Category: Technology
The Internet Archive modernizes its GeoCities GIF search engine
The Internet Archive made it easier to search for ’90s-era GIFs. GifCities contains millions of animations from the decade of flannel shirts and Soup Nazis. The GIFs were pulled from old GeoCities webpages, which (mostly) bit the dust in 2009. The new version of GifCities is much easier to search. You can now search semantically,…
The spiritual sequel to the Pebble smartwatch is on track to ship in July
Eric Migicovsky, the creator of Pebble who’s reviving the e-paper smartwatch with a new company called Core Devices, shared that the first new smartwatches are coming next month. The Core 2 Duo watch is on track to ship to pre-order customers in July and the pricier Core Time 2 is still on track to launch…
A Design-Centered Response To The Evolving Aesthetics Of The Modern Home
NEW YORK, June 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hernest, a fast-growing home furniture brand with an established warehousing and logistics footprint across the U.S., has officially launched the Renata Collection, a new series designed for homeowners seeking refined modern design grounded in natural materials and visual clarity. The Renata Collection represents Hernest’s latest effort to…
A Minecraft Movie is coming exclusively to HBO Max on June 20
Don’t throw all your popcorn at the screen, but A Minecraft Movie on on June 20. The big studio adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time was something of a for those unfamiliar with the game’s mammoth audience. Movie adaptations of video games can be really hit or miss. The Super Mario Bros….
Robot Learns to Play Badminton Against Humans
ANYmal-D robot playing badminton. eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Swiss scientists have built a quadruped robot that can play badminton against human opponents. ANYmal-D shows that it is possible to program hand-eye coordination in robotics, functionality that has…
6 Best AI SEO Tools for 2025 (Rank Faster with Less Work)
eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. AI-powered search engine optimization (SEO) tools are transforming how you can optimize your websites and content. These tools use artificial intelligence to help you with tasks such as keyword research, content optimization, technical…
How to turn off Google’s AI Overviews in web searches
Google’s AI Overviews do not save me time. For one, I work for a tech blog and am therefore professionally curious as to whether or not the generated answers are correct, so I spend a few ticks figuring that out. (Answer: Sometimes, but not always!) Then things get existential as I contemplate how long a…
Stock updates for Walmart, Target, Best Buy and more
You can finally buy the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US. The $450 console officially went up for sale on June 5, and several retailers have offered it both online and in-store in the week since. While millions of people have been able to snag the device, online inventory dried up fairly quickly at most…
Wikipedia cancels plan to test AI summaries after editors skewer the idea
Wikipedia is backing off a plan to test AI article summaries. Earlier this month, the platform announced plans to trial the feature for about 10 percent of mobile web visitors. To say they weren’t well-received by editors would be an understatement. The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) then changed plans and cancelled the test. The AI summaries…
Spotify is adding the ability to remotely download playlists to secondary devices
Spotify is rolling out a new feature that lets Premium subscribers remotely download playlists to additional devices. For instance, a user could initiate a download on an iPhone for an iPad or for a backup phone ahead of a trip. That’s all fine and good, and useful in limited circumstances. The big news here, however,…