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Technology · Software & cloud · published 2026-10-24 · via The Verge

A Fresh Browser, an AI Helper, and This Week’s Installer Picks

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The Installer newsletter collects the editor’s recent reading, viewing, and app experiments, including AI, chips, and productivity tools. It highlights a new AI assistant, an iPhone app called Duo, and a search for a better browser. The issue also recommends shows, software, and other Verge-adjacent picks.

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The 149th Installer edition, by David Pierce and dated Oct. 24, 2026, collects his recent reading, viewing, and software trials. It touches on Demis Hassabis, computer chips, and permafrost, plus early episodes of Machine Gods and hands-on time with Tiny Little Office, CapCut, and 1Password.

The issue also notes Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, the $80 Blink Mini 4K, JustWatch TV, and Claude Duet, a waitlisted work assistant. Pierce covers the iPhone app Duo and his attempt to settle on a new browser, and recommends Wildwood.

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