Episódios

  • 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 minutos
  • WIRED Roundup: Grokipedia, Spotting Real Estate AI Videos, Alpha School
    Oct 31 2025

    In today’s episode, WIRED’s Brian Berrett is joined by Leah Fieger 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 minutos
  • 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.

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    31 minutos
  • BIG INTV: Why Nicholas Thompson Made a Custom GPT to Run Faster
    Oct 28 2025

    The Atlantic CEO’s new book, The Running Ground, examines his complicated relationship with the sport. Nicholas Thompson, former WIRED editor, talks to Katie about the ways tech is helping him become a better runner.

    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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    51 minutos
  • WIRED Roundup: Protest Frogs, Google Bedbugs, AI Psychosis
    Oct 24 2025

    In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Louise Matsakis to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from how SEO is changing in the era of AI, to how frogs became a protest symbol. Then, why some people have been filing complaints to the FTC about ChatGPT, arguing it has led them to AI psychosis and pleading the agency to step in.

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    23 minutos
  • How Data Centers Actually Work
    Oct 23 2025

    Tech giants have been investing hundreds of billions of dollars into AI data centers just this year alone. But as the deals pile up, so have the concerns around their viability and sustainability. Mike and Lauren sit down with WIRED’s Molly Taft to discuss how these energy hungry facilities actually work; the different industry interests at stake; and whether it’ll all come crumbling down.

    Articles mentioned in this episode:

    • The AI Industry’s Scaling Obsession Is Headed for a Cliff | WIRED
    • OpenAI's Blockbuster AMD Deal Is a Bet on Near-Limitless Demand for AI | WIRED
    • A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers | WIRED
    • How Much Energy Does AI Use? The People Who Know Aren’t Saying | 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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    29 minutos
  • BIG INTV: Zohran Mamdani, the Internet’s Mayor
    Oct 20 2025

    Mere months ago, New York's mayoral frontrunner was polling at the same level as literally "someone else." Zohran Mamdani talks to Katie about building a social media juggernaut, Big Tech capitulation, and what he learned from outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams.

    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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    33 minutos
  • WIRED Roundup: Satellites Data Leak, Cybertrucks, Politicized Federal Workers
    Oct 17 2025

    In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five stories that you need to know about this week — from how satellites are leaking sensitive data to what Zoë learned after interviewing cybertruck owners. Then, Zoë and Jake dive into how federal workers ended up in the middle of a political fight that they didn’t sign themselves up for.

    Articles mentioned in this episode:

    • Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data | WIRED
    • A Plan to Rebuild Gaza Lists Nearly 30 Companies. Many Say They’re Not Involved | WIRED
    • A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone | WIRED
    • Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck | WIRED
    • Federal Workers Are Being Used as Pawns in the Shutdown | WIRED

    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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    22 minutos