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Uncanny Valley Podcast

Welcome to Uncanny Valley—an insider look at the people, power, and influence of Silicon Valley. Join hosts Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer as they break down a new story or phenomenon bubbling up in Silicon Valley.

The Big Story

The US Can Put People on the Moon. Why Can’t It Get Iranians Online?

By Katie Drummond
Business

Meta Is in Crisis, Google Search’s Makeover, and AI Gets Booed by Graduates

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Video

Tom Steyer Wants to Save California From Billionaires. But Also Doesn’t Want Them to Leave

By Katie Drummond
Business

Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
The Big Story

The Creators of Hacks Really, Really, Really Hate AI

By Katie Drummond
Business

Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
The Big Story

The Secret to Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Online Superstardom? Control

By Katie Drummond
Business

Musk v. Altman Kicks Off, DOJ Guts Voting Rights Unit, and Is the AI Job Apocalypse Overhyped?

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
The Big Story

Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto

By Katie Drummond
Business

Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
The Big Story

The Internet’s Favorite Lawyer Says We’re Living Through ‘Multiple Watergates per Week’

By Katie Drummond
Politics

Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own

By Katie Drummond
Business

Uncanny Valley: OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home

By Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger
Business

He Started a Social Network Alone. Then 5 Million People Signed Up

By Katie Drummond
Security

Uncanny Valley: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger, Makena Kelly, and Kate Knibbs
Business

Duolingo’s Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain

By Katie Drummond
Politics

Chris Hayes Has Some Advice for Keeping Up With the News

By Katie Drummond
Business

Uncanny Valley: Nvidia’s ‘Super Bowl of AI,’ Tesla Disappoints, and Meta’s VR Metaverse ‘Shutdown’

By Brian Barrett and Zoë Schiffer
Business

Uncanny Valley: Anthropic’s DOD Lawsuit, War Memes, and AI Coming for VC Jobs

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Politics

Uncanny Valley: Iran War in the AI Era, Prediction Market Ethics, and Paramount Beats Netflix

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: Pentagon vs. ‘Woke’ Anthropic, Agentic vs. Mimetic, and Trump vs. State of the Union

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: AI Researcher Resignations, Bots Hiring Humans, and Evie Magazine’s Party

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Politics

Uncanny Valley: ICE’s Secret Expansion Plans, Palantir Workers’ Ethical Concerns, and AI Assistants

By Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, and Leah Feiger
Business

Uncanny Valley: Tech Elites in the Epstein Files, Musk’s Mega Merger, and a Crypto Scam Compound

By Brian Barrett and Leah Feiger