Channel Descriptionhttps://www.wired.com© Condé Nast 2026en-USFri, 09 Oct 2026 03:22:50 +0000https://www.wired.com/story/come-see-uncanny-valley-live/6aa83693e6ba0787472d7be6Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0000Enjoy an evening of podcasting in San Francisco for our latest WIRED@Night event.CultureCulture / Culture Newsevents, Uncanny Valley Podcast, WIRED WomenWIRED StaffCondé NastWIRED@NIGHThttps://www.wired.com/story/ice-emails-discuss-using-palantir-supported-tool-to-investigate-voter-fraud/6ac7c494bb560496103cb715Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:40:11 +0000Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.PoliticsPolitics / Politics NewsPalantir, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, immigration, voting, conspiracy theoriesDavid GilbertCondé NastIced Overhttps://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-inside-elon-musks-midterm-spending-spree/6ac6ac8d9de41610baccb1a6Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:14:12 +0000This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss where Elon Musk’s PAC is spending millions, the latest ideology Trump claims is dangerous, and the backlash against the designer behind Muse’s logo.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligencePoliticsPolitics / Politics NewsUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Muse, artificial intelligence, Elon Musk, Anthropic, OpenAI, elections, politics, government, republicans, democratsZoë Schiffer, Leah FeigerCondé NastUncanny Valleyhttps://www.wired.com/story/she-designed-metas-new-ai-logo-then-came-the-hate/6ac52a334a782f0cbf88b69fThu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000Jessica Hische knew working for Meta might upset some people. 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