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According to the Android development team, Google Play now offers automatic updates and in-app updates to keep users up-to-date. However, there are still those who use older versions of apps.

The new feature enables the developers of the apps that are available on the Google store to remind users about updates of already outdated versions.

With the new feature, users who are using a particular version will receive an update notification every time they open the given app.

For the convenience of Android fans, developers can indicate which versions of apps need updating.

According to initial experiments by the Android team, over 50% of users who receive update notifications respond to them.

Updating the latest version of an app can help improve the user experience and security of the app.

According to sources, the National Basketball Association, known as the NBA, and Major League Baseball (MLB) have questioned partnering with ESPN if Disney’s goal is to reduce or replace payments to the leagues for rights to broadcast ESPN’s equity sports shows.

Disney executives and league officials are aware that discussions about a potential strategic partnership are still in the “idea” phase. According to sources who requested anonymity to CNBC, the talks have not had many specifics, but are likely to heat up as ESPN tries to reach a rights renewal agreement with the NBA.

And while Disney tries not to go bankrupt, the streaming division of the media giant continues to lose money.

The sports agreement seems to be one way for the company to improve its situation. Agreeing to a deal in which ESPN swaps stock for sports rights could save Disney billions of dollars to use on other strategic ventures. ESPN recently struck a deal with Penn Entertainment that will give it $1.5 billion in cash over the next 10 years.

One of the reasons the leagues haven’t confirmed Disney’s offer is because they also need the cash, especially since the regional sports network business is in jeopardy. Teams pay players largely out of sports rights fees. ESPN’s demands play a significant role in how leagues make money. Organizations can make competitive bids for packages of games because ESPN is almost always a potential buyer.

“We have a long-standing relationship with Disney and look forward to continuing discussions around the future of our partnership”, an NBA spokesman said.

According to insiders, Disney has notified the leagues that it is in separate talks with strategic investors that could provide distribution benefits.

An MLB spokesman declined to comment on the situation.

The reason for the duel is a rival Twitter service that Facebook is preparing to launch. Musk didn’t miss the moment to poke fun at the plans Mark and his company have, and the challenge issued took the whole world by surprise.

Musk insisted that the fight between the two take place in the Octagon, a competition mat and fenced area used for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fights. The UFC is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dana White, the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), confirmed that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are serious about this fight, Business Today reports.

In an interview with TMZ Sports, the UFC president claimed that Mark called him and asked him if Musk was serious. After White asked Musk for confirmation, it became clear that the entrepreneur’s intentions were completely serious.

According to Dana White, this would be the biggest fight in the history of the world. Bigger than anything ever done. He also assured that the fight will break all pay-per-view records. White also confirmed that the proceeds from the fight will go to charity.

When it comes to physical aptitude, both opponents are quite different. Musk is much older at 51 but holds the advantage with his larger stature. Mark Zuckerberg on the other hand, is 5 feet 7 inches but has age on his side. The 39-year-old has also been showcasing his martial arts skills, participating in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and conquering intense workouts like the “Murph Challenge.

Which of the two will win? Vote in our LinkedIn poll.

In order to get a more holistic view of who will win the 2022 World Cup, the prediction model estimates the probability of each match outcome – win, draw or loss – using betting market odds and Stats Perform’s team rankings.

The odds and rankings are based on historical and recent team performances. The model then takes into account the strength of the opponent and the difficulty of their path to the final, using match outcome probabilities taking into account the composition of the groups and the distribution of places in the knockout stages.

According to the model, England has a 60% chance of topping the group and the fifth highest chance of winning the tournament overall (9%). Wales’ match with the USA looks key to their chances of getting out of Group B. Their chances of progressing to the last 16 are 41%, while the USA’s are slightly higher at 45%. The other countries which have chances to win according to the model are France, Brazil and Argentina.

“I love playing video games, so much so that I avoid taking them with me to tournaments to ensure my complete focus is on the court,” said Medvedev. “When I do get off-the-court gaming time, having top-quality sound has been essential to amplifying my gaming experience and with HyperX headsets I escape from the real world and completely immerse myself in virtual competition.”

Oleg Bulavko, esports manager, HyperX Eastern Europe commented the news:

“Daniil Medvedev is talented both on the tennis court and in the virtual game, and we are excited to add him to the HyperX roster. His passion for gaming and commitment to giving everything he has on the court make him an ideal addition to the HyperX family as he continues to inspire gaming audiences and tennis fans around the world”. 

Known for his unique style of play with incredible ball movement senses and pace changing skills on the court, Medvedev’s quick and precise skills also come in handy when competing in some of his favorite video games, including Rainbow Six Siege, FIFA and Fortnite.

As a HyperX brand ambassador, Medvedev will receive the HyperX Hero’s treatment, including his own hero illustration inspired by his gaming persona. He joins a line-up of internationally recognized talent on the HyperX roster, including football player JuJu Smith-Schuster, basketball players Gordon Hayward and Ariel Powers, ice hockey player Filip Forsberg, international soccer player Dele Alli, professional race car driver Sage Karam, and more than 25 global streamers and influencers in the HyperX family.

• On one hand there is a sports event with participation from across the world
• There is a dimension of travel & tourism
• Loads of content is created and consumed
• There is a whole range of merchandise, branded products and services that will be transacted

All the above fuels commerce and can be effectively enabled with the 3F: Future Fintech Framework vision.

Banks & Fintechs can quickly create apps with curated travel experience, ticketing features, content with appropriate payments, insurance and related features which are in a flow.

• There can be alerts and gamification based on how well the customer engages and uses the apps / features.
• Use case can be richly enabled through FDLC (Fintech Digital Lifecycle)
• System components, functionalities, quick partnerhsips & integrations can be enabled through FLARE (Fintech Logical Architechture) & FAM (Fintech API Marketplace)

The benefit will truly enable a engaging, personalised & rich experience to help build loyalty with existing customers, whilst being a differentiator to get new customers.

That is the true digital approach to quickly capitalise on the opportunity, that is enabled by Future Fintech Framework (3F).

The extremely contested 9-rounds long battle led to a point draw at the top between 4 chess players – Ivan Cheparinov, Vasil Spasov, Momchil Nikolov and the coach of our national team, Petar Arnaudov. Eventually, first place was awarded to Ivan Cheparinov. Fifth place in the ranking was taken by the 13-year-old Nikola Kanov.

The Accedia Masters tournament was organized for the 1st year by Accedia, with the support of the Bulgarian Chess Federation 1928. It aims to improve avid chess fans in the field of IT by giving them the opportunity to play and learn from the best professionals in the world. 

The idea for the tournament came from Georgi Peltekov, Engineering Director at Accedia, who has been a keen chess fan years. He found a strong connection between chess and technologies, so he decided to combine the two in Accedia Masters. The event creates conditions both for popularization of the ancient game among professionals and for growth of our young talents.

George Peltekov is an Engineering Director at Accedia – a Bulgarian company for IT services.He has 15 years of experience in the field of information technology, having held various technical and leadership positions with a focus on software development and consulting. He has led projects for large companies such as IBM, Siemens, VW and USA Today. He joined Accedia when the company was founded as a Senior Software Consultant, after which he took on the role of Project Manager. He is currently responsible for the overall implementation of over 15 projects and manages more than 50 software engineers and consultants.

He loves spending time with his family and developing his chess skills.

Tell us more about Accedia Masters. How did you come up with the idea to create such a tournament?

The idea for the tournament has been burning in me for a long time, because chess has been my passion for a while. The catalyst was a tournament in March, which I took part in and in which I saw the interest it arouses among extremely different participants – from young to old. We play chess regularly with colleagues and friends from the IT field and we have organized internal tournaments in Accedia more than once. The connection between logic in IT and chess is popular and that is why I decided to combine all this in one place – to gather the best chess players in Bulgaria, together with representatives from the IT sector. I believe that this event will challenge our skills while we can have fun in the meantime.

When and how will the event take place?

The event will take place in the Accedia’s office, within one day. 9 rounds will be played according to the so-called Swiss system, and the control of the game will be 10 minutes and 2 seconds per added move. The tournament is accredited by FIDE and is valid for both Bulgarian and international ratings. In addition to Accedia volunteers, we have 13 accredited judges who will help with the organization and make sure everything is in order.

Would you give us more information about the organization of such an event?

Organizing such an event requires a lot of time and effort. Now is the time to thank my family for putting up with me for the last 2 months! The current pandemic situation makes it even more challenging, because we have to think about a lot of details. For example, the distance between the tables, their overall arrangement, safety equipment and other similar things. As with every job, the most important thing is to have the right team behind you. Both my colleagues from Accedia and the chairwoman of SC Elite – Veneta Petkova, help me with the organization. The partnership between the two teams, Accedia and our fellow chess players, turned out very well, because we mutually filled in the gaps and enriched our knowledge. We bet on our strengths to get a unique event for Bulgaria.

What connection do you find between the world of technologies and chess? Do you need to be a good chess player in order to be a good IT professional?

Certainly, whether you are a good or a weak chess player does not make you a good or a weak IT specialist. Yes, there is a lot of logic and consistency in both areas, but in both chess and IT, for me, the most important thing is the passion with which you do things. If you are consistent and put your heart into it, then you will be satisfied with the result.

Do you often host such events and how do you attract participants?

At Accedia we organize events, most of which are on technical topics, aimed at IT professionals.This is the first time we are organizing a tournament of this scale. The attraction of the participants was organic, the news about the tournament spread from person to person. Only a few days after the announcement of the event, we had already filled half the capacity. This again proved my thesis that there is a serious hunger for this type of initiative.

Realife Tech is an Experience Automation Platform working with the world’s biggest entertainment destinations and events. It will help Southampton Football Club’s fans to receive personalized club information and digital content.

The new Saints Official mobile app will connect the club’s fan engagement platforms and be the ultimate destination for Saints news, match updates, video content and everything fans at home need to keep stay connected with Southampton FC. Alongside content and best-in-class fan engagement features such as quizzes, polls and an interactive photo wall, fans at home will also receive special offers and online shopping opportunities for official Southampton FC merchandise through the club store.

Realife Tech’s new Covid Safety Hub is also integrated into the app and is capable of delivering a safety-minded experience to each guest before, during, and after an event, through fully contactless solutions. This means that once fans are able to attend games at St. Mary’s again, the app will double up as a matchday companion. Through the app, fans will be able to download and share their tickets, then scan them at the gates for entry on matchdays. In addition to this, stadium visitors will be able to order Food and Beverage through the app, receive a notification when their order is ready to collect, and then contactlessly collect from their chosen concession.

When the stadium re-opens, the app will also include a Premier League first, allowing fans to book and pay for tickets natively in the app – completing a best-in-class digital experience for Saints fans.

“We are thrilled to be working with another fantastic Premier League partner to help football fans receive the news and information they want to know in-venue and at home,” said Adam Goodyer, CEO and Founder of Realife Tech. “When fans are able to enjoy matches in person again, functionality like mobile ticketing, ticket sharing and contactless F&B ordering will help create a more seamless and secure experience for all.”

 

“We’re excited to have developed our official app alongside Realife Tech using industry-leading technology to bring our fans closer to the action,” said David Thomas, Chief Commercial Officer at Southampton FC. “The app will transform how we engage with our fans and we also look forward to seeing the benefits it will bring to match days at St Mary’s when we’re able to welcome them back.”

Realife Tech’s technology will be available through the Southampton F.C. mobile app, delivered via integration partners SecuTix, Sitecore and Two Circles.

Can you introduce yourself to our audience?

Hello and thanks for the invitation! I hope that the information I will provide will be useful to everyone.

My name is Daniela Rakova, 36 years old from Sofia, married with two children aged 11 and 5. I’m an economist by education and I graduated from the University of National and World Economy with finance and marketing, but I have never recognized myself in the field of finance. Life has given me another opportunity, which I am very happy about. What I have been doing for 10 years gives me great pleasure because I have the opportunity to help many people. What I’m doing right now is running personal fitness workouts. I do a lot of group activities and lead 6 disciplines at the moment. The idea is for each of them to be different and to affect the maximum number of people. Some prefer more active and dynamic things, others are looking for something lighter and more moving exercises.

Do you have programmers and software developers as clients and do they have any particular requirements?

One of the good features of my job is that I have the opportunity to meet people from all fields and of course, there are also programmers and IT experts. What impresses me is that people in this field are in perfect condition and look good, compared to the mass of clients.

How important are the daily workouts for professionals who spend between 8-12 hours before the computer as an IT professional?

Well, I will start with the fact that in general sport is the essence of health and this is clear to everyone. Especially young people who are very intelligent and have access to all kinds of social media platforms and see how popular it is to take care of their health above all and maintain good physical shape. Taking into account these specialists spend much of their time in one position in front of the computer and are not very active during the day,it is essential worthy to determine some daily care for themselves and maintain one healthy tonus. It is not about going to the gym every day or doing specific exercises. The question that one must realize how important it is to increase how important is the active lifestyle before reaching a doctor and receiving any negative consequences due to the wrong lifestyle. We then advise all people in this field to actually pay attention and create something to unload them mentally, to detach them from their routine in everyday life and to expand physically.

Do people from the IT industry have to emphasize a certain type of exercises – e.g. cardio or specific muscle groups?

In general, everyone has a different physical activity and strength. It is a little difficult to talk about these people in general. Therefore, we will say that in any case, for people who have not been active, it is very important to turn to a specialist who is very important to guide you to the right exercises for them. The client has to pay attention to the whole body and always has to start with warm-up exercises. When we move on to a certain type of exercise, it is important to understand if someone has a problem such as dissolving the back or spinal curvature after a subsequent non-active lifestyle. Workout ends with stretching or cardio as progress over time and prolonged practice of training increases and strains the muscles. We can try different activities to get gradually better and better results.

Do you think that the active way of life improves our professional performance?

Of course! Here we can consider two examples related to the IT professionals. Let’s say that the person is working remotely from home.  And he wakes up 5 minutes before work, makes coffee and breakfast and he will be fresh and awake in the following 2 hours. In another situation where you get up 40 minutes early, you do one 30min workout after drinking a glass of warm water on an empty stomach. We take a quick shower and after that, with a cup of coffee we are fresh, cheerful, active, and I guess much more useful in our work.

How much time per day do we need to set aside to feel more toned and energized?

In order to be toned and feel good, 30-40 minutes a day are absolutely enough. Whether we will train at home, take a walk with a pet, do a group activity for 30-40 minutes or even go to fitness- it’s always good. If we aim to achieve any results you have to train between 3-4 times a week if we really want to see any development. However, for tone and a good condition of the body and spirit, it is enough to separate after 30 minutes a day.

What are your observations, did COVID-19 encourage people to sport?

I’m still guessing it’s too early to do some summary analysis because we’re literally working for 2 weeks. I am happy that the people who have visited our halls before have not given up and I believe that in one way or another they have found an opportunity to move and be active during these months at home. Given that the lockdown was now during the winter months full of many holidays, I see that people were looking forward to opening all sport centres and coming back to us. I also believe that everyone else who has not been active before, are now trying their best to change their lifestyle given the circumstances and the fact that COVID is much more dangerous for people with comorbidities, which very often occur as a result of immobility and bad habits. Obesity is a very big problem, diabetes, heart disease. So I believe that at some point this whole situation will lead to an increase in people’s interest in sports and, in general, movement as prevention. I think we just need to learn lessons from the whole situation and try to do everything possible to take care of ourselves, to raise our children in this way and to be active people.

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