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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 113, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, please send hot cocoa to my freezing-cold house, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This wee…

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This coming-of-age adventure game made me feel a little too seen

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Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse

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The end of the Sony era in TVs

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Tesla finally kills Autopilot in a bid to boost FSD subscriptions

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Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI

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Pinterest cuts up to 15% jobs to prioritize AI push, shares sink

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Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout

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Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras

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Meta, TikTok, YouTube to stand trial on youth addiction claims

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Adobe is developing “IP-safe” gen AI models for the entertainment industry

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Nintendo is following up Alarmo with a weird Talking Flower in March

After sharing a brief look at its new Talking Flower toy during a Nintendo Direct showcase last September that generated more questions than answers, Nintendo has finally revealed more details about what the interactive toy actually does. It shares some funct…

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ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

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Hundreds of creatives warn against an AI slop future

Around 800 artists, writers, actors, and musicians signed on to a new campaign against what they call "theft at a grand scale" by AI companies. The signatories of the campaign - called "Stealing Isn't Innovation" - include authors George Saunders and Jodi Pic…

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Anthropic’s new Claude ‘constitution’: be helpful and honest, and don’t destroy humanity

Anthropic is overhauling Claude's so-called "soul doc." The new missive is a 57-page document titled "Claude's Constitution," which details "Anthropic's intentions for the model's values and behavior," aimed not at outside readers but the model itself. The do…

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Xbox Developer Direct 2026: the biggest games and announcements

In a now-annual tradition, Microsoft is kicking off the year with a showcase of some of its biggest upcoming games. Last year’s edition of the Xbox Developer Direct had some big names, like Doom: The Dark Ages and a little game called Clair Obscur: Expedition…

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Sony’s first clip-on open earbuds have a quiet mode so others can’t listen in

Sony is the latest company to announce a pair of open-style wireless earbuds that clip onto the back of your ear instead of resting inside it. The new Sony LinkBuds Clip Open earbuds are similar to the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, JVC's Nearphones, and Shokz' Ope…

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ElevenLabs made an AI album to plug its music generator

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Netflix revises Warner Bros. bid to an all-cash offer

Netflix has updated the acquisition terms for its Warner Bros. Discovery offer to an all-cash deal, replacing its initial $82.7 billion cash and stock agreement. The changes are designed to expedite the sale of WBD studios and streaming businesses, following …

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A second US Sphere could come to Maryland

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons added just enough to suck me back in

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TikTok seals deal for new US joint venture to avoid American ban

The deal is a milestone for the social media firm after years of battles that began in August 2020 when President Donald Trump tried to ban the app over national security concerns

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OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’

OpenAI plans to focus on "practical adoption" of AI in 2026, according to a blog post from CFO Sarah Friar. As the company spends a huge amount of money on infrastructure, OpenAI is working on "closing the gap" on what AI can do and how people actually use it…