We're back at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, for this year's edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding, and e-commerce, so you can bet we're expecting to hear tons of news on these fronts. And who knows, we might get a […]
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Thailand closer to missing out on watching World Cup
Thailand closer to missing out on watching World Cup
The government is showing signs of throwing in the towel on bringing World Cup football matches to Thai TV screens, after the private sector and sponsors showed no interest in helping fund the cost.
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Mpox still a concern in Thailand, mainly among men
Mpox still a concern in Thailand, mainly among men
Mpox continues to be a public health concern in Thailand, especially among men with close contact or sexual intercourse with strangers, the Department of Disease Control warned on Tuesday.
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🆓 Free: Project Falcon – Free 3D Kitbash App from Autodesk
Project Falcon – Free 3D Kitbash App from Autodesk
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Party Animals devs cancel AI video contest due to a ‘significant amount of negative feedback’
An "AI video contest" run by Party Animals devs Recreate Games has been canceled, and the studio has issued an apology today.
Last week, Recreate announced the contest, encouraging users to make Party Animals-themed videos with AI prompts, with up to $75,000 in prize money up for grabs. The community backlash was so overwhelming that the studio apologized and ran a poll to decide the next course of action for the cutesy-brawler.
Image via Recreate Games
The community decided in a big way that the event should be canceled, with 57.3 percent of the vote. Just 8.1 percent voted to keep AI in the contest but add a "non-AI track," while 34.6 percent voted to change it to a non-AI contest.
"Following the announcement of this event, we received a significant amount of negative feedback," Recreate Games said in a statement this morning, confirming the cancellation. "We have read through your comments and opinions one by one. We must admit that our consideration of the event's conception was insufficient, the design was inadequately thought through, and our communication with the community was not up to par. "
Recreate said that "our original intention was to encourage more diver
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🆓 Free: Lost in the Hole (Epic Games) Giveaway
Lost in the Hole (Epic Games) Giveaway
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