In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to run through five of the best stories you need to know about — from how AI is eliminating entry level jobs to how a secretive Democrat group is funding high-profile influencers. Then, Zöe and Leah dive into the scoop that AI researchers recently recruited to Meta’s Superintelligence Lab are already leaving — some of them, back to OpenAI.

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Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Researchers Are Already Leaving Meta’s New Superintelligence Lab | WIRED
• AI Is Eliminating Jobs for Younger Workers | WIRED
• Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings | WIRED
• A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers | WIRED
• What It’s Like Watching Dozens of Bodies Decompose (for Science)

As the summer comes to an end, we’re thinking about what unplugging, going offline — the ultimate luxury — looks like in 2025. With a growing slate of apps aiming to reduce our screen time and some tech leaders trying to reinvent the internet as it was, where are we heading? WIRED’s features editor Jason Kehe joins us to discuss how as users we are now best positioned to take the power back.

Join us LIVE in San Francisco on September 9th

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Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (Ai) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Going Dumb: My Year With a Flip Phone | WIRED
• Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet | WIRED
• Alexis Ohanian’s Next Social Platform Has One Rule: Don’t Act Like an Asshole | WIRED

The Reddit co-founder sits down for a wide-ranging conversation, from buying his first video game to meeting his future co-founder on the first day of college. When he’s not investing in the future of women’s sports, he’s relaunching Digg as the future of toxic-free social media.

Join WIRED’s best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests.