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Dots get up in Muse’s business

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Excerpt: The opening of an article from The Verge. Read the original for the full story.

The Verge • Jacob Kastrenakes • October 2, 2026

On The Vergecast: OpenAI’s new agentic assistant, Trump’s attempt at AI safety, and lots of gadgets.

Nacon’s new PS5 controller can mix audio from your phone and console

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The Verge • Andrew Liszewski • October 2, 2026

The customizable Revolution 5 Unlimited gamepad features asymmetrical TMR thumbsticks and a built-in settings screen.

Beehiiv creators are buzzing about a new price increase

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The Verge • Emma Roth • October 2, 2026

Creators may have escaped the Substack tax, but now they’re facing a price increase of at least $10 per month.

Rivian’s sales pop as the company’s big R2 bet starts to pay off

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The Verge • Andrew J. Hawkins • October 2, 2026

The company reported a 45 percent increase in sales and a whopping 85 percent bump in production for the third quarter.

Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do

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The Verge • Elizabeth Lopatto • October 2, 2026

In a throwback to MySpace-style internet drama, Shivon Zilis announced that she and the father of her four children, Elon Musk, had broken up on X.

OpenAI’s Dot agent is enterprise software that can also order your dinner

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The Verge • Allison Johnson • October 2, 2026

It’s a tale as old as last week: OpenAI’s new agent platform , called Dots, is full of cute little guys who can do your bidding.

Sling TV drops its one-day cable passes

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The Verge • Jay Peters • October 2, 2026

Sling Passes, which let you watch channels like ESPN and CNN without a full-month cable subscription, are no longer available.

Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk

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The Verge • Emma Roth • October 2, 2026

Mac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple.

Netflix is pivoting away from prestige

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The Verge • Charles Pulliam-Moore • October 2, 2026

A series of high-profile director exits makes it seem like the streamer is rethinking its strategy for success.

Meta open sources code to let you make Muse AI gadgets

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The Verge • Jay Peters • October 2, 2026

Meta now lets you connect Muse to your own hardware to put on your displays or a Raspberry Pi.