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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 57, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Kindle Season to all who celebrate, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)  This week, I’ve been reading about sports betting and designer proteins and … Read more

Throne is an Austin-based health startup. It sells a camera. That clips onto the side of a toilet bowl. It takes pictures of your poop. Currently in beta, the system utilizes artificial intelligence to examine your dookie as a way of determining things like gut health and hydration. Turns out we have a surprising amount … Read more

What you need to know You can now listen to web pages while doing other things, thanks to background playback support in Chrome 130 on Android. Before this update, audio would stop if you switched apps or locked your screen, but that’s no longer an issue. The audio now keeps playing even if you turn … Read more

Robot vacuums have gone from unique, luxury products to must-haves for busy households. Only a few years ago, you’d get simple vacuums that you would have to follow around to make sure they didn’t get stuck while spending hours cleaning the device itself. Now, with powerful base stations and incredibly feature-packed self-cleaning systems, you can … Read more

“A technology pioneered by Benjamin Franklin is being revived to build more efficient electric motors,” reports the Wall Street Journal, “an effort in its nascent stage that has the potential to be massive.” A handful of scientists and engineers — armed with materials and techniques unimaginable in the 1700s — are creating modern versions of … Read more

Apple at some point in the past week or so discontinued the Powerbeats Pro, around five and a half years after the wireless earbuds launched. Powerbeats Pro are a sportier, fitness-focused alternative to AirPods Pro with built-in, adjustable ear hooks for a secure fit. Key features of the original Powerbeats Pro include the H1 chip … Read more

Week 7 began with a Denver Broncos (4-3) 33-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints (2-5) on Thursday Night Football. The Broncos won the game with great defense and a power running game. Broncos running back Javonte Williams rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, and kicker Will Lutz nailed four field goals. 12 Week … Read more

I’ve spent a fair amount of time with Linux and Windows and concluded that I can’t live without either. So, I finally overcame the conflict of “which to use” and decided to keep both. Here’s why it was a great decision. Both Have Their Merits and Limits Comparing operating systems, neither Windows nor Linux can … Read more

Presented by Xsolla Historically, the game industry is a cycle of boom and bust, with ten-year trend cycles. We’ve just emerged from the era dominated by creatives and publishers, marked by mergers and consolidation, to a world where platform holders dominate. Some of them, like Apple, are demanding large platform fees for creators, and taking … Read more

Artie Beaty/ZDNET What’s the deal? LG is selling its S95TR soundbar, with the wireless subwoofer bundled, for $1,299, about $200 off its retail price. It comes bundled with a wireless subwoofer and a pair of wireless up-firing speakers for immersive surround sound. ZDNET’s key takeaways The LG S95TR soundbar with wireless subwoofer is optimized for … Read more