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Get stuff done by yelling at your phone with Todoist Ramble
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 113, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please send hot cocoa to my freezing-cold house, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about private garbage collectors and vintage watches and My Favorite Murder,…
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No more 3 a.m. wake ups — a doctor explains how this viral Japanese wellness practice is lowering my cortisol and helping me fall asleep in minutes
Step aside Military Sleep Method, there’s a new mediation technique I rely on to fall asleep fast and sleep through the night: forest bathing. An ancient Japanese mindfulness practice, forest bathing involves unwinding by immersing yourself in nature. If it sounds difficult, it really isn’t. In fact, I fell into forest bathing entirely by accident. One minute I was walking…
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Get ready for the AI ad-pocalypse
I’ll confess, with no shame whatsoever, that I really love ads. Artsy ones, funny ones, weird ones, emotional ones — TV commercials were my childhood TikTok before any of us were using terms like “short-form video.” But like most creative things in my life, AI is sucking the joy out of it. And it’s only going to suck harder this…
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Netflix just added all 26 Bond movies — here’s each 007’s best film
In a twist I certainly didn’t see coming, Netflix has just added every single James Bond movie (even the non-EON produced “Never Say Never Again”). Despite Amazon owning the movie rights to the character and previously adding every 007 mission to its competing Prime Video streaming service, the two media rivals are seemingly playing nice in this case. Netflix now…
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I added this $30 accessory to my desk setup and it finally let me use dual monitors comfortably for video calls
When you’re jumping from one video call to another all day every day, the last thing you want is to be showing the side of your head instead of looking straight on at your webcam. Depending on your desk setup, this is easier said than done. Attending meetings is only half of the battle though, as putting your best face…
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Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro review
The Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro headphones have seriously changed the way I listen to music and practice guitar. Headphones that are comfortable and great at their job are pretty hard to come by, but these studio cans tick all of my boxes. As studio headphones, the Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro are specifically designed for detailed listening and production. They are…
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What TikTok’s new owners mean for your feed
TikTok is officially under new ownership in the US, and that could spell big changes for the video-sharing app. On January 22nd, ByteDance – TikTok’s Chinese parent company — and a group of investors closed a $14 billion deal to spin off the platform’s US operations, introducing a new slate of American executives. The Silver Lake investment firm, Abu Dhabi’s…
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AI or electricity? I asked 3 chatbots which invention is bigger — and they didn’t agree
There are a few questions that will instantly start a debate at a dinner party: Who’s the best Batman? Is a hot dog a sandwich? And my personal favorite: What invention actually changed humanity the most? So I decided to hand the argument to three chatbots — ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude — and give them the same set of prompts,…
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I tried exercising with open-ear headphones and bone conduction — for me, there was one clear winner
About a year ago, I inexplicably lost my pair of Shokz OpenRun bone conduction headphones during a group bike ride. It was great to use on the bike because I could listen to music or follow Google Maps directions while my ears were uncovered to help me stay aware of my surroundings. I’ve been on a hunt for a replacement…
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Okta SSO accounts targeted in vishing-based data theft attacks
Okta is warning about custom phishing kits built specifically for voice-based social engineering (vishing) attacks. BleepingComputer has learned that these kits are being used in active attacks to steal Okta SSO credentials for data theft. In a new report released today by Okta, researchers explain that the phishing kits are sold as part of an “as a service” model and…
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