Silicon Valley has been an epicenter of world innovation for many years. However the Valley, and its related personalities, corporations, and tendencies, has by no means been dwelling to extra undiluted energy than it’s at this time.
Give it some thought: Elon Musk, among the many world’s richest folks, is actually underwriting US presidential candidates whereas subsidiaries of his interstellar-centric firm SpaceX snap up extra orbital actual property with each satellite tv for pc launch; regardless of Fb’s decline as a ordinary platform for a lot of People, Meta’s consumer base worldwide continues to develop, ticking ever-closer to the beautiful 4 billion mark; and prior to now two years, Silicon Valley startups and behemoths alike have spawned one more profitable tech hype cycle, catalyzing billions of {dollars} in spending in opposition to the promise of an AI revolution.
Right here at WIRED, we’re overlaying all of this energy and affect each day throughout our digital platforms and in our print editions. However we’re at all times searching for new methods of exploring Silicon Valley’s ascendancy, significantly in ways in which make it simpler for you—the WIRED viewers—to grasp and take into consideration. Why would possibly Elon Musk be so wanting to see a GOP-led White Home, and what would a Trump regulatory surroundings and a Muskian strategy to federal effectivity imply on your each day life? If Meta stays dedicated to creating the entire metaverse factor a actuality, how will it change the best way you socialize, work, or be taught? And is generative AI actually going to alter every part, or are we within the midst of a bubble that’s about to blow the tech trade aside at a scale we haven’t seen for the reason that early-2000s dotcom bust?
There’s loads to cowl, and there’s additionally loads to speak about. That’s why I’m delighted to announce Uncanny Valley, a brand new podcast from three of WIRED’s most interesting Bay Space journalists: Michael Calore, Zoë Schiffer, and Lauren Goode. Collectively, Uncanny Valley’s hosts will untangle and clarify the newest and biggest—or strangest—tendencies from throughout the tech trade and the way they’re poised to form society at giant.
Anticipate knowledgeable and clever conversations, from three hosts who’ve received many years of expertise overlaying Silicon Valley, its merchandise, and its folks, all from contained in the Bay Space bubble. And this being WIRED, we’ll counterbalance that good discuss with a wholesome dose of the bizarre stuff, too: Tech’s strongest folks aren’t simply inventing the longer term, in spite of everything—they’re additionally attempting to cheat dying, one-up one another’s apocalypse bunkers, and construct VC-backed cities from the bottom up.
You can find Uncanny Valley wherever you get your podcasts. And we need to hear from you: Ship suggestions, concepts for the present, and questions for our hosts to uncannyvalley@wired.com. I hope you’re keen on the present as a lot as we do; joyful listening!