The OG reading app just got a big update

Published 1 August 2026 · science

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about microwave sounds and Meta glasses and Alex vs. Alix, testing the Logitech Alto Keys K98M to see if I'm ready for the mechanical keyboard life, digging into the history of the first chatbot, clearing space on my desk for a Bob Ross deskmat, doing a full Ted Lasso rewatch ahead of the new season next week, finally getting into Cyberpunk 2077 now that it's so cheap, cackling and nodding at this A … Read the full story at The Verge.

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The OG reading app just got a big update

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Published: August 1, 2026 • 5:30 PM IST · Updated: August 1, 2026 • 5:35 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

The OG reading app just got a big update

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Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge iest stuff in the world.
(If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about microwave sounds and Meta glasses and Alex vs. Alix, testing the Logitech Alto Keys K98M to see if I'm ready for the mechanical keyboard life, digging into the history of the first chatbot, clearing space on my desk for a Bob Ross deskmat, doing a full Ted Lasso rewatch ahead of the new season next week, finally getting into Cyberpunk 2077 now that it's so cheap, cackling and nodding at this A …
Read the full story at The Verge.

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Published August 1, 2026.

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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 138, your guide to the best and Verge iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy

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Welcome to Installer No.
138, your guide to the best and Verge iest stuff in the world.
(If you're new here, welcome, happy August, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about microwave sounds and Meta glasses and Alex vs.
Alix, testing the Logitech Alto Keys K98M to see if I'm ready for the mechanical keyboard life, digging into the history of the first chatbot, clearing space on my desk for a Bob Ross deskmat, doing a full Ted Lasso rewatch ahead of the new season next week, finally getting into Cyberpunk 2077 now that it's so cheap, cackling and nodding at this A … Read the full story at The Verge.

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