Polymarket, the prediction market platform, has been paying social media users in crypto—from $10 to several hundred dollars per post—to quote-retweet content from its branded esports accounts. According to posts in an internal Discord by a Polymarket representative, the program has enrolled more than 800 participants and includes guidelines on disclosure and acceptable post types, which appear as a small 'Paid partnership' tag on X.
readergrev.com
· 2026-10-16
Xipto Esports player Nuengnara "23savage" Teeramahanon says police raided his team's Kuala Lumpur boot camp, handcuffed him and two teammates, and questioned whether they were professional gamers. He says he convinced an officer by showing Instagram photos, then played a full Dota 2 match as Kez and finished with 32 kills, after which the team was released. He also claims an officer took two jars of Nutella before leaving.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-16
Recent gaming mice have adopted polling rates up to 8,000 Hz, significantly increasing communication frequency with PCs. Despite this, experts suggest that such high rates may not provide noticeable benefits over standard 1,000 Hz devices for most users. The increased polling rate reduces latency to as low as 0.125 milliseconds, but practical advantages remain uncertain for typical gaming or everyday use.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-07
Amazon has cut the price of the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL gaming keyboard to $124.99 from its usual $229.99, a 46% discount that ties its lowest recorded price. The wired, tenkeyless board uses Razer's Gen-2 optical switches with adjustable actuation and Rapid Trigger, plus features like Snap Tap and per-key customization aimed at competitive gamers.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-03
Lionel Messi, who this week announced his retirement from Argentina's national team, has for years operated a venture capital fund called Play Time HoldCo, co-founded with Razmig Hovaghimian in October 2022 with an initial target of about $200 million. The fund holds stakes in AI startups including World Labs, Field AI, Fish Audio, Perceptron, Intangible and SuperAnnotate, and Messi separately holds equity in Sorare, KRÜ Esports, and Inter Miami, now valued at $1.45 billion.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-01
ASUS revealed three new 24.5-inch gaming monitors under its Ace lineup: the 720Hz ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace with a Tandem WOLED panel and Dolby Vision support, and two QD-OLED models, the 560Hz XG259QDPG Ace and 360Hz XG259QDNS Ace, both featuring a new anti-glare 'BlackShield' film. The PG259QWS Ace launches in early Q4 for $1,099, while pricing and availability for the QD-OLED models remain unannounced except for the previously shown XG259QWPG Ace at $699.
engadget.com
· 2026-08-26
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