Category: Technology
Inside the AI Conversations Pushing People to the Brink
Source: Envato eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A report by The New York Times has spotlighted troubling cases in which conversations with ChatGPT and similar AI chatbots appear to have distorted users’ perceptions of reality. In some cases,…
Mattel, OpenAI to ‘Reimagine New Forms of Play’
Image: Mattel eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Barbie-maker Mattel has officially joined forces with OpenAI to create a new generation of AI-powered toys and games. The collaboration, announced last Thursday, aims to combine Mattel’s decades of experience in…
The World’s First Bio-Plasma Powered Deodorant Device
A Breakthrough in Underarm Odor Control and Axillary Bromhidrosis Treatment SEOUL, South Korea, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CodeSteri Inc., a tech-driven startup based at the Hanyang University College of Medicine in Seoul, today announced the launch of PlaDeo, the world’s first electronic deodorant device powered by bio-plasma. Designed to eliminate underarm odor safely and…
Obsidian Entertainment has big ambitions for Grounded 2’s small world
Obsidian Entertainment has been an incredibly versatile game developer over the years, even venturing outside its RPG comfort zone with the original Grounded. As a survival adventure game where you’re shrunken down and explore the hidden, vast world of a backyard, it became a well-loved hit, and it evolved even further throughout its early access…
First Completely AI-Generated Ad Played During NBA Finals
Screenshot from Kalshi’s fully AI-generated ad that was played during the NBA Finals. Image: Kalshi eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. AI just reached a new milestone — or low, depending on your perspective. During game three of the…
Start Mining Bitcoin With PaladinMining To Skyrocket Your Earning Potential
London, UK, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitcoin has once again displayed amazing resilience amid rising geopolitical tensions, arising from its recent low of around $102,800 to almost $105,000. Experts believe that the current market activity resembles a positive trend from late 2024 that led to an 80% rise significantly. As traders and investors…
There’s a Nintendo Direct for Donkey Kong Bananza on June 18
The Switch 2 is officially out in the wild, but the launch lineup is a bit thin. Mario Kart World is great, of course, but I’m missing a legitimate 3D platformer. That’s where Donkey Kong Bananza comes in. Nintendo has announced a Direct livestream for its next first-party game, scheduled for June 18 at 9AM…
Sensitive Meta AI Chats Exposed to Public
Meta AI screenshot. Image: Meta eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Meta’s AI chatbot app is under fire after users discovered that their private prompts, including medical details, legal questions, and even personal confessions, are surfacing in a public…
Phoenix To Host SEMICON West 2025 For The First Time, Showcasing Arizona’s Critical Role As A Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub
Event registration now open, with expanded programming and support from key Arizona partners MILPITAS, Calif., June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced strategic partnerships for this year’s SEMICON® West with Alliance Sponsors Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Greater Phoenix Economic Council…
Tutors International Helps Chinese Students Affected By US Visa Policy Rethink Their Academic Futures
OXFORD, England, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A sharp shift in US visa policy for Chinese students is sending ripples through international education, upending plans for autumn matriculation and prompting many high-net-worth families to reconsider long-held academic strategies. Amid revoked student visas and suspended processing, students and parents alike face uncertainty around whether, and…