How to bulk download and save your TikTok videos

There’s a general sense of doom on the TikTok feeds these days, and no wonder: it looks like the video service may be banned in the US as of January 19th. TikTok creators are offering satirical goodbyes to their Chinese spies and wondering how quickly they can download the several hundred — or thousand — … Read more

8 Best Leggings (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Leggings might as well be my actual skin. They’re my uniform for everything, from working out to working from home to working up an appetite. The best leggings rise to the challenge. But finding those can feel like an Olympic sport. I’ve tested countless pairs searching for the perfect ones, and not all are great. … Read more

The Nintendo Switch 2 has officially been announced

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 side … Read more

Nintendo teases a new Mario Kart for the Switch 2

/ More than a decade later, Mario Kart 8 appears to be getting a proper sequel. By Andrew Webster, an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. Jan 16, 2025, 1:25 PM UTC

The Nintendo Switch 2 supports original Switch cartridges

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. … Read more

Nintendo announces Switch 2 Direct for April

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 only showed footage of … Read more

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

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 … Read more