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Uncanny Valley | WIRED

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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, WIRED’s Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond has an urgent conversation about this week in news. And on Thursdays, hosts Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Zoë Schiffer break down a recent story or phenomena bubbling up in Silicon Valley and explain its ...

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Uncanny Valley is a label from Dresden, Germany. sub-labels: shtum Records & @credit00ratlife visit our website for upcoming events: https://uncannyvalley.de/dates Starting as a label that served basically as a platform for their friends’ music in 2010, Uncanny Valley evolved into a record label that assembles acclaimed artists from the electronic music scene not only from the label’s base in Dresden but also from Germany and beyond. With a strong emphasis on the records’ artwork the label h ...

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Uncanny Valley

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no. 1 meme girl in tech explains what it's like to live in San Francisco. Uncanny Valley is a mixed bag of humor, music, tech, design, and of course, Product Hunt.

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Greetings from the Uncanny Valley

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We break down every episode of HBO’s “Westworld.”

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The Uncanny Valley

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A group of cool people talking about video games amongst other miscellany since 2013. If you like this podcast or even HATE it please like, subscribe, comment, and share. Twitter: https://twitter.com/UncannyV Facebook: Facebook.com/uncannyvalleycast Tumblr: uncannyv.tumblr.com Instagram: Theuncannyvalley Tom - @Drusyc Chris - @Ctbalcerak Carlos-@Swarlos318 Derek- @DerekDoom21

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Uncanny Valley Girls

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A biweekly deep dive into reality shows and stars of the past (with a hefty dose of ums, likes, and vocal fry).

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What's Lost When the Human Drivers Are Gone? 39:11

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If you’ve spent time in San Francisco or Phoenix in the last couple years, chances are you’ve probably seen a self-driving car making its way around. This week, we’re joined by WIRED’s Aarian Marshall to talk about the race to flood our streets with self-driving cars. We’ll get into safety regulations, the pros and cons of robo taxis, and we imagin…

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Why Elon Musk Has Wanted the Government Shutdown 23:35

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WIRED Senior Editor Leah Feiger joins Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to discuss some breaking news about why Elon Musk would want a government shutdown. Plus, WIRED’s Emily Mullin joins for an update on misinformation surrounding the latest measles outbreaks in the United States. Articles mentioned in this episode: Elon Musk Has Wanted th…

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Do We Need To Have More Babies? 31:13

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Silicon Valley is obsessed with solutionism. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that when it comes to a declining birth rate some of the valley’s elite have a clear answer: more babies at all costs. Today on the show, we talk about the pronatalism movement and how ideas around increasing birth rates are trending among some of the valley’s biggest …

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Elon’s Twitter Playbook at DOGE 20:28

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WIRED’s Director of Business & Industry Zoë Schiffer and Katie Drummond, Global Editorial Director, talk about credit card freezes and AI technology at DOGE, and how each is a move from the Twitter playbook. Articles mentioned in this episode: DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards, Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzi…

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Deepfakes, Tesla Backlash and Chips Chips Chips 36:37

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We’ve been so busy at WIRED, covering politics, science, culture, security, gear and so much more, that this week we decided to do something a little different – we’re talking through three stories from February that we just can’t stop thinking about. In today’s episode, we talk about the Tesla backlash, a saga involving deepfaked images, and we di…

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WIRED News Update: DOGE’s Many Conflicts of Interest & Elon’s Weekend Email Chaos 22:24

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WIRED’s Deputy Editor Brian Barrett joins Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to talk about the many conflicts of interests within DOGE which are popping up across the federal government, including most recently at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Plus, they unpack the chaos which followed an email that Elon Musk sent to federa…

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The Showdown Between Elon Musk and Sam Altman 36:53

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The relationship between Sam Altman and Elon Musk goes back to the early days of OpenAI– then, a non-profit research lab. But now, the two men find themselves in a very public feud over the billion dollar AI company. Today on the show, we catalogue their friendship-turned-feud and how the company that started it all still remains core to their beef…

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WIRED News Update: The Watergate-inspired Law That’s Fighting DOGE 21:30

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Andrew Couts, WIRED’s Senior Editor of Security and Investigations, joins Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to talk about how The 1974 Privacy Act is being leveraged as Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency continues to collect massive amounts of sensitive federal data. Plus, they discuss how you can protect yourself from…

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Are Dating Apps Getting Worse? 41:15

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Dating apps have evolved a lot over the years, with apps dedicated to any romantic niche– dog lovers, astrology heads, and big, bushy beards. Despite the seemingly endless options of dating platforms, the industry seems to be at a low. So this week, we talk about the current state of dating apps and what it means for those looking for love (or some…

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WIRED News Update: Keeping Tabs on DOGE 26:05

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WIRED Politics Senior Editor Leah Feiger joins Global Editorial Director Katie Drummond to talk about the latest at DOGE and the inexperienced engineers holding key positions at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. They discuss how WIRED’s been preparing for this moment since the first assassination attempt on Trump last summer, and h…

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TikTok Stole Our Hearts, But Can It Last? 32:18

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On a Sunday in January, TikTok users were greeted with a notification in the app which said that TikTok was no longer available to use in the U.S., but that it hoped to be back soon. The following day, President Trump took office and signed an executive order keeping the app around another 75 days. But, it’s still unclear what will happen with TikT…

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Uncanny Valley Radio 095 - Best of 2024 1:40:16

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Welcome to the world's latest annual Best-Of Show! Every January, UV Radio host head Philipp asks friends from the UV environment for their favorite song of the previous year. The result is once again a super listenable mix and a tribute to music itself. Of course, the artists also announce their favorite track themselves. Thanks to everybody who c…

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The World According to Marc Andreessen 38:04

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It wasn’t that long ago that one of Silicon Valley's most prominent and influential venture capitalists, Marc Andreessen, was a major supporter of the Democratic Party. So how did he, in such a short time, transform into a top advisor to the Trump administration? This week, we retrace Andreesen’s steps–from his early days at Netscape to his current…

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Zuck Ends Fact-Checking. What Could Go Wrong? 41:38

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With the news that Meta is ending its third-party fact-checking program, we dig into the future of content moderation. From Community Notes to automated systems, how do you manage trust and safety for a site with two billion daily active users? Write to us at uncannyvalley@wired.com. You can follow Michael Calore on BlueSky at @snackfight, Lauren G…

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We Turned Our Lives Over to AI Assistants 37:52

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Sometimes you just need a little help. That’s where the robots come in! But, have we actually reached a place where AI is more helpful than working with a human expert? This week, we compare notes on our week with AI assistants. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesDoor WIRED

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Musk Takes Washington 36:20

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What do Dogecoin and the Department of Government Efficiency have in common? Elon Musk, of course. This new government committee led by Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy is being tasked with cutting the federal budget. So this week, we examine the Silicon Valley mindset behind it. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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From Critics at Large: Will Kids Online, In Fact, Be All Right? 49:20

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In her new FX docuseries “Social Studies,” the artist and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield delves into the post-pandemic lives—and phones—of a group of L.A. teens. Screen recordings of the kids’ social-media use reveal how these platforms have reshaped their experience of the world in alarming ways. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham…

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Uncanny Valley Radio 094 - Merry Ambient Christmas Part Ten 1:32:34

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As Christmas approaches, UV Radio host @philipp-demankowski continues a cherished tradition with the annual Ambient Special. This year marks a milestone—it’s already the tenth episode of this soothing journey. In a busy year when UV Radio managed just three regular shows, this special provides a rare but reliable moment of calm. With the state of t…

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