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Nintendo Switch 2 Is Coming June 5 for $450

Nintendo's next-generation handheld is set to launch June 5 alongside a slew of new games and accessories—including one very cool rebooted GameCube controller.

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Sorry In Advance, But Now That You Know These 28 Products Exist, You’ll Think About Them Every Day Until You Own Them

Forget about you. We're gonna have a hard time forgetting about soot sprite dryer balls.

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SB Nation mock draft: Browns still need a QB, but snag the most talented player in the 2025 draft instead

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Travis Hunter’s potential is sky high.

The Browns are without a bonafide QB1 on their roster at this point in the offseason, but they did recently make a trade for Kenny Pickett from the Eagles in return for a late pick and backup quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Obviously Pickett is a first-round pick by the Steelers and just won a Super Bowl as the backup to Jalen Hurts, but is he truly someone that the Browns hope to trot out there as the starter...

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Mark Schofield

Christian Horner addresses ‘horrible’ decision to demote Liam Lawson

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Red Bull boss Christian Horner opened up on the decision to switch Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda

The 2025 Formula 1 season is only two race weekends old, but the grid already has its first driver change. Red Bull demoted Liam Lawson after the Chinese Grand Prix, swapping him with Yuki Tsunoda. Lawson now returns to Visa Cash App Racing Bulls while Tsunoda gets to realize his dream of driving for Red Bull starting with his home race, this weekend’s...

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Scott Phillips

College basketball transfer portal’s 8 best available men’s players, and 12 best signings so far

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The transfer portal in men’s college basketball is popping, and these are the best players there right now.

With college basketball’s transfer portal opening last week, the offseason is in full swing for college hoops.

Even as three separate tournaments for this current season are still wrapping up, over 1,000 college basketball players are entering the transfer portal. That transfer number will grow to unfathomable numbers in the coming weeks as the...

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Nintendo announces Mario Kart World during Switch 2 stream

After months of hype, predictions, and sneaky glimpses, Nintendo has confirmed a brand new Mario Kart game: Mario Kart World.

Announced at the company's Nintendo Direct event on Wednesday, along with the Switch 2, the latest instalment of the Mario Kart franchise will launch exclusively on the console on the same day. The news comes months after Nintendo gave us a brief glimpse of the upcoming game in January's Switch teaser.

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The internet reacts to Nintendos new Switch 2, Mario Kart World

It's a massive, long-awaited day for gamers with Nintendo announcing the Switch 2 in a livestreamed event on Wednesday.

We got glimpses of so many cool things: the new console, Mario Kart World, and more. It's safe to say people were pumped — more than a million viewers were tuned-in for the 9 a.m. ET event. And the reaction online, in general, was plenty of excitement — especially for some new characters you can race as in Mario Kart.

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Nintendo Switch 2 release date announced

Years of rumor-mongering and leaks have been put to rest. We finally have a price and release date for Nintendo Switch 2, straight from the mothership.

During its big Nintendo Direct stream on Wednesday morning, Nintendo showed off a bunch of games and new features, as expected. However, for many, the biggest news is that the console is launching on June 5, 2025.

The price hasn't been announced yet, but we'll update this article when we get it.

The release date is roughly in line with what...

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Sources: Padres' Merrill lands $135M extension

The Padres and Jackson Merrill have agreed to a nine-year, $135 million contract extension, sources confirmed to ESPN.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court race ends in victory for Democrats and defeat for Elon Musk

Judge Susan Crawford won the election, which set records for the costliest judicial race in history.

Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk.

Musk and his affiliated groups sunk at least $21 million into the normally low-profile race and paid three individual voters $1 million each for signing a petition in an effort to goose...

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DOGE official now a senior adviser at the DOJ bragged about his hacking past

Christopher Stanley, a 33-year-old engineer, is a senior adviser in the Deputy Attorney General’s office.

A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S. Justice Department previously bragged about hacking and distributing pirated software, according to archived copies of his former websites reviewed by Reuters.

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Joe Berkowitz

‘Titanic 2’? YouTube is cracking down on AI-assisted fake movie trailers that fetch millions of views

After an investigation from ‘Deadline,’ YouTube demonetized two major channels using AI to make fake trailers for real movies.

A trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in James Cameron’s galactically successful series, starts by delivering on the title’s promise. Rivers of lava cascade through the forests of Pandora, reducing it to charred rubble. Soon, the score swells to epic proportions as the hulking, Smurf-colored Na’vi survey their ruined territory and swear...

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Judge Ends Eric Adams Case, but Says U.S. Cannot Use Charges as Leverage

The judge, Dale E. Ho, refused to let the government leave open the prospect of reinstating corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams. But his decision recognized the president’s power to determine the fate of prosecutions.

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Believe It Or Not, I Can Guess Your Birth Month Based On Your Trip To New York City

Have you ever wanted to visit the Big Apple and play tourist for a day? Well, now you can! Plan your perfect day trip, and I will correctly guess which month you were born in.

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Nikola Jokic’s 61-point triple-double was ruined by Russell Westbrook

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Nikola Jokic absolutely went off on Tuesday night. On the surface this isn’t anything new, but finishing the game with 61 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, all while shooting 62 percent from the field and 54 percent from three — that’s something else entirely.

Jokic’s absolute dominance was on full display in the highest scoring individual NBA game this season, and he turned Rudy Gobert into French toast. His full game...

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Roblox launches new parental controls, including Friend blocking and game insights

Roblox is equipping parents with more oversight power for their young players, introducing new blocking and monitoring tools to their recently revamped parental control settings.

SEE ALSO: Former White House AI chief: Here's how to protect kids from harm

The update includes new options for parents seeking to block and report specific friends on their child's friends lists, as well as individual experiences — until this update, parents could...

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Robert Safian

Snowflake’s CEO explains the company’s high-stakes AI bet

Sridhar Ramaswamy reveals how strategic AI partnerships, rapid execution, and focus on fundamentals helped Snowflake regain its footing.

It’s been a wild few years for Snowflake, from a record-breaking IPO to a plummeting stock price to a data-breach scandal. Sridhar Ramaswamy took over in the heat of the turmoil and helped steady the ship, in part by betting big on AI. Ramaswamy shares lessons from the company’s turnaround including insights behind high profile partnerships with OpenAI...

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Michael Grothaus

Another Reddit post is being made into a movie. This time by Sydney Sweeney

Hollywood has long turned to comic books and video games for story ideas. Now, Reddit is joining the ranks.

Audiences are used to Hollywood mining pre-existing material for movies. For over two decades now, the industry’s go-to source for blockbusters has been comic books. And increasingly, it’s been video games. But occasionally, Hollywood turns to Reddit, too.

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37 Affordable Ways To Upgrade Your Home Without Committing The Mortal Sin Of Breaking Your Budget

Your wallet *and* your home will thank you for these impactful upgrades.

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People Are SUPER Divided On Whether Billionaires Should Exist At All, And Their Reasons — And Solutions — Are VERY Eye-Opening

"The reality is that in order to earn that much money, they must have been cheating hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of other people. If not directly, then in a massive pyramid scheme."

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