I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

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Amazon Prime Video continues its reign as one of the top streamers for TV in February 2026. This month, Watch With Us has some terrific new additions to our master list of the best shows Prime Video ...

The GRAMMYs will hand out 95 awards this year, though only a small fraction will be televised. Most of the awards handed out ahead of the broadcast are relatively niche, like Best Classical Music Solo ...

Curious about the games dropping this year? Check out our month-by-month breakdown of the hottest titles coming to the PC, PlayStation 5, Switch, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X/S. In 2014, I began my ...

Julián F.L. is a video game & anime expert, historian & journalist with a lot of passion for these subjects and over 10 years of experience in writing about them. He has enjoyed video games, anime, ...

Ever seen a video of someone turning their old photos into a video on your socials? This has become a popular trend, but many people still don’t know the exact AI tool used to create such videos. Well ...

It can be tempting, in an era where there are simply way too many great games coming out every month, to give into list inflation. Top 10s become top 25s. Top 25s become top 50s. By 2030, we might ...

Rumors of MTV’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In October, it was announced that many of MTV’s subchannels in Europe and South America would be discontinued at the end of 2025. But the social ...

First things first: This is not a comprehensive feature of all the best video games of 2025. Loyal readers of this site will know that we don’t “cover the waterfront” when it comes to games, usually ...

2025 delivered a slate of standout video game releases that resonated with both critics and players. According to Metacritic’s year-end rankings, the 10 highest-scoring games offered a mix of ...