Month: January 2026
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
Coplan recently raised, but has yet to announce, a $30 million round of funding at a $350 million valuation. And in recent conversations with investors (a surprising number of whom passed on the round, which was less than Coplan hoped to raise), I’m told he was noncommittal about whether the…
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How to watch the 2026 Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Seahawks channel, start time, where to stream and more
The New England Patriots are headed to the 2026 Super Bowl. (Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images) Lauren Leigh Bacho via Getty Images Drake Maye and the New England Patriots face Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks at Super Bowl LX, which will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa…
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Maingear’s latest retro gaming desktop takes you back to the Quake era
Maingear is back with another nostalgia-fueled gaming PC. The Retro98 may look like it's made for playing Quake while you wait for The Phantom Menace trailer to drop. But on the inside, the beige box is powerful enough to slay today's most demanding AAA games. "You're not going to find…
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Spotify’s new group chats share music with everyone in your circle
The music streaming platform launched direct messaging last August, allowing you to share what you’re listening to without leaving the app. As is the case with one-on-one messages, you can only add people to group chats if you’ve interacted with them through Spotify’s other features before, such as joining their…
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Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is bad for the industry. According to the most recent survey from the Game Developers Conference, 52 percent of respondents said that gen AI is having a “negative”…
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The rise of the slopagandist
The violent federal occupation of Minneapolis — and the subsequent killings of two residents at the hands of immigration agents — began with a vlog. Nick Shirley, a roving 23-year-old with a smartphone and a taste for outrage, made a YouTube video with unfounded allegations of fraud at daycares operated…
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