Microsoft patents system to freeze games and inject ads during downtimes — watching commercials earns ad-free playtime credits

This patent uses the game engine and machine learning to determine the best time to serve an ad.

Prusa CORE One+ INDX review: Time for a ‘Tool’ change
Prusa CORE One+ INDX review: Time for a ‘Tool’ change

Prusa Research reenters the toolchanger category with a little help from Bondtech.

US Healthcare: A Wartime Or Peacetime Mentality?

The moment demands we ask whether we are in wartime or peacetime in US healthcare.

The Best Way to Discard Frying Oil? Don’t

An expert explains how to prepare used oil for a future cooking again.

A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie
A24’s reputation is on the line with the SCP Foundation movie

After the success of Backrooms, it looks like A24 is trying to cash in on yet another internet horror craze with a new installment in the V/H/S horror anthology series set in the SCP Foundation universe. But as soon as it was announced, the backlash started, and V/H/S: SCP already appears to be on shaky […]

Why The U.S. Needs The Gulf States’ AI Minerals Bet

Gulf sovereign wealth funds are pouring billions into copper, lithium, and rare-earth mines worldwide—and Washington is treating them as partners and a China buffer.

Massive 192GB GTA leak reveals early GTA VI map and canceled DLCs — files show liquid nitrogen death for Trevor and scrapped Liberty City expansion

The massive leak revealed early efforts in the development of GTA VI, as well as unreleased side missions, alternate endings, and even planned DLCs that never came to fruition.

Noctua fans prevent the CAIM1 ‘Anti-AI’ 4K camera from throttling — unusual camera’s processor gets toasty as it records while performing cryptographic calculations
Noctua fans prevent the CAIM1 ‘Anti-AI’ 4K camera from throttling — unusual camera’s processor gets toasty as it records while performing cryptographic calculations

A premium PC DIY fan brand has announced that one of its prized spinners is being used in an ‘Anti-AI’ 4K camera to prevent throttling.

North Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs
North Korea used job interviews to deploy malware on 30,000 devices during coding tests — WaterPlum group loots $10.7 million in crypto and plants persistent RATs

Multiple government agencies across the world released a warning that North Korean hackers are posting fake jobs to install malware on unsuspecting applicants’ computers. They then steal credentials and cryptocurrency from their victims, with over $10 million reported stolen.

A great new video game movie
A great new video game movie

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 144, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, new tech season is here, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I flew out to Los Angeles to try on and write about […]