Category: Technology
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,…
Get a free Amazon gift card when you sign up for a discounted NordVPN plan
While it didn’t quite make the cut in our guide to the best virtual private networks (VPNs), NordVPN remains one of the more popular providers out there for a reason, and right now you can save up to 76 percent on its two-year plans, with an Amazon gift card thrown in as a sweetener. With…
Fake Students, Real Loans: Financial Aid & Admissions Fraud is Skyrocketing
eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The increased use of AI and the popularity of online classes have thrown open the doors to financial aid fraud. Scammers use AI bots to pose as students and enroll them in online…
Nintendo’s best gamepad simply costs too much
The Switch 2 Pro Controller isn’t perfect, though. For one, it costs $85 (up from its originally announced $80 price, thanks to the Trump administration’s tariffs). I suppose that’s not as bad as buying a whole new pair of Joy-Con 2s for $95, and it’s not too far off from the PlayStation 5’s $75 Dual…
AI trends shaping software development in 2025
Author: Emilio Salvador, Vice President, Strategy and Developer Relations at GitLab The rapid acceleration of AI adoption is fundamentally transforming the software development ecosystem. As capabilities advance, they become increasingly integrated into the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The latest GitLab DevSecOps survey found that 78% of respondents globally use AI in their software development processes…
700 Engineers – Not AI – Developed Code at $1.5B Disruptor Filing Bankruptcy
eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Builder.ai, once valued at $1.5 billion and hailed as a disruptor in the world of no-code software, is entering insolvency proceedings, bringing its high-flying story to a crashing halt. The company admitted on…
TGE Pioneers An Iconic Fashion Show At The New York Stock Exchange’s Trading Floor
PARIS, NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — AMTD Group Inc. (“AMTD” or the “Group”), alongside The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE), a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), jointly announced that L’OFFICIEL is proud to orchestrate a groundbreaking fashion event on the legendary trading floor of the New…
Tesla’s new Model S and X vehicles are now available in the US
Tesla has officially launched new versions of the Model S and the Model X in the US. As Electrek notes, however, the upgrades may not be quite as big or compelling as one could hope when the vehicles now cost $5,000 more. The automaker has posted a list of updates for the vehicles on X,…
Ping An Ranks 27th On Forbes’ Global 2000 List
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (“Ping An”, the “Company” or the “Group”, HKEX: 2318; SSE: 601318) has risen two spots to rank 27th on Forbes’ 2025 Global 2000 list, an authoritative ranking of the world’s largest public companies based on a composite score…