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Looking at Amazon for a Valentine's Day gift is both comforting and overwhelming. On one hand, there are so many cute ideas to choose from that'll ship really fast. But on the other hand, there are so... many... cute ideas to choose from. Luckily, Amazon has narrowed down your options to its top 100 Valentine's Day gift ideas for 2026.

Amazon's Valentine's Day gift guide features a wide range of gifts for her, gifts for him, gifts that'll be universally well-received by whoever, really. Many items match the recommendations we picked for our own gift guides.

From that massive list, we've handpicked our 10 favorite gift ideas that we already know are beloved across the internet:

1. A massage gun Opens in a new window Credit: TheraBody TheraGun Relief $159.99 at Amazon
TheraBody's gentlest massage gun provides percussive massage therapy for body tension and muscle soreness — whenever they want it, without leaving the house. Also available in black, gray, and navy. Shop Now 2. A buildable Lego bouquet Lego Botanicals Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet (10342) $59.95 at Walmart
Lego Botanicals bouquets have been a fan favorite gift of Mashable readers for years. As an alternative to the classic set of a dozen roses, this lighthearted bouquet includes pink roses, orchids, and a waterlily. Shop Now at Walmart Shop Now at Amazon 3. The Kindle Paperwhite (with a pink case) Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (16GB) $134.99 at Amazon
$159.99 Save $25 The Kindle Paperwhite has a 12-week battery life and zippy page turning, making it a unanimous pick for the best Kindle. It's a great gift for a bonafide bookworm or someone who just needs something to do on the plane. Shop Now at Amazon 4. The heart-shaped cast iron cocette Opens in a new window Credit: Le Creuset Le Creuset Heart Cocette $174.95 at Amazon
Any of Le Creuset's enameled cast iron is a rite of passage for anyone who likes to cook. If they're also big on all things cutesy, the heart-shaped cocette is a must-have for V-Day. Also available in four other shades. Shop Now 5. Bose QuietComfort noise-canceling earbuds (in pink) Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Earbuds $179
After testing a ton of pairs, the Bose QC are also the noise-cancelling earbuds we'd recommend to anyone. They're still comfy after several hours and the case itself can charge wirelessly. Also available in black, white, ice blue, and twilight blue. Shop Now 6. A compact Keurig (in berry) Keurig K-Express $89.99 at Amazon
$109.99 Save $20 That coffee that you were going to take to them in bed? You can make it on their new berry-colored Keurig K-Express. This compact model requires little counter space and has a unique Strong Brew setting. Also available in five other shades. Shop Now at Amazon 7. A wireless Xbox controller (in red) Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Xbox Wireless Controller $76 at Amazon
Yes, the Pulse Cipher shade of the staple wireless Xbox controller is automatically a Valentine's Day gift just because it's red. Even if the Xbox-er you know already has one, it's nice to have a backup while the other is charging. Shop Now 8. The Dyson Airwrap i.d. Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson Airwrap i.d. $649 at Amazon
The Bluetooth-connected version of the iconic Dyson Airwrap customizes the optimal styling routine based on its user's hair type, length, and desired look. Six attachments come in the box, including a round volumizing brush, mini hair dryer, or curl diffuser. Shop Now 9. The Echo Pop Amazon Echo Pop $39.99 at Amazon
Make their life easier with an Echo Pop. Amazon's mini smart speaker can play Spotify, set timers, and offer hands-free help with daily inquiries they'd otherwise have to Google, from recipe conversions to weather to answers to random questions. Shop Now at Amazon Shop Now at Amazon 10. A color-changing Bluetooth lamp Govee RGBIC Smart Table Lamp 2 $64.99 at Amazon
$79.99 Save $15 Don't underestimate the power of mood lighting this Valentine's Day. This touch lamp from Govee is the perfect addition to a nightstand or desk. Use the app to choose from 64 color scenes and set an automatic on and off schedule. Shop Now at Amazon

If you want to peruse more specific categories, Amazon's full Valentine's Day Shop is broken down into curated sections like top 100 self-care gifts, top gifts under a certain price, or personalized or handmade gifts.

Finding the best gifts for teen girls is not for the faint of heart. Trends among teen girls are an ever-changing hellscape. Even millennials — people who are not that old, thank you very much — can have trouble navigating the world predominantly ruled by TikTok and content creators. Funneling those trends into a gift that she’ll like and use for longer than a month is tricky.

Rule number one when brainstorming a good gift for a teenager: Don't just wing it. Gen Z girls are clearly loyal to a defined handful of brands and have very specific aesthetic goals. Goals that could be torched by the honest mistake of grabbing generic white earbuds instead of the new AirPods or buying a Lafufu instead of a Labubu. (And what if she actually hates Labubus?)

SEE ALSO: How 'KPOP Demon Hunters' became the biggest hit of the year

But you know who does know what teenage girls want this year? Other teenage girls. I've been tracking viral TikTok products amongst young girls for months, compiling the most popular stuff with items that the high school girls in my own life have requested. The 2025 edition of Google's Holiday 100 list (literally based on the most-searched products of the year) inspired a few ideas, too.

Whether it's for a birthday, holiday, graduation, or just because, here are 30+ of the best gift ideas for teen girls in 2026:

Do Not Disturb is a useful feature for minimizing notifications and distractions when you need to focus. It has been around for more than a decade, and its core functionality has largely remained the same. However, for some people, it may not be strong enough.

We're just a few days into TikTok's new U.S. ownership and, thus far, users are skeptical. And, to be fair, it has been a relatively uneasy start.

In case you missed it, TikTok's new U.S. ownership group — a venture stocked with supporters of President Donald Trump — took power about a week ago. It's been rocky since. Here's what you need to know.

TikTok's outage issue

Shortly after switching ownership, TikTok went down, which wasn't taken as a great sign. The platform crashed over the weekend, the company citing a power outage at a U.S. data center as the culprit.

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"We're working with our data center partner to stabilize our service," the company said in a statement. "We're sorry for this disruption and hope to resolve it soon."

The outage was resolved, but that wasn't the end of complaints from users.

User complaints and worries about blocked speech

Since TikTok's new ownership group was finalized, folks have been worried about the platform blocking speech, perhaps because a Trump ally took power. And users this week began complaining that some posts seemed to be blocked or shadowbanned. Folks suggested that posts about ICE were either being suppressed or would not post. Pop star Billie Eilish, for instance, posted an Instagram story saying, "tiktok is silencing people btw" that showed her brother Finneas' anti-ICE post garnering hardly any engagement. Hacks actress Meg Stalter said she was unable to upload an anti-ICE post to TikTok at all. These claims echoed similar complaints from other users. Some folks also claimed that messages with the word "Epstein" produced an error message, which CNBC reported it was able to recreate.

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It is difficult to confirm whether users' content is being blocked or shadowbanned, but TikTok has said that it is not doing so.

TikTok told CNN that the issues were glitches related to the power outage and that the problems were "unrelated to last week’s news." The company also told CNBC that users should not be blocked from messaging the word "Epstein" and that it was investigating the issue, among the other issues.

TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Mashable but it did point to previous public statements regarding the outage and its effects.

"We've made significant progress in recovering our U.S. infrastructure with our U.S. data center partner," it posted on Tuesday. "However, the U.S. user experience may still have some technical issues, including when posting new content. We're committed to bringing TikTok back to its full capacity as soon as possible."

All in all, it has been quite a rocky start for the new TikTok ownership group — time will tell if things get a bit steadier.

The usual method to debloat an Android phone requires setting up an ADB connection with a computer and sending commands from the terminal. It’s not the fastest or the safest way to get the job done. Let me show you a faster and safer method.

AI Mode is in your AI Overviews now on Google Search.

On Tuesday, Google announced that it was rolling out a new feature to Google Search on mobile that adds the ability for users to ask follow-up questions directly within AI Overviews and continue to carry on conversations about the topic in AI Mode.

Google originally shared that they were testing the feature last month.

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"People come to Search for an incredibly wide range of questions – sometimes to find information quickly, like a sports score or the weather, where a simple result is all you need," Google said in its announcement. "But for complex questions or tasks where you need to explore a topic deeply, you should be able to seamlessly tap into a powerful conversational AI experience."

SEE ALSO: Google AI overviews: Confident when wrong, yet more visible than ever

AI Overviews are the AI-generated summaries at the top of many search results pages. They answer a user's query without the user having to leave the Google Search page, which has led to a "traffic apocalypse" that's crushing many news websites, whose content often powers AI overviews. Yet, as Mashable reporting has shown, Google AI Overviews continues to make basic factual mistakes.

Mobile users will now be able to click the "See More" tab at the bottom of the AI Overview and access a text input bar where they can take their conversation to AI mode and continue to dive deeper into their query based on the initial results.

In addition to this, Google also announced that its latest and most powerful AI model, Gemini 3, will now be the default model for AI Overviews globally.

Google continues to roll out new AI features across its products as it makes moves to dethrone OpenAI as the de facto AI leader. These new search-related features also help Google further assert itself as the search engine giant, as OpenAI starts to make gains in that area.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

SAVE $3: Until Feb. 17, new and returning subscribers are eligible to get the first month of the Disney+ and Hulu streaming bundle on sale for $9.99. That's a savings of $3 compared to the standard bundle price of $12.99 per month.

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In case you're searching for an escape from real life, you might consider diving into a show that has hundreds of episode to keep you busy. But with the price of streaming services increasing all the time, it's a struggle to find a streaming deal. Lucky for us, there's actually a sale right now on a worthy bundle.

Through Feb. 17, sign up for the Disney+ and Hulu streaming bundle to get your first month for only $9.99, marked down from the normal bundle price of $12.99 per month. That savings of $3 means you're getting a 58% discount. It's also a nice deal compared to the price of the two services separately which works out to $11.99 per month.

SEE ALSO: How to watch the 2026 Winter Olympics online for free

Signing up for this bundle gives you access to millions of hours of entertainment, and winter is the perfect time to rewatch Disney movies or catch up on shows you missed in the last few years. Keep in mind this deal is valid for new and returning subscribers and it does include ads.

While saving $3 isn't a fantastic deal, we're excited to see any streaming deal these days. Before Feb. 17, sign on to get tons of entertainment from Hulu and Disney+ while also saving a bit of money. It's an easy win-win.

With the price of SSDs rising rapidly and no relief likely for at least a few years, it is time to revisit old-fashioned mechanical hard drives. Despite their slower speeds, they're still great for a huge range of applications, and they're an excellent value option—especially if you buy them used.

SAVE $200.01: As of Jan. 27, get the TCL 65-Inch Class T7 Series for $499.97 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $699.99. That's a discount of 29% and the lowest price we've seen.

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The days of too-expensive TVs are over. If you're ready to add a new display to your living room, now's the time to do it. You can get a decidedly large TV for your living room or wherever else you want to put it for a much lower price than in previous years. In fact, with this particular deal we've found at Amazon, you can get it for the lowest price we've seen, period.

As of Jan. 27, get the TCL 65-Inch Class T7 Series for $499.97 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $699.99. That's a discount of 29% and the lowest price we've seen.

SEE ALSO: The 65-inch TCL Class S5 4K TV just dipped to under $370 at Amazon — upgrade before February sporting events

If you're ready to introduce a large display with a realistic picture to your setup, this 4K Ultra HD QLED TV is what you're looking for. It boasts high realism as well as plenty of vivid hues and darker shade, using nearly the entirety of the DCI-P3 color space for a rich and satisfying image.

It's bright, colorful, and responsive on top of offering a 144Hz panel refresh rate to give you the smoothest viewing experience possible. That goes for whatever you happen to be doing, whether you're gaming, watching your favorite shows, or checking out some movies. It also has a TCL AIPQ Pro processor to optimize color, contrast, and clarity all its own for the best picture possible.

This deal won't last long, so make sure to pick it up while it's still available at this price.

When most people think of fun Japanese sports cars, one lightweight roadster usually comes to mind, but there’s another classic that many drivers overlook. A mid-engine icon from Toyota delivers a unique blend of balance, responsiveness, and sheer driving enjoyment that continues to thrill enthusiasts decades after its debut. For those who crave pure fun behind the wheel, it arguably offers an experience that even the most beloved roadster can’t quite match.

SAVE $50: As of Jan. 27, get the Apple AirPods Pro 3 for $199 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $249. That's a discount of 20% and the lowest price we've seen.

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When it comes to headphones, you've got plenty of choices out there. If you prefer earbuds to their over-the-ear cousins, however, there's one brand that stands tall over the rest: AirPods. And if you've been waiting to get a pair to upgrade your kit, you should head to Amazon now to pick up the Apple AirPods Pro 3 for the lowest price we've seen.

As of Jan. 27, get the Apple AirPods Pro 3 for $199 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $249. That's a discount of 20% and the lowest price we've seen.

SEE ALSO: Score $120 off Apple AirPods Max in Best Buy's 48-hour flash sale

Mashable reviewer Adam Doud called the AirPods Pro 3 "one of the best products of the year" in his review. They offer "phenomenal noise cancellation" as well as easy and seamless iPhone integration, and "premium sound", all within a tiny little package. Plus, they have active noise cancellation (ANC) as well as transparency mode and more. They're a refined version of the previous model, and well worth adding to your audio arsenal.

That makes them a great option for not just listening to music, but hanging out on calls with its even sound profile. Doud referred to this bump in quality as a "remarkable upgrade", which you'll undoubtedly appreciate whether you're coming from the previous AirPods or trying them for the first time.

Since they're up for grabs at the lowest price we've seen, now is the time to get a pair if you're interested, so jump on them while you can.

Amazon has agreed to a massive class action settlement that could put money back into the pockets of millions of U.S. shoppers who were incorrectly denied refunds on returns. This is big news for anyone who has ever had to chase down a credit after sending an item back to the retailer.

The Proton compatibility layer has helped bring many PC games to Linux, and it's updated regularly with new features and improvements. Now, Proton 10.0-4 has arrived with 19 new compatible games and a pile of bug fixes.

Google is showing no signs of slowing down the updates to Google Messages. And while some updates are better than others, a few highly requested features could finally be coming that'll improve the experience on your smartwatch.

AMD's new RX 9000 Series graphics cards have been turning heads for a good reason—they offer excellent value. But with the global DRAM shortage threatening to drive prices up, now could be the perfect time to explore the used market. And what better choice than AMD's most powerful gaming graphics card ever—a card that sometimes even outperforms the latest RX 9070 XT?

NASA will soon run a high‑stakes fueling test on its Artemis II rocket, a practice run that must succeed before four astronauts can fly around the moon.

The U.S. space agency inched the 11 million-pound Space Launch System and mobile launcher to a Cape Canaveral, Florida, launchpad on Saturday, Jan. 17. The slow procession of the 322-foot rocket, topped with the Orion spaceship, took 12 hours on the aging crawler-transporter to complete. 

That four-mile trek could mark the first leg of Artemis II, a 10-day journey around the moon and back that will put the spaceship through its paces. The lunar mission will be NASA's first with astronauts —Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen — in 53 years since Apollo 17. 

The so-called "wet dress rehearsal" will load the mega moon rocket with 700,000 gallons of ultra‑cold liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellants and take the countdown all the way to 29 seconds before liftoff. How this test goes will shape the flight timeline and determine whether launch opportunities in February remain in play.

UPDATE: Jan. 27, 2026, 11:16 a.m. EST NASA has announced that engineers have stayed "on track or ahead of schedule" on tasks at the launchpad, making a wet dress rehearsal possible as early as 9 p.m. ET Jan. 31. This story has been updated to reflect the new target.

"We need to get through wet dress, we need to see what lessons we learn as a result of that, and that will ultimately lay out our path toward launch," Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell‑Thompson said. "With a wet dress that is without significant issues, if everything goes to plan, then certainly there are opportunities within February that could be achievable." 

SEE ALSO: NASA says Artemis II can fly without its big, broken deep space antenna NASA's mega moon rocket emerges from its massive warehouse at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Joel Kowsky When is the wet dress rehearsal?  The 322-foot rocket, taller than the Statue of Liberty, rolls past the firing room on its way to the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Aubrey Gemignan

During the test, teams will fill the rocket and rehearse every major step of launch‑day fueling. Controllers will run through all countdown procedures, including the final "terminal count," then stop on purpose at T‑29 seconds. NASA is targeting 9 p.m. ET Jan. 31 for the crucial exercise, though that could change, depending on preparations. 

"We'll review the data,"  said Blackwell‑Thompson, "then we'll set up for our launch attempt." 

The results will determine whether NASA will hit its soonest launch window, which opens Feb. 6.

NASA's crawler-transporter carries the 11-million-pound rocket stack and mobile launcher to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Aubrey Gemignani

Artemis II builds on lessons from the uncrewed maiden voyage in 2022, which needed several tries to complete fueling. Engineers adjusted how they load liquid oxygen after seeing temperature issues and modified hardware after hydrogen leaks were discovered in the connection between the ground systems and the rocket. They also changed and cryogenically tested a key valve that caused trouble during the final uncrewed countdown.

Since Artemis I, the Kennedy Space Center has revised procedures and upgraded hardware as part of the Artemis II plan.

The mega moon rocket traverses 4 miles to get to the launchpad for a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Ben Smegelsky From left, NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman take questions from reporters as the mega moon rocket rolls behind them to the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Kim Shiflett When will Artemis II launch? After 12 hours of crawling, the rocket reaches launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, after 6 p.m. ET on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: NASA / Brandon Hancock

Once the wet dress rehearsal ends, engineers will pore over the performance of the rocket, the Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems. Only if the data looks clean will the mission managers move on to setting a specific launch date. 

NASA officials have rejected any characterization that the team has "launch fever" or that preparations have been rushed.

"I've got one job, and it's a safe return of Reid and Victor and Christina and Jeremy. I consider that a duty and a trust," said John Honeycutt, chairperson of the mission management team. "We're going to fly when we're ready."

SAVE $60: The Avalanche! AVA750 roof rake is $156.95 at Amazon.

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Winter storm Fern did a number on us. Snow, ice, power outages, and tons of flight cancellations occurred because of the storm. And plenty of us are still dealing with the aftermath. The kids might be thrilled school is canceled, but those of us who have to adult might be getting a bit concerned about the snow on the roof. If that's a familiar fear, check out this solution that's on sale at Amazon.

As of Jan. 27, the Avalanche! AVA750 roof rake is $156.95 at Amazon. We've all seen the epic videos online of massive amounts of snow sliding off a roof. They look cool, sure, but image that happening when you're not expecting it. Not ideal. Instead, remove the snow yourself with safety and ease in mind thanks to the Avalanche! AVA750 roof rake.

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Designed for asphalt shingle roofs, the rake allows you to push a slick surface slide between the roof and the snow, giving it a nice chute to slide down gracefully, with no surprises. The fiberglass handle of the rake is lightweight and has four sections that make for a 15.5-foot pole, so you can stay firmly planted on the ground.

The plastic slide measures 17 inches wide and 12 feet long, so you'll be able to clear the roof quickly and can perhaps head over to a neighbors house who could use help with snow removal, too.

To help deal with snow accumulation from the weekend winter storm or prepare for future storms, snag the Avalanche! AVA750 at Amazon.

If you read our Linux newsletter, you know that I've tried several desktop environments over the years. I'm yet to find one I like better than KDE Plasma, though, and these are the reasons why.

Last year, ChatGPT got the ability to perform tasks in connected third-party apps. Not to be outdone, Anthropic's Claude chatbot just got a similar feature this week.

Announced in a blog post on Monday, Claude now has the capability to interface directly with a handful of connected enterprise-focused apps. These include Slack, Canva, Box, Asana, and more. The blog post and accompanying video demonstrations do a good enough job of showing off how it all works, but since the feature is out now for paid Claude users, you can also get in there and start testing it out yourself.

SEE ALSO: Anthropic used mostly AI to build Claude Cowork tool

For instance, with Slack, you can have Claude draft messages using context derived from previous messages in your inbox, and review and re-format them to your liking before hitting send. Canva allows for the creation of presentation outlines and real-time design work, while Asana will turn your chats with Claude into projects that the rest of your team can see and execute on.

As stated previously, this is similar to something OpenAI embraced last year. However, many of the apps ChatGPT started with were not necessarily focused on professional work. They included things like Spotify and Instacart, not Slack and Asana. This gives Claude a more distinct flavor in the war between AI chatbots, if nothing else.

Daredevil: Born Again brought Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) back into the MCU with a vengeance, along with a whole host of familiar faces from his first Netflix outing.

Original Daredevil baddie Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio), aka Kingpin, continued to prove a formidable opponent, especially given his newfound power as mayor of New York City. Later in the season, Matt allied himself with former Daredevil staples like Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll) and Frank Castle/Punisher (Jon Bernthal).

SEE ALSO: 'Wonder Man' review: All hail the MCU's latest bromance

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 continues the ride down memory lane, re-introducing Krysten Ritter as super-strong private investigator Jessica Jones. Jessica Jones was the lead of the Netflix series of the same name, but she also crossed paths with Matt in Netflix's The Defenders, which united New York-based heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and Danny Rand (Finn Jones). Now that Daredevil: Born Again will be reuniting half of the Defenders, what are the odds we'll see the other half back in some capacity in the future?

The trailer for Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 sees Jessica Jones back in action as if she'd never left. She's sassing Matt and throwing goons around like they weigh nothing. I'm not going to lie, it's great to have her back.

While the return of Jessica Jones is something to celebrate, the rest of the Daredevil: Born Again trailer is pretty bleak. Fisk still holds New York in his iron grip, and Matt is dealing with some new demons. Plus, the trailer introduces Matthew Lillard as the mysterious Mr. Charles — will he be an ally or an enemy to Matt?

Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 premieres March 24 at 9 p.m. ET on Disney+.