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The game that makes me actually want to exercise
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 127, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, my Scorpion challenges your Sub-Zero to a duel, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about…
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The EU becomes the latest authority to signal that VPNs are next, after launching its age verification app — here’s how VPNs went from a necessity security tool to circumvention software that needs to be restricted
The EU’s Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen didn’t have to explicitly mention the phrase “VPN ban” or “VPN restrictions” to make cybersecurity experts and privacy-conscious citizens worried. After all, what once was a drastic measure exclusive to authoritarian regimes has simply turned into the next natural step for democratic regulators since…
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Chainsaw carnage, lots of music-based titles and other new indie games worth checking out
Plus, make a mixtape with help from the folks behind Mixtape. Source
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Best Live-Captioning Smart Glasses (2026), WIRED tested
Can’t hear what they’re saying? Now you can turn on the subtitles for real-life conversations. Source
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Workers for Xbox studio Double Fine are forming a union
The studio behind Psychonauts is organizing with the Communications Workers of America. Source
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The 19 Most Exciting Cars at the Beijing Auto Show 2026
The cars that debuted at the Beijing Auto Show demonstrate that the Chinese market is now at the forefront of electrification and intelligence. These are the 19 most intriguing models we saw. Source
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