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  • WIRED Roundup: AI Romantic Affairs; Google Sues Text Scammers; DHS’s Privacy Breach
    Nov 14 2025

    In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Brian Barrett to discuss five stories you need to know about this week — from how AI affairs can now be grounds for divorce, to why Google is suing one of the largest networks of text scammers. Then, we dive into how the Department of Homeland Security illegally gathered the data of hundreds of Chicago residents.

    Articles mentioned in this episode:

    • Apple Pulls China’s Top Gay Dating Apps After Government Order | WIRED
    • If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go | WIRED
    • This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation | WIRED
    • AI Relationships Are on the Rise. A Divorce Boom Could Be Next | WIRED
    • DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules | WIRED

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    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.


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    24 min
  • In Alex Karp’s World, Palantir Is the Underdog
    Nov 13 2025

    Recently, WIRED’s editor at large Steven Levy sat down for an interview with Palantir’s CEO Alex Karp. Karp defended his company’s contracts with clients like ICE and the Israeli government, which have increasingly gathered criticism.

    In today’s episode, we dive into the most revealing parts of the interview and break down how Karp’s technostate ideology has rippled across Silicon Valley.

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    30 min
  • BIG INTV: Open AI’s Former Safety Lead Calls Out Erotica Claims
    Nov 11 2025

    Steven Adler used to lead product safety at OpenAI. When Katie read his recent op-ed asking OpenAI to prove that they have and continue to address safety issues, she knew she wanted to talk to him. This week she sits down with Steven to talk about what AI users should know about their bots.

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    Follow the UnCanny Valley feed for WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.


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    39 min
  • WIRED Roundup: Zuckerberg’s Illegal School, Nepal’s Discord Revolution, Fandom in Politics
    Nov 7 2025

    In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to discuss the top stories you need to know about this week — from Zuckerberg’s illegal school to the repercussions behind the recent pardoning of Changpeng Zhao, Binance’s ex-CEO. Then, Zoë and Leah discuss how fandom on the internet played a key tole in this week’s election results.

    Articles mentioned in this episode:

    • Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted | WIRED
    • The Inside Story of How Gen Z Toppled Nepal’s Leader and Chose a New One on Discord | WIRED
    • Trump’s CZ Pardon Has the Crypto World Bracing for Impact | WIRED
    • Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom | WIRED

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    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.

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    21 min
  • The Four Criteria for a Tech Bubble
    Nov 6 2025

    Chatter about an AI bubble has been everywhere lately, and top tech companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft have doubled down on their AI investments for 2026. But how have analysts in the past accurately identified forming tech bubbles? Mike and Lauren sit down with WIRED contributor and author of the newsletter Blood in the Machine Brian Merchant to break down the four criteria some researchers have used in the past to understand and brace for the worst.

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    40 min
  • BIG INTV: Kara Swisher Says Silicon Valley's Biggest Lie is That They Care About People
    Nov 4 2025

    Katie catches up with fellow journalist and podcast host, Kara Swisher to talk about interviewing arrogant pricks, the power of negging and who would play her in a movie. And she tells Katie if she had to she would rather work for Sam Altman over Mark Zuckerberg.

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.


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    47 min
  • WIRED Roundup: Grokipedia, Real Estate AI Videos, Alpha School
    Oct 31 2025

    In today’s episode, WIRED’s Brian Barrett is joined by Leah Feiger to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from the release of Grokipedia to real estate entering its AI slop era. Then, Brian and Leah dive into why the promise of a tech-forward school in Texas with software instead of teachers fell apart.


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    23 min
  • How to Hack a Poker Game
    Oct 30 2025

    Last week, the US Justice Department published an indictment involving NBA stars and members of the mob for allegedly running a network of rigged gambling games. One of their rigging tactics was a manipulation of a Deckmate 2 automatic shuffling machine — almost identical to the one WIRED’s Andy Greenberg and his hacking crew executed using the same machine.

    Mike and Lauren sit down with Andy Greenberg to break down how they hacked into the machine, and what the vulnerabilities behind it say about our tech devices at large.

    Articles mentioned in the episode:

    • How Hacked Card Shufflers Allegedly Enabled a Mob-Fueled Poker Scam That Rocked the NBA | WIRED
    • Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating | WIRED

    Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.

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    31 min