Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 149, your guide to the best and Verge -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 Installer homepage .)

This week, I’ve been reading about Demis Hassabis and computer chips and permafrost , enjoying the first episodes of Machine Gods ,filming the next season of Version History (pet season!), seeing You Can See Everything and then reading and listening to absolutely everything about it, painstakingly updating all the stuff in my 1Password , making tiny documents with Tiny Little Office , watching Conan O’Brien own Subway Takes the way he once owned Hot Ones ,finally getting properly good at CapCut , and blasting the soundtrack to The Mandalorian and Grogu all workday long.

I also have for you a new AI assistant, the most Duo-y new app for the iPhone Duo, my hunt for the next great browser, and much more.…