Verge's Installer Newsletter Tracks Techlash Hitting Hollywood

The Verge's weekly technology newsletter, Installer, used its Oct. 10, 2026 edition to argue that Silicon Valley's long-running "techlash" has moved beyond opinion pages and into entertainment, citing a new Facebook-themed movie among other releases, according to the newsletter written by editor-at-large David Pierce and published by The Verge.

What Does "The Techlash Has Gone Hollywood" Mean?

The phrase is the headline of Pierce's Installer No. 147, which groups several current entertainment releases — a new Facebook movie and "a tech-related procedural" — under the idea that criticism of the technology industry, long confined to journalism and policy debates, is now a recurring subject for film and television, Pierce writes for The Verge.

What Is Installer No. 147 and Who Writes It?

Installer is a weekly roundup described on its page as a "guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world," written by David Pierce, The Verge's editor-at-large and co-host of The Vergecast. Pierce's bio notes more than a decade of experience covering consumer technology, including stints at Protocol and The Wall Street Journal, according to his Verge author page.

"I'm back from parental leave! Part time, anyway," Pierce wrote in the Oct. 10 edition, thanking readers who sent well wishes and parenting tips.

What Other Tech Culture Picks Appear in This Week's Edition?

Alongside the techlash theme, Pierce's newsletter flags a new book on the artificial intelligence industry, a Star Wars-branded racing game he calls a threat to his own productivity, and consumer gadgets including a new Amazon tablet and a Kindle. He also mentions testing a Dell XPS "Googlebook" and reworking his note-taking setup now that Google Docs supports Markdown files, per the newsletter.

Installer No. 147, By the Numbers

• 147 — the edition number of this week's Installer newsletter.
• 10+ years — Pierce's reported experience covering consumer technology, per his Verge bio.

Where Can Readers Subscribe or Read Past Editions?

Past issues are archived on the Installer homepage linked within the Oct. 10 edition on The Verge, where Pierce also notes that purchases made through some links in the newsletter may earn The Verge a commission under its stated ethics policy.

The edition does not specify box-office figures, streaming numbers, or production budgets for the Facebook movie or the tech-themed procedural it references, and no additional financial or audience data appears in the newsletter as published.