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Reliever Launches to Build the AI Back Office for Youth Sports

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October 6, 2026

Founded by an operator with a track record of building and exiting software companies, Reliever brings modern financial tools to volunteer-run youth sports associations.

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Reliever, the AI back office for youth sports associations, today launched a platform built to take on the banking, bookkeeping and compliance work that volunteer boards have carried on their own for far too long. Reliever is led by a team with deep experience across sports technology, payments and financial infrastructure, and years of firsthand experience as volunteers, coaches and board members inside these associations.

Most of the investment that has flowed into youth sports technology has gone toward what families see and ask for: registration, scheduling, communication, stats and video streaming. Far less has reached the back office, where billions of dollars a year run through fragmented, fragile infrastructure never built for the scale of money moving through it.

That infrastructure gap falls hardest on the treasurer, usually a working parent tracking a year’s finances from the stands. A single treasurer can donate hundreds of hours a year to the work, and when the board turns over every couple of years, much of what they know is lost and rebuilt from scratch. The result is burnout, financial blind spots and serious exposure to fraud.

Reliever is built to close that gap, with AI-native software designed for how these associations actually work and a team focused entirely on youth sports. It complements the registration, scheduling and communications platforms associations already rely on, picking up where those tools leave off to manage everything downstream in the back office. Reliever brings the association’s banking, bookkeeping and compliance into one platform, with an insured operating account and virtual and physical cards for every team, each governed by built-in spend policies. Boards build an accurate annual budget and track actuals against it, the books stay reconciled as money moves, and the platform turns out board-ready statements a non-finance volunteer can read and understand. Vendor payments, W-9s and 1099s are handled in the same place, and every account and transaction is visible in one view.

On the compliance side, Reliever manages everything from 990 filings to state and local reporting, and keeps audit-ready records in place, so nothing has to be reconstructed at year-end. Approval rules and a full transaction trail make fraud easier to catch. When the board turns over, the next treasurer inherits a system instead of a shoebox of records, with every dollar documented, so a board can prove that all funds reached the programs and the kids.

“I spend my own nights and weekends at the rink and the ballfield, so I’ve seen firsthand how much these volunteers take on. The people running these organizations are capable professionals who are used to having modern systems support them at work, and then they step into a volunteer treasurer or board role where none of that exists. Reliever gives them that support, so the focus can return to the kids and the sports,” said Jason Campana, Co-Founder and CEO of Reliever.

Campana brings more than 15 years of building and running software companies to the problem. He joined Wellbeats near its earliest days and helped build the wellness technology company from the ground up to a successful exit in 2022, then served as Chief Operating Officer and later Chief Executive Officer of its acquirer, LifeSpeak. That operating track record, paired with years spent coaching and volunteering inside youth sports associations, is what convinced him the back office was both the hardest problem in the space and the one he was built to solve.

“The treasurer’s job is the hardest and most thankless role in youth sports, and it has been left to volunteers with no real tools for far too long,” Campana added. “We started with the treasurer of our own local hockey association, took what we learned to associations across every sport, and heard the same thing back almost word for word. The problem is real, it is everywhere, and no one has built for it. That is exactly the kind of problem worth building a company around.”

That treasurer, Collin Bushman of the Stillwater Area Youth Hockey Association, saw the manual work up close. “I volunteered as treasurer because I wanted to give back to our association and the kids who play. What surprised me was how much of the role is manual work, and how few good tools there are to manage it efficiently,” said Bushman. “Having a system built for this work lets me spend more of my time on the things that actually help our families and our programs.”

Reliever is now working with associations of every size and sport as it brings the platform to market nationwide.

About Reliever
Reliever is the back office for youth sports, giving volunteer-run associations modern tools for banking, spend management, financial compliance and tax and audit prep. Founded and based in Minneapolis, MN, Reliever is on a mission to give youth sports treasurers their nights and weekends back. Learn more at reliever.ai.

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GIGABYTE Unveils Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Offers with Savings Up to $130

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33 minutes ago

October 6, 2026

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — GIGABYTE Technology, a global leader in PC hardware, today announced its Amazon Prime Big Deal Days promotions, available exclusively to Prime members for 48 hours only, from October 6 through October 7, 2026. As the fall gaming season kicks off, the event lowers the entry barrier for next-generation PC building—putting 240Hz esports displays within reach from just $79.99 and delivering savings of up to $130 on Wi-Fi 7 and PCIe 5.0-ready motherboards on Amazon.

Empower Your Build: Next-Gen AMD Platforms Built for Every Gamer

As Wi-Fi 7 routers and PCIe 5.0 graphics cards and SSDs move into the mainstream, GIGABYTE is making the platforms built for them accessible across every budget segment. Headlining the promotion is the X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7, which democratizes multi-gigabit Wi-Fi 7 speeds and PCIe 5.0 graphics readiness for high-demand gaming at a promotional price of $209.99. For mainstream builders transitioning to the latest AMD Ryzen processors without overspending, the B850 EAGLE WIFI6E delivers essential next-gen connectivity and thermal efficiency for just $149.99. Meanwhile, gamers building a clean white rig around a Ryzen X3D processor can secure the X870E AORUS ELITE X3D ICE at $259.99. Its X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 tunes X3D chips in real time for extra gaming performance, and at $130 off, it carries the event’s largest single discount.

Smooth Esports Visuals Starting Under $80

Alongside platform upgrades, GIGABYTE is bringing 240Hz refresh rates—long the benchmark for competitive play—down to entry-level price points. Budget-conscious esports players and students can minimize motion blur and screen tearing with the 24.5-inch GS25F2A, a 240Hz, 1ms FHD monitor available for an ultra-accessible $79.99. For FPS competitors who want the same 240Hz speed on a height-adjustable ergonomic stand, the G25F2A drops to $89.99, making high-FPS dual-monitor configurations exceptionally cost-effective for modern gaming rooms.

Promotional Pricing Summary

All featured motherboards and gaming monitors eligible for Prime Big Deal Days savings on October 6–7, 2026, are detailed below:

Model

Features

Promo Price

X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7

Next-gen AMD platform with Wi-Fi 7 & PCIe 5.0

$209.99

X870E AORUS ELITE X3D ICE

White AMD X870E board with X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 & Wi-Fi 7

$259.99

X870E AORUS PRO ICE

Premium all-white AMD X870E enthusiast platform

$279.99

B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE

Sleek white B850 platform with Wi-Fi 7 speeds

$169.99

B850 EAGLE WIFI6E

Mainstream ATX platform featuring Wi-Fi 6E & PCIe 5.0

$149.99

B850M EAGLE WIFI6E

Compact Micro-ATX build with Wi-Fi 6E

$139.99

B550 GAMING X V2

Budget-friendly AM4 classic for entry gaming rigs

$84.99

Z790 AORUS ELITE AX

Intel Z790 DDR5 board with Wi-Fi 6E for 12th–14th Gen Core

$169.99

G25F2A

25″ 240Hz high-FPS competitive esports monitor

$89.99

GS25F2A

25″ 240Hz gaming display under $80

$79.99

GS27F2

27″ 240Hz FHD gaming display

$99.99

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GIGABYTE is a developer, manufacturer, and distributor of high-performance hardware solutions. From award-winning monitors and graphics cards to advanced data center infrastructure, GIGABYTE remains committed to its mission of “Upgrade Your Life” through innovative technology and exceptional build quality.

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QuickLogic Announces Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

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October 6, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) (“QuickLogic” or the “Company”), a developer of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) Hard IP, Strategic Radiation Hardened and Antifuse FPGAs and ruggedized programmable logic solutions, today announced that the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted restricted stock unit awards for 51,502 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “New-Hire RSUs”) to James Sullivan, the Company’s new Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The award was previously announced on September 21, 2026 and granted by the Compensation Committee on October 5, 2026, as an inducement material to his entering into employment with the Company, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

The New-Hire RSUs will be granted outside of the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan and will vest over a three-year period, with 1/3rd vesting on October 5, 2027 and 1/6th vesting each six months thereafter, subject to Mr. Sullivan’s continued employment with the Company.

About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in eFPGA Hard IP, Strategic Radiation Hardened and Antifuse FPGAs and ruggedized programmable logic solutions. QuickLogic’s unique approach combines cutting-edge technology with open-source tools to deliver highly customizable, low-power solutions for aerospace and defense, industrial, computing, and consumer markets. For more information, visit www.quicklogic.com.

QuickLogic and logo are registered trademarks of QuickLogic. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and should be treated as such.

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MIT Technology Review Unveils 2026 List of 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch

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October 6, 2026

The annual list highlights businesses developing innovative solutions to positively impact climate change.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MIT Technology Review released its annual list of 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch for 2026 today. The list reveals the early-stage startups and multinational corporations developing cutting-edge solutions to lower emissions, address major climate concerns, and protect our planet.

MIT Technology Review’s award-winning newsroom used their advanced knowledge and resources to develop a robust list of 10 global businesses that are reinventing how we create energy, manufacture products, address climate risks, and develop cleaner transportation.

Drawing on feedback from researchers, investors, analysts and academics, the team vetted dozens of companies to confirm their success in driving innovations that tackle the most urgent climate issues. Following months of deliberation, they selected 10 notable businesses that they believe have the best chance at addressing these threats.

The online-exclusive list is now live at www.technologyreview.com/climatetech2026, and features in-depth profiles on how each company is making meaningful strides across energy storage, nuclear power, transportation, and more.

The honorees represent a wide range of industries, from clean energy and nuclear fission to flood barriers and electric vehicles. This year’s list includes Energy Dome and their energy storage systems on the grid, WeLion’s semi-solid-state batteries for EVs, and WaveSave’s portable rubber dam.

To read every honoree profile from the 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch list, become an MIT Technology Review subscriber today at www.technologyreview.com/subscribe.

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