The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever
The most exciting laptop I’ve seen in forever

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 125, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, send me cereal recommendations, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about NASA seamstresses and friction and Muskism and scooters, highlighting […]

Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage

Series, a social networking app that’s grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some big names in tech.

X launches stand-alone XChat app on iOS

X’s new app promises private chats, disappearing messages, audio and video calls, and more.

Nothing introduces an AI-powered dictation tool

Nothing’s new on-device dictation tool supports over 100 languages.

Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone
Instagram has launched another Snapchat clone

Instagram is testing a new dedicated app that’s focused around Snapchat-like photo sharing features. The app, called “Instants,” was launched in Italy and Spain yesterday, Business Insider reports, and allows users to send each other disappearing photos that are available for 24 hours and can be viewed only once during that window. The app is […]

Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Meta’s Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.

X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam

X Communities are no more. Only a fraction of X users were using Communities, and much of that use was spam, the company said.

WhatsApp adds prepaid phone recharges in India as its payments usage still lags

WhatsApp is rolling out prepaid phone recharges to its 500 million users in India via PayU.

Meta will now allow parents to see the topics their child discussed with Meta AI

Topics can range from “School,” “Entertainment,” and “Lifestyle” to “Travel,” “Writing,” and “Health and Wellbeing,” among others, Meta says.