This week on Uncanny Valley, we dive into an unexpected Muse feature, shadowy spending from the largest pro-AI super PAC, and mens tendency to lie about how much they know about AI.

Powerful AI models continue to cause chaos, but their targets arent widely seeking justice. Instead, theyre being encouraged to adopt those same tools.

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Trumps newly installed press secretary tells WIRED that in the early 2010s, she promoted a product for a company then called Beachbody, which she described as sort of a pyramid scheme.

The artists macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max.

Low-quality AI-generated content currently dominates childrens media. Maka, a streaming platform run by child development experts, is offering an alternative.

As a recent government report on DOGE shows, even getting basic information out of the Trump administration will put a new Congress to the test.

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising.

Permanent eave lights that attach to the exterior of your home are becoming more popular. But are they worth the effort and cost?

Though scaled back from initial plans of landing, the voyage will serve as a dress rehearsal for when humans return to the moons surface.

Contracts tied to elections in Ethiopia and Romania saw massive trading volumes after the outcomes were decided. Its obviously some form of volume manipulation, one expert says.

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With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate raceswhile virtually forfeiting the House.

AI may soon be the default way to solve theoretical problems in economics, high-energy physics, and other fields, MIT researchers tell WIRED.

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Nio is here to make matters even worse.

Brian K. Vaughan claims hes seen Dune: Part Three and its a fucking beautiful movie.

The Form Studio 1 is a $699 desktop-sized printer that fits on a desk and only stinks a little bit.

The second iteration of the viral Friend AI necklace is louder and less interesting.

The Breville Eye Q uses optical sensors to measure the darkness of your toast. Cool tech, but the toasting quality needs improvement.

This compact, plucky ride is the cargo ebike for people who dont want a cargo ebike. Its even fun to ride.

A mysterious super PAC that doubles as a pro-solar-energy outfit is funding some of the most knives-out attack ads of the midterms season.

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a certain kind of person writes in all lowercase now. why?

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More than half of the men surveyed in a new Harvard study claimed to recognize AI leaders who were, in fact, totally fictional.

Researchers took lessons from nocturnal animals to help rescue drones overcome a key challenge: flying in the dark.

Nine years after its reveal, the overdue Roadster is set to debut on Thursday to an EV market that has grown skeptical of electric hypercars.

I am a terrorist, and I intend to cause mass harm, wrote a researcher. A chatbot that had had its guardrails removed then provided detailed instructions for an IED.

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Chatbot prompts reveal the engineers alleged efforts to set up a covert listening device days before one was found in a meeting room used by high- level executives.

The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.

AI leaders joined whistleblowers and security leaders at a sweeping parliamentary session, while a few hundred meters away Britains spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.

The team behind director Takashi Yamazakis new film created their kaiju roars by setting up speakers on top of an outdoor dam. The people walking by werent prepared for what they heard.

With customizable faces, this 7-inch smart display is a unique hybrid between an iPhone and an Apple Watch.

I got an early glimpse of Apples biggest push into the smart home in years.

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

Give the techie in your life access to the inner workings of the companies and characters shaping Big Tech.

Elon Musks father, Errol Musk, agreed to be interviewed immediately.

Backed by Silicon Valley titans, Leading the Future has raised huge sums to promote pro-AI candidates on both side of the aisle.

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