of global energy.

Surging investments in small nuclear reactors comes at a time when large tech companies are facing two major demands: a need to increase their energy supply for AI and data centers, among other needs, while also trying to meet their long-term goals to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Constellation, the owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, said in September that it planned to restart the reactor so tech giant Microsoft could secure power to supply its data centers. Three Mile Island, located on the Susquehanna River just outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was the site of the nation’s worst commercial nuclear power accident in 1979.

Also last fall, Amazon said it was investing in small nuclear reactors, two days after a similar announcement by Google.
Additionally, Google announced last month that it was investing in three advanced nuclear energy projects with Elementl Power.
U.S. states have been positioning themselves to meet the tech industry’s power needs as policymakers consider expanding subsidies and gutting regulatory obstacles.

Last year, 25 states passed legislation to support advanced nuclear energy, and lawmakers this year have introduced over 200 bills supportive of nuclear energy, according to the trade association Nuclear Energy Institute.

Advanced reactor designs from competing firms are filling up the federal government’s regulatory pipeline as the industry touts them as a reliable, climate-friendly way to meet electricity demands from tech giants desperate to power their fast-growing artificial intelligence platforms.

Still, it’s unlikely the U.S. could quadruple its nuclear production within the next 25 years, like the White House wants. The United States lacks any next-generation reactors operating commercially and only two new large reactors have been built from scratch in nearly 50 years. Those two reactors, at a nuclear plant in Georgia, were completed years late and at least $17 billion over budget.

Amazon, Google and Microsoft also have been investing in solar and wind technologies, which make electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions.

Shares of Constellation Energy Corp., based in Baltimore, were flat Tuesday.

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