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Meta made its own AI-generated clickbait news feed
Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now has a "For You" section that populates a list of clickbait-style stories for you to read. But the topics, images, and text are all AI-generated – and as questionable… read more
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82-0 is the best basketball game, to hell with NBA 2K
82-0 marries the stat nerd fun of fantasy basketball with instant gratification and a bit of dumb luck. The goal is to draft a team of players that could (theoretically) have a perfect 82-0 season. Obviously, if you just had free rein to pick whoever you wanted from throughout history, there would be little challenge.… read more
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Benn Jordan longs for the days of tech that didn’t spy on you
Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedals on YouTube under Benn and Gear. But about five years ago, Benn decided to take his YouTube channel in a different direction. He didn't stop covering music gear overnight, but as time progressed, his channel became… read more
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CoD DMZ’s new stealth mechanic makes sneaky pacifist runs a reality, MW4 devs say
A giant military sandbox where risk vs. reward is everything. The post CoD DMZ’s new stealth mechanic makes sneaky pacifist runs a reality, MW4 devs say appeared first on Destructoid. Read Full Article read more
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Call of Duty’s DMZ is ‘a full-featured game’ inside Modern Warfare 4, not just a third mode
Individual operator progression, storytelling, crafting, and a lot more. The post Call of Duty’s DMZ is ‘a full-featured game’ inside Modern Warfare 4, not just a third mode appeared first on Destructoid. Read Full Article read more
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The mayor of Shelbyville, Indiana, says only people who live in ‘shitty houses’ oppose data center
A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the controversy has only grown more intense after the mayor, Scott Furgeson, was caught on camera saying of the "No Data Center" signs going up that, "I've seen a lot of these all over town, but… read more
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Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girl
Teen relatives held in killing of Kanchanaburi girl KANCHANABURI – Police have arrested two teenaged relatives of a seven-year-old girl whose body was found in a rubber plantation in Kanchanaburi province, with both suspects reportedly confessing to causing her death before disposing of the body. Read Full Story read more
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Search ends for last two men lost in Laos cave
Search ends for last two men lost in Laos cave Rescuers called off their search on Saturday for two men trapped in a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than two weeks, as the site became unstable and survival hopes faded. Read Full Story read more
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Plain of Jars mystery solved
Plain of Jars mystery solved For nearly a century, thousands of massive stone urns scattered across north-central Laos have stood as one of archaeology’s most baffling enigmas. Local folklore said ancient giants had carved the hollowed-out megaliths to brew celebratory rice wine. Read Full Story read more
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Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear
Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff noticed a bag concealed in his underwear Saudi traveller’s Phuket escape plan unravelled at the last checkpoint when a body scanner allegedly exposed 63 ketamine capsules hidden in his underwear. The 28-year-old… Read More › The post Saudi tourist busted for ketamine after Phuket airport staff… read more
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Thailand closes its doors to dodgy foreigners and tourists who abuse their welcome through crime
Thailand closes its doors to dodgy foreigners and tourists who abuse their welcome through crime Thailand has slammed the door on nearly 30,000 foreigners this year as PM Anutin’s government launches a sweeping crackdown on visa abuse, crime and nominee… Read More › The post Thailand closes its doors to dodgy foreigners and tourists who… read more
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More than a decade later, the team behind N++ is back with a multiplayer sequel
Back in 2015, the two-person studio Metanet released N++, a brutally hard 2D platformer that was a decade in the making, building off of previous releases dating back to the freeware Flash title N. At the time, cofounder Raigan Burns issued some famous last words: "We hope it's not another 10 years before we come… read more