Some biopharma news for this week.
North American League of Legends Introduces Monday Night Games
Riot Games has published new changes to its top League of Legends competition in North America, the LCS, as well the tier-two LCS Academy. Most notably, regular season broadcasts will extend to three days a week, with four games on Saturday and Sunday (followed by an in-studio Academy game) and a new “Monday Night League” broadcast that will feature two “marquee match-ups” of the week.
Apple’s story is shifting thanks to the massive success of AirPods
Even though the Apple story has been tied to services for the last couple of years, a lot of the attention has actually shifted to the company’s wearables business, which includes AirPods, Apple Watch and the lineup of Beats headphones.
ESL Pro Tour launched for StarCraft and Warcraft in three-year deal
Modern Times Group properties ESL and DreamHack have entered a three-year strategic agreement with Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II and Warcraft III: Reforged will receive their own ESL Pro Tour circuits with respective prize pools of $1.8 million and over US $200,000 in 2020 as part of the deal.
Google will soon read websites to you
Google on Tuesday announced during CES 2020 that Google Assistant will soon be able to read websites to you. This could offer easier access to information for people who are visually impaired.
Samsung Q950 8K QLED TV First Impressions
There was a time not so long ago - last year, basically - where just the fact that it carried an 8K resolution would have made Samsung’s new Q950 (Q950S in the US, Q950TS in Europe) TV a talking point. Just a few days into 2020, though, 8K TVs are everywhere, frankly. So it’s just as well that the Q950 has plenty of other things to shout about beyond the huge number of pixels it carries. Starting with its design.
GG.Bet to host CS:GO tournament at ICE London 2020
Online betting platform GG.Bet has announced its plans to host a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament at gaming exhibition ICE London in February.
Parimatch partners with EPICENTER for CS:GO event
Betting company Parimatch has become a partner of EPICENTER‘s upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Series event.
Startups Seeking To Solve The Big Food Waste Problem In The U.S. Are Getting More Investor Attention Than Ever
In the growing sustainability movement, startups seeking to rescue ugly produce and lower other food waste have become a hot buy for venture capital firms and other private investors.
ESL Pro League Finals Break 4M Hours Watched: – Top Twitch Channels Dec. 2-8
ESL’s 10th Pro League season concluded last weekend with an upset victory by mousesports over Fnatic, leading all Twitch channels for the week.
DXRacer The Official Gaming Chair for the 2019-2020 Gears 5 Major Circuit
DXRacer is now the official gaming chair for the Gears 5 Major circuit.
Peloton is rolling out new apps for Apple Watch and Amazon Fire TV, plus cheaper pricing
Peloton said Wednesday it is releasing a new Apple Watch app and Amazon Fire TV integration.
