Installer: Hollywood’s tech backlash and this week’s gadget picks
The latest Installer newsletter looks at how tech backlash is appearing in film and TV, including a new Facebook movie and a tech-focused procedural. It also rounds up Amazon’s new tablet, a book about the AI industry, a Star Wars racing game, and other recommendations. The author shares personal notes on gadgets, note-taking, and media.
Installer No. 147, written by David Pierce and dated October 10, 2026, surveys entertainment's growing skepticism toward technology. It points to The Social Reckoning, a Facebook-focused film featuring Aaron Sorkin and Jeremy Strong, and Cupertino, a tech-themed procedural from the makers of The Good Wife.
The edition also covers Amazon's Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Kevin Roose's The AGI Chronicles, and Star Wars: Galactic Racer, playable free on Amazon Luna for Prime members. Pierce notes returning part-time from parental leave and mentions a Dell XPS Googlebook, a purple Kindle, Markdown note-taking, No Such Thing as a Fish, and Shrinking.
Coverage like this may shape how audiences view major technology companies, especially as films and series dramatize their influence. Consumers could become more cautious or curious about gadgets such as Amazon's tablet, while readers may reconsider AI industry narratives through Roose's book. The newsletter's recommendations might also affect sales, streaming choices, and cultural conversation among tech-interested readers, though its direct societal impact is likely modest and gradual.