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Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley—where each week, WIRED’s writers and editors bring you original reporting and analysis about some of the biggest stories in tech. On Tuesdays, The Big Interview with WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Kati...
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Why You Might Already Own SpaceX Shares; Inside the Knicks' Owner's Surveillance Machine
This week, the team discusses Apple’s Siri AI brand new release, SpaceX officially going public — and who will benefit the most from it. They also get...
Trump Foe Mounts Competitive Senate Bid in Florida
When Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Alex Vindman, a key witness in President Trump’s first impeachment trial, announced he was running for one of Flo...
The AI IPO Race Heats Up; Elon Musk Sued by DOGE Whistleblower; Instagram’s Hacking Incident
This week, the team discusses why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just gotten started but it is already creating bizarre repercus...
The Tech Behind McLaren Racing’s F1 Dominance
Formula 1 racing is a global phenomenon. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown joins Katie to break down the historic turnaround of one of motorsport’s most ic...
How Crypto Scam Compounds Use Romance to Make Billions
Last year, a mysterious source reached out to WIRED’s senior writer Andy Greenberg — someone who claimed to be an engineer trapped in a scam compound...
How the Internet Could Help the Iranian People
It has been nearly three months since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Journalist Jason Rezaian, a former detainee of the Iranian regime,...
Why Is Meta In Crisis?; Google Search’s Makeover; AI Gets Booed by Graduates
This week, the team discusses Meta’s recent layoffs and what they’ve been hearing from employees about the increasingly grim vibes at the company. The...
Tom Steyer Makes His Case for Billionaires
California’s gubernatorial race is drawing national attention, with several Democrats and two Republicans vying for incumbent Gavin Newsom’s seat. Amo...
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
The team dives into Trump’s selected entourage for his high-stakes visit to China — from Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires to Melania director Brett...
The Creators of Hacks Really, Really, Really Hate AI
The hit HBO Max comedy series Hacks follows the tumultuous relationship between a young comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) and legacy comedi...
Trump Pivots On AI Regulation; What Is Hantavirus?; Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office
This week, the team discusses the surprising reports of the Trump administration seemingly reversing its stance when it comes to AI safety and regulat...
What’s the ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Creator’s Secret? Creative Control
Amelia Dimoldenberg, host of the megapopular Chicken Shop Date, joins Katie to talk about control. Who has it, who doesn’t and why it matters so much...
Musk v. Altman; Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?; DOJ Dismantles Voting Rights Unit
This week, the team discusses the stakes behind the trial of Elon Musk against OpenAI’s leadership (and how Microsoft is trying to stay away from the...
Why Actor Ben McKenzie is on an Anti-Crypto Crusade
Actor Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) is out with a new documentary, Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, which follows his journey into becoming an anti-crypt...
Apple’s Next Chapter; SpaceX and Cursor Strike A Deal; Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
This week, the team discusses what’s next for Apple as Tim Cook steps down from his role as CEO. They also go into the reasoning behind SpaceX and Cur...
LegalEagle, the Internet’s Favorite Lawyer, Makes Sense of ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’
Devin Stone, the lawyer better known as LegalEagle on YouTube, has been breaking down legal cases - and assessing the accuracy of legal procedurals in...
Artemis II Astronaut Reflects Upon Return
This week, WIRED's Brian Barrett checked in with Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover to know how he feels now that he's back home — and how he and the...
Kara Swisher Is Trying To Live Forever
This week, we’re bringing you an exclusive conversation between WIRED’s Katie Drummond and tech journalist Kara Swisher. Kara is no stranger to fads i...
April 14, 2026
New York Assemblyman Alex Bores is running in a crowded race to replace longtime Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler. Pro-AI PACs have targeted Bores,...
OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
This week, we discuss why OpenAI and Elon Musk’s legal feud is heating up once again — and happening alongside SpaceX’s IPO filing. We also dive into...
Can UpScrolled Keep Up With a Surge in Users?
Last year, Issam Hijazi launched UpScrolled after users decried censorship and shadow-banning on other platforms. When TikTok transferred ownership of...
Iran Targets U.S. Tech; Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop; Trump's Plans for Midterms
The team is back this week to discuss how top U.S tech companies are increasingly finding themselves as targets in the ongoing war with Iran. We also...
The Myth That AI Will Replace Language Learning
Luis von Ahn, Duolingo’s co-founder and CEO, joins Katie to discuss why we should still learn languages in the age of AI translation. He also talks ab...
BIG INTV: Chris Hayes on Urgency and Attention
For the first episode of our second season, Katie sits down with fellow journalist Chris Hayes, host of MS NOW’S All In, to talk about covering the ne...
Nvidia’s “Super Bowl of AI”; Tesla Disappoints Fans; Meta’s VR Metaverse Is Over
This week, Brian and Zoë discuss the highlights from Nvidia’s annual developer conference, and why Tesla recently got in trouble with some of its most...
Introducing Kill Switch Podcast: Uncovering an AI Journalist
This week we are bringing you a podcast recommendation. A great tech focused weekly show called Kill Switch, hosted by Dexter Thomas. On this episode...
Can Anthropic Win Its Lawsuit?; War Memes; AI Comes for VCs Jobs
This week, the team discusses what’s at stake for Anthropic after the company sued the Department of Defense. They also take a look at the strategy be...
Iran Strikes in the AI Era; Prediction Markets Ethics; Paramount Beats Netflix
This week, the team dives into why disinformation and the AI industry battles have quickly positioned themselves at the center of the ongoing conflict...
BIG INTV: Open AI’s Former Safety Lead Calls Out Erotica Claims (Rerun)
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 saf...
Pentagon v. ‘Woke’ Anthropic; Agentic v. Mimetic; Trump v. the State of the Union
This week, the team dives into the feud that has been brewing between Anthropic and the Pentagon — and what it says about how the government interacts...
BIG INTV: Melinda French Gates on Secrets: ‘Live a Truthful Life, Then You Don’t Have Any’ (Re-Run)
On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, the philanthropist sits down with Katie to offer her insights on billionaire donors, kids on phon...
AI Researchers Resignations; Bots Hiring Humans; Evie Magazine’s Party
This week, Zoë dives into why some researchers at top AI companies have been resigning and publicly voicing their concerns around AI safety. Then, Bri...
ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans; Palantir Employees’ Ethical Concerns; AI Assistants
This week, Brian, Leah, and Zoë discuss WIRED’s big scoop on ICE’s startling plans to expand to nearly every state in the US. Then, they unpack Alex K...
Tech Elites in the Epstein Files; Musk’s Mega Merger; Crypto Scam Compound
This week, Brian and Leah dive into the key tech industry figures who show up in the final batch of the Epstein Files. Then, they discuss SpaceX and x...
Big Intv: Fallout Director Jonathan Nolan Says He's Still a Techno-Optimist
Katie sits down with the Westworld showrunner, Jonah Nolan for a wide ranging conversation about what keeps him coming back to sci-fi storytelling abo...
BIG INTV: Silicon Valley Tech Workers’ Campaign to Get ICE Out of US Cities
In the wake of the shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in the streets of Minneapolis, several prominent tech executives attended a private White House s...
Minneapolis Misinformation; TikTok’s New Owners; Moltbot Hype
In today’s episode, Brian and Zoë are joined by WIRED’s Tim Marchman to discuss the news of the week — including how far-right influencers spread misi...
Trump Davos Drama; AI Midterms; ChatGPT's Last Resort
Welcome back to Uncanny Valley! This week, WIRED’s Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger are joining the show as the new co-hosts, alongside Zoë Schiffer. And...
BIG INTV: Wikipedia's Founder on Holding the Line in a Post Fact World
Katie sits down with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks about what it means to build something used by billions of people that’s not optimized for gr...
BIG INTV: Reid Hoffman Wants Silicon Valley to ‘Stand Up’
The LinkedIn cofounder and frequent Trump target, Reid Hoffman has a simple message for his peers: “Just speak up about the things that you think are...