Crystal Lake review: Peacock’s Friday the 13th prequel series is a must-watch this Halloween
Crystal Lake review: Peacock’s Friday the 13th prequel series is a must-watch this Halloween

Crystal Lake is the biggest horror series arriving over the Halloween period, but is it worth a watch?

It’s a dream week for tech docs
It’s a dream week for tech docs

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 148, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re enjoying all your pumpkin-flavored everything, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Marc Andreessen and the future of […]

7 new movies and TV shows to watch at home this weekend (October 16)

From the final Marvel TV show of 2026 to myriad new films, here’s what’s worth watching this weekend.

YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs
YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs

YouTube is adding a “Made with AI” label to tracks that were “altered or fully generated” using AI, with a similar approach to its existing process for applying AI labels to videos. It doesn’t sound like this will apply to any and all use of AI tools in making music, but according to YouTube, it […]

Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees
Netflix is laying off around 1,000 employees

Following a report last week that Netflix was planning to lay off five percent of the company, today the streamer’s co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters announced in an email that it would actually be laying off six percent of its workforce, or around 1,000 employees, according to Variety, which obtained a copy of the […]

VisionQuest creator reveals why his Tony Stark cameo dream fell at the first hurdle
VisionQuest creator reveals why his Tony Stark cameo dream fell at the first hurdle

VisionQuest’s showrunner floated the idea of a Robert Downey Jr cameo during the Disney+ show’s development.

VisionQuest will show you an ‘older and more mature’ but still dangerous Ultron, star says
VisionQuest will show you an ‘older and more mature’ but still dangerous Ultron, star says

The man responsible for bringing Ultron to life in the MCU has teased what fans can expect from the returning villain.

Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game
Epic shifts to ‘AI-accelerated development’ for upcoming Disney game

Epic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg. The project’s developers have been given an “AI-first” mandate directing them to use tools like Anthropic’s Claude more to finish the game. According […]

Discovery Plus is getting more expensive
Discovery Plus is getting more expensive

Discovery Plus is raising prices across its ad-free and ad-supported plans. Starting Tuesday, the ad-supported plan will go from $5.99 to $6.99 / month, while the ad-free tier will jump from $9.99 to $11.99 / month. The price hike comes just one week after Paramount closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which owned Discovery […]

VisionQuest creator reveals where it sits on the Marvel timeline — and it’s not 2024

VisionQuest’s showrunner confirms where the Marvel TV series sits on the increasingly complex MCU timeline.