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<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: David Pierce / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Installer-149.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Hi, friends! Welcome to <em>Installer</em> No. 149, your guide to the best and <em>Verge</em>-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy It Actually Feels Like Fall Now At Least In My Neighborhood), and also you can read all the old editions at the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/installer-newsletter"><em>Installer</em> homepage</a>.)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, I've been reading about <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/demis-hassabis-ai-deepmind-google-isomorphic-2b4e3153"><strong>Demis Hassabis</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/10/26/computer-chips-are-the-most-magnificent-things-weve-ever-made"><strong>computer chips</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/10/22/1147591/permafrost-primer/"><strong>permafrost</strong></a>, enjoying the first episodes of <a href="https://machinegods.fm/"><strong><em>Machine Gods</em></strong></a>, <em></em>filming the next season of <a href="https://pod.link/1840983742"><strong><em>Version History</em></strong></a> (pet season!), seeing <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1765072-you-can-see-everything?language=en-US"><strong><em>You Can See Everything</em></strong></a> <em></em>and then reading and listening to absolutely everything about it, painstakingly updating all the stuff in my <a href="https://1password.com/"><strong>1Password</strong></a>, making tiny documents with <a href="https://tinylittleoffice.com/"><strong>Tiny Little O …</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018121/cod-4-claude-duet-wildwood-installer">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>