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Jolly's got new competition: OpenAI just launched its competitor to Muse and Grok Bot. It's called Dots, and the headline feature is that it's also cute, with fuzzy lil triangles and clouds and hearts that you can give access to your personal accounts to do things for you. The Verge's senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins guest host David Imel from San Francisco right after OpenAI's DevDay presentation. Further reading: OpenAI DevDay 2026: The biggest news and announcements The Vergecast has been nominated for a Signal Award! You can vote...
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B2 · Upper-intermediate
Comfortable if you already follow TV news
- 89% of the words are B1 or easier.
- 195 words a minute: natural, fairly fast speech.
- 104 harder words (B2 and up) in the whole episode.
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Support for the show comes from Sonos. Most of us here at The Verge are big movie buffs. When watching at home, I don't want that experience to be any less immersive than it would be in a theater. And sound plays a huge role in that.
The Verge has actually published a few pieces over the years about how much sound matters to a movie. From headphones to soundbars, a Sonos system pulls you in. So far, you might actually think the phone call is coming from inside the house. Visit Sonos.com and build your system.
Sonos. Love the sound. Feel the system. Life is too short for bad audio quality. Luckily, there is Sonos. Sonos is a full sound system that you can customize to fit your life.
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