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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 141, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’m newish here too, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.)This week, I’ve been getting back into the Installer groove, trying out some ergonomic Switch 2 grips I bought on Etsy, researching bike stuff because I’m about to get a Velotric e-bike, inching my way through the fourth book in The Dark Tower series, trying to figure out what feels off about Sonic in the new Fortnite season, wondering why Mark…

YIBIN, China, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A family SUV needs to support more than the daily commute; it also needs to accommodate multiple passengers, long trips and outdoor activities. The KAIYI X7 Hybrid combines generous exterior dimensions, a versatile cabin and practical load capacity to make family journeys easier and more enjoyable. A Spacious Three-Row Cabin for Everyone on BoardMeasuring 4,710 mm in length and 1,955 mm in width, and featuring a 2,800 mm wheelbase, the KAIYI X7 Hybrid provides generous space across all three rows, with headroom measuring 983 mm in the first row, 975 mm in…

Citing “significant increases in memory and storage component costs,” in a statement given to Fortune, Amazon has raised prices on Echos, Kindles, Fire TVs, and Eeros by up to 60 percent.The cheapest products in Amazon’s lineup were hit hardest, with the Echo Dot smart speaker jumping from $49.99 to $79.99. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max also rose by over 40 percent to $84.99, and the base level Kindle now costs $149.99, a nearly 37 percent increase.The only Amazon hardware products apparently not affected are its line of Ring cameras and video doorbells, and the Echo Studio, its higher-end $219.99…

TORONTO – The night before Lily-Madeleine Seguin was set to book her flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo in late May, the Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country. Seguin, a public health promotion adviser with Oxfam’s global humanitarian team, had all of her final sign-offs and approvals green-lit. Her booster shots were updated.She was ready to fly out two days later for a two-month deployment when she heard the news. It came as a shock to Seguin, who has been a part of previous Ebola outbreak responses in the DRC, including an…

Laptop prices are out of whack. $500 used to get you a tolerable laptop, and $900 got you a really good one. They often had similar CPU, RAM, and storage options because that stuff was comparatively cheap; the difference was often in build quality and screen rather than power. But RAMageddon has thrown everything off. Even laptops like the $950 Surface Laptop now start with 8GB of RAM, which isn’t enough. And on the lower end, where manufacturers are struggling to compete with the $700 MacBook Neo, they’re cutting corners on storage, CPU, and build quality too.However, one low-cost laptop…

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Membrane Solutions announced today the successful conclusion of its third consecutive appearance at the Outdoor Retailer Exhibition. Held August 20–21, 2026, at the Minneapolis Convention Center, the exhibition provided a key platform for the company to introduce its latest outdoor hydration innovations and engage with major national retail partners. Operating from Booth #935, Membrane Solutions highlighted its expanding portfolio of accessible water filtration systems. The showcase built upon the foundation of its established S1 Personal Water Filter Straw, a trusted staple for outdoor enthusiasts, while placing a specific focus on the evolution of…

SUZHOU, China, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Solerus today announced plans to launch the HNW Growth Fund, a proposed private equity investment fund intended for high-net-worth investors and focused on growth investments in private markets. The fund is currently in development, with Solerus targeting a launch toward the end of 2026. The fund will pursue a private equity strategy, with a proposed minimum investment of US$100,000. Solerus said the decision to develop the fund reflects its assessment of a changing investment environment, including developments across financial markets, regulatory frameworks and the broader tax landscape. “The HNW Growth Fund reflects…

JWX JWX New York, NY, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Single solution handles content transformation, social distribution, audience engagement and video monetization, growing revenue amid traffic declines JWX, the technology company connecting premium content, engaged consumers, and the advertisers who reach them, today launched JWX Content Hub, the industry’s first unified platform built exclusively for publisher video.  JWX Content Hub provides publishers with the tools they need to transform content into the formats each channel demands, distribute automatically across social and syndication partners, engage audiences on pages they own, and monetize everywhere their content travels.  All of this is…

Andy Garcia recieving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Imagen Foundation Acclaimed actor, filmmaker, producer, and musician Andy Garcia received the Imagen Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his four-decade career, groundbreaking storytelling, and longstanding commitment to Latino representation. Actor Danny Pino presented him with his award. Following the presentation, Garcia and The CineSon All Stars took the stage for a special performance, joined by Grammy Award-winning musician and longtime Garcia collaborator Arturo Sandoval.Photo by Salvador Ochoa ‘Acapulco’ takes home six Imagen Awards, including Best Actor-Comedy, Supporting Actor and Actress, Director, and Music Supervision; Helen Hernandez presents Creators, Cast and AppleTV…

Canada was hit with new 50% tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods Saturday morning, after negotiators failed to finalize a comprehensive trade deal with the U.S. ahead of President Donald Trump’s new deadline. The tariffs were originally set to kick in Wednesday, but Trump announced a three-day pause to allow the trade talks — which had intensified over the past few weeks after the tariffs were first threatened — to conclude.While Trump said at the time “we have a deal” with Canada, Canadian officials had been more measured, saying final details and agreement language still needed to be…