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On The Vergecast: Microsoft’s new Copilot, the future of the web, and the DirecTV / Dish merger.

Everyone seems to believe in the potential for “agentic” AI, which can use apps and devices on your behalf, but most current tech along those lines feels woefully unfinished. Once we’re done with the AI talk, we run through the gadget news of the week, from the students building a facial recognition system into their smart glasses to Sonos’ kinda-sorta plan to come back after its app fiasco. We also talk about the bizarre history that led to this week’s Dish / DirecTV merger, Nintendo’s ongoing war on emulators, and Google’s nifty new web app for managing headphones.

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