What Happens When You Turn Your Life Over to an AI Assistant?

The hosts of Uncanny Valley spent the week following the advice of AI chatbots when it came to shopping, fitness, and parenting. Here’s how it went.

8 Best Leggings (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Whether you’re doing reps or pushing Play on the next episode, these leggings are built for every kind of marathon.

ChargePoint is doing something about all the EV charger cable-cutting crooks

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ChargePoint has had enough of vandalizing thieves who saw through EV charger cables to steal valuable copper — so now it’s making new “cut-resistant” cables and adding alarm systems in an attempt to mitigate the damage.

ChargePoint’s VP of product management Steve Farrell tells The Verge the cable uses a patent-pending technology that includes strategically placed steel to provide protection. Although the design may make the cables a bit...

Insta360’s new Flow 2 Pro gimbal can keep multiple people perfectly framed

The Insta360 Flow 2 Pro is able to keep multiple subjects in frame, even while they’re all moving. | Image: Insta360

Insta360 has announced a new version of its Flow Pro stabilized smartphone gimbal after releasing the original last July. The new Insta360 Flow 2 Pro introduces the company’s upgraded Deep Track 4.0 AI tracking technology that can now track multiple people while also providing more flexibility in how tracked subjects are framed. The company says it has also...

Here’s the Nintendo Switch 2

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Nintendo shared the first details about the Nintendo Switch 2 in a video published Thursday. Nintendo doesn’t give a specific release date for the console besides “2025.”

The console looks a lot like the original, but it’s bigger. In the video, the Joy-Con controllers are black with colored accents, and they attach to the console magnetically. There’s a new button under the home button on the right Joy-Con, which had shown up in leaks. The video also appears...

The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges

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Nintendo has a new console on the way, but you can still hang onto those old games. The company has confirmed that the just-announced Switch 2 device will support cartridges from the original Switch.

The news shouldn’t be too surprising. Late last year, Nintendo confirmed that the then-unnamed console would be backward-compatible with the Switch. However, that original statement — “Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor...

Nintendo Switch 2 announcement: all the news on the next console

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The day is finally here.

It’s finally time: after months of teases and rumors, Nintendo has finally revealed the successor to the Switch. A new console generation is always a big deal, but this is an especially pivotal one for Nintendo.

Since its debut in 2017, the Switch has become Nintendo’s second-bestselling piece of hardware ever, trailing only the Nintendo DS. And it has been home to some of the company’s most successful games, including Animal Crossing:...

Nintendo announces Switch 2 Direct for April

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Now that Nintendo’s reveal of the Switch 2 has put to rest years of anticipation and rumormongering, it’s time to hear more information on the console and, importantly, all the games. The company has announced it will hold a Switch 2 direct scheduled for April 2nd.

The Switch 2 reveal trailer showed footage that looks to be a new Mario Kart game which is a good indication it’ll be a launch title. There’s speculation that the forthcoming Metroid Prime 4 might...

25 Target Valentine's Day Gifts That’ll Make Your Significant Other Say, “Whoa, Where Did You Find That?”

Surprise your favorite person with something cute, quirky, and fun, like Lego roses, a Demogorgon planter, or a retro edition of Uno.

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33 Things To Help You Deal With Kinda Embarrassing Problems That A *Lot* Of People Have

Don't worry. You're not the only person struggling with cold sores, keloids, acne, and more.

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36 Travel Products So Useful You’ll Never Go On A Trip Without Them Again

This lightweight travel backpack has so many secret pockets you'll wonder if you've accessed another dimension.

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Poor People Who Dated Wealthy People Are Revealing What They've Learned, And It's So Interesting

"She flew more in a summer than I had my whole life."

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People Are Very, Very, Very, Very, VERY Divided Over Which Comfort Food Reigns Supreme

'Tis the season for comfort food!

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"Lover," "Paper Rings," "Cruel Summer": Good Luck Choosing Between 3 Taylor Swift Songs Per Album

Sorry to make you choose.

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If Your Goal Is To Feel As Snug As A Bug All Winter Long, These 41 Products Will Help You Do Just That

Grab a rug: We're going bug mode.

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NFL free agent rankings: Linebackers

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Which linebacker should you sign in free agency?

It’s pretty rare we get off-ball linebackers taken high in the NFL Draft, and 2025 is no exception with none expected to be taken in the first round. Just a note, if you’re looking for pass-rushing outside linebackers, we covered them over here.

We polled a group of writers from around SB Nation to gather consensus rankings about the players.

We will remove players from the list as they re-sign with...

AFC X-Factors for the NFL Playoffs Divisional Round

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Texans, Chiefs, Ravens, and Bills’ X-factors in NFL Playoffs Divisional Round

Now that the NFL is down to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, there are just eight teams and four games left in the tournament to ultimately decide which two teams will face off in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb. 9. As these postseason games grow in importance, so do the performances from all the superstars you know.

But there are also crucial players with...

Every NBA All-Star candidate in 2025, and the 24 players who should actually make team

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Here’s a big list of deserving NBA All-Star candidates, plus our picks for the players who should make the team.

It feels like the NBA is stocked with more elite talent than ever before. That’s going to lead to a lot of hard feelings as it relates to the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.

There are only 12 spots on the All-Star roster in the Eastern and Western Conference. Both the starters and the bench need to consist of two backcourt players and three...

Biden's Cyber Ambassador Urges Trump Not to Cede Ground to Russia and China in Global Tech Fight

Nathaniel Fick, the ambassador for cyberspace and digital policy, has led US tech diplomacy amid a rising tide of pressure from authoritarian regimes. Will the Trump administration undo that work?

Why It’s So Confusing to Determine Air Quality in Los Angeles Right Now

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.