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Silbo Levels the Playing Field to Give Career Referees A Fairer Shot

Silbo Levels the Playing Field to Give Career Referees A Fairer Shot

Sports fans often have a love or hate relationship with the referees that work professional games in the NFL, FIFA, and MLB — but what about those that oversee your child's little league games? Brendan Szulik and his co-founder Daniel Caldwell first came across quality and representation issues within

United Way, Futurus, NFL Virtual Reality Project Encourages Kids to 'Call the Play' On Ending Bullying

United Way, Futurus, NFL Virtual Reality Project Encourages Kids to 'Call the Play' On Ending Bullying

Building upon a 45-year partnership with the NFL, non-profit United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA) wanted to find a way to engage and educate children during the Super Bowl LIII festivities. The community-driven charity tapped Atlanta-based Futurus and Georgia State University to create an immersive virtual reality experience, "Call

Roses Are Red, Startups Are Hard, We Love The Consumer Show, So Here Is Our Card

Roses Are Red, Startups Are Hard, We Love The Consumer Show, So Here Is Our Card

Between the Super Bowl and the holiday of love, Switchyards Downtown Club is keeping the energy going with its monthly pitch event, The Consumer Show, on February 7th. The Consumer Show (or #theconsumershow for our Twitteratti) is for Switchyards' main squeeze, B2C startups, to pitch to an excited and

How the Super Bowl Spurred Sprint's 5G Rollout In Atlanta

The Super Bowl will likely have many lasting impacts for its host city — economic, cultural, and even political consequences sticking around long after the big game. Super Bowl LIII may also have spurred a technology improvement for Atlanta, in the form of permanent 5G-compatible broadband hardware across the city. At

A3C

Culture and Capital: Entrepreneurs Paul Judge, Ryan Wilson Acquire Controlling Stake in A3C

A3C Festival and Conference, the annual music, culture, and technology festival in Atlanta, will be led by a new set of backers with strong roots in the tech and entrepreneurial space. The new investors will expand the event’s programming and experiences, broadening the conference’s initial focus on music

1st and future

Startup Finalists Selected to Pitch At NFL's 1st and Future Super Bowl Pitch

Nine individuals and startups have been selected as finalists for the NFL 1st and Future pitch competition, held annually to coincide with the Super Bowl. The finalists will compete at the invite-only pitch this Saturday, February 2nd, for over $100,000 in cash and the chance to win tickets to

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This Nightlight-Sized Sensor Helps Keep Seniors Safe In Their Homes

Though Lili Varzi’s mother was aging and needed some assistance, she wanted to remain in her own home. Living just two miles away from Varzi and her husband, Fereydoun Taslimi, her mother felt that the couple could be reassured knowing that she was right down the road, should anything