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…
Anthropic says its newest AI system can detect serious cybersecurity risks, but the new technology is so powerful that the company is holding back public release. The nearly autonomous system can detect banking software vulnerabilities and spawn sub-agents that operate without human oversight at unprecedented speed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Jay Powell…
With American dealmakers wrapped up with Iran, neither Russia nor Ukraine has a clear path to victory — or toward a negotiated peace. Source link
The EU has warned Bosnia that designating a private US company as the main investor in a planned gas pipeline, aimed at ending four decades of dependence on Russian gas imports, could undermine the its EU accession and put access to aid from Brussels at risk. In a letter dated April 13, the EU ambassador…
Carson Beck was also drafted earlier than expected as the Arizona Cardinals made him the third quarterback to be drafted with the 65th pick. Kayden McDonald and Avieon Terrell were childhood friends in Atlanta and they were drafted 12 picks apart in the second round. McDonald was the last player remaining in the green room…
Enrique Iglesias dropped some seriously cool news for his Eastern European fans this week. The Latin pop superstar announced VIP packages for his upcoming concerts in Gdansk, Poland and Bratislava, Slovakia that are about to make some lucky fans’ nights absolutely unforgettable. Hey hey, this isn’t your typical meet-and-greet situation. These VIP experiences hit different…
Roughly 11% of American women suffer from endometriosis. Source link
Brazilian authorities have moved to shut down 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket. The decision, announced Friday, follows a directive from the Ministry of Finance and enforcement by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), according to state-owned news outlet Agência Brasil. Authorities claimed that such services fall outside Brazil’s current legal framework and therefore…
The fragile truce in Lebanon was extended after talks in Washington this week but has since come under threat as both Israel and Hezbollah have traded attacks. Source link
The government expects to process refunds in phases, focusing first on more recent tariff payments. Source link