Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
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WIRED Roundup: Is Silicon Valley Losing Its Influence on D.C?
21 minutes Posted Jul 25, 2025 at 1:05 pm.
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In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five of the most important stories we published this week — from Trump’s newly unveiled AI plan to how supermassive black holes could have originated. Plus, they dive into why the relationship between Silicon Valley and D.C is undergoing some major changes. 

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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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