{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/6ae00cb1feb8d1e39c4aff79?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 English News | Meta Seeks $95 Billion to Fund Its AI Expansion","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a203ce23d098b7011022fcb/bb4e9874-6281-456f-ab27-ae741d3d9d6e.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A federal appeals court dismisses the government&#x27;s request to set aside thousands of California ballots. Also: Meta plans to raise $95 billion for AI systems and data centres through two stock offerings.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: disagreed = disagreed. Vocabulary: raise (collect money), sell (give something to someone for money), price (the amount of money something costs).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-27\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-10-27</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}