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This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss the historic blue wave that swept the midterms and delivered a rebuke to the Trump administration, Big Tech, and data centers.

As Anthropic maintains its vow to keep ads out of Claude, the rest of the AI chatbot industry is racing to win over advertisers without antagonizing users.

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More than 80 percent of congressional candidates backed by the pro-science PAC 314 Action won, including Michigan senator-elect and epidemiologist Abdul El- Sayed.

Alexis Ohanian is trying to figure out whats next for user-generated content now that so much of the internet is compromised.

A day after the US midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, Onion CEO Ben Collins and comedian Patti Harrison spoke to WIRED about the salve of satire during politically fraught times.

The new OLED MacBook Pro comes with an incredible-looking touchscreen displayand an equally eye-popping price.

The startup Aina bets you wont need to rely on your phone to control virtual assistants. Its making a smart ring that lets you control the actions of your autonomous agents with one tap.

Equipped with the brightest display, an Event-Based Vision Sensor, and the next-generation Qualcomm processor, Motorola hopes youll want to spend big bucks on its ceramic and aluminum Signature 27.

Potential Sciences, a startup backed by the UK government, is betting that training AI models on computer-generated biochemical data can speed up the plodding process of developing new drugs.

Denise Herzing, the founder and director of the Wild Dolphin Project, is using AI to help understand audio and video footage of the marine mammals.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and SpaceXSI have all reached out to Husk, an influencer who regularly goes viral by exposing the shortcomings of chatbots.

Nintendo has prepped its classic game for a rerelease with a slew of aesthetic upgradesnone more extreme than the protagonists curled-eyelash, glossed-lip glow-up.

An extremely rare matter-decay event opens up new possibilities for researching the physical world on scales 100 billion times smaller than an atom.

Turns out, your finger is prime real estate for health tracking. Here are the smart rings that impressed me the most.

Adult content creators and free speech advocates are sounding the alarm over a new law about to take effect in the United Kingdom banning simulated incest and some depictions of oral sex.

After Democrats won big in Texas and other AI infrastructure hot spots on Tuesday, data center enthusiasts looked for comfort in low Earth orbit.

Kat Abughazaleh and CJ Pearson spoke at WIRED World Fair on Wednesday about the influence of social media on politics following Tuesdays midterm elections.

Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valleys biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didnt add up to much on Tuesday night.

Showrunner Silka Luisa and star Hunter Schafer want their series, Blade Runner 2099, to show the benefits of a post-revolution world.

Google is tying up AI Overviews with traditional search, angering parents and educators who worry that easy, machine-generated answers are leaving kids less capable.

From top officials like Pete Hegseth to White House aides to right-wing pundits, the race is on to find someone besides Donald Trump to blame for the Republicans catastrophic losses.

Most of the risk is actually created by a couple of players building behind closed doors, Clment Delangue said of the need for open source AI.

Upgrade to the smartest Android smartphones. Googles latest Pixel 11 phones are all on sale at their lowest prices to date, well ahead of Black Friday.

Mark Lanier led the first social media addiction case to go to trial, winning a verdict against Meta and Google in March. Its just the beginning.

As flagship smartphones balloon in size, the Enough Phone offers a 5.3-inch handset. Choose between stock Android or an anti-distraction operating system.

From high-profile Senate races to local rezoning initiatives, data centers and their supporters did miserably on the ballot in the 2026 midterms.

The companys cofounder recently convinced the Trump administration to support an initiative to gather DNA samples from endangered species.

Elon Musk almost single-handedly funded the Republican midterms push. But of every traceable dollar Musk put into races that have been decided, more than 99 cents went to a race he lost.

For months, election deniers claimed without evidence that the vote would be rigged. Now they appear to be accepting crushing defeats.

Spending hundreds of millions of dollars means nothing to Elon Musk, director Alex Gibney says.

The AI minister now concedes the estimated figure is less than a third of that. Researchers blame the countrys slow rate of adoption.

While some of Donald Trumps closest allies have remained silent, much of MAGA is blaming him for historic losses.

If you already have a compatible e-reader, the $35 Kindle Click could be all the upgrade you need.

Riders and lawmakers often dont know the difference, and retailers sometimes muddy the waters on purpose. Heres how to buy the micromobility vehicle you actually want.

Since early 2026, the law has required electric bike owners to get licensesand in some cases, insuranceto ride. It has left many stranded and confused.

With massive upsets in deep red states and stunning wins in Texas, Democrats have redrawn the political mapand decisively taken the House and Senate.

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