Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 81, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Finally Feels Like Summer Week to at least everyone who lives near me, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)

This week, I’ve been reading about tech bro group chats and the history of ChatGPT and The Rest is History, wondering if maybe I should buy a Xiaomi car while simultaneously configuring a Slate Truck I never end up reserving, marveling over Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking skills, testing out the Limitless Pendant, hanging out in courthouses for US v. Google, and dusting off my Mario Golf skills thanks to the recent N64 update in Delta.

I also have for you a great new companion to a great power-user Mac app, the best Marvel movie in years, a new phone and new headphones to try, some weird AI and some good AI, the highest-tech planter you’ve ever seen, and much more. Let’s dig in.

(As always, the best part of Installer is your ideas and tips. What are you into right now? What should everyone else be watching / reading / playing / buying / building / listening to / throwing in a tote bag this week? Tell me e …

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