In this episode, WIRED’s executive editor Brian Barrett is joined by senior politics editor Leah Feiger to run through five stories that you need to know about this week—from the release of Grokipedia to real estate entering its AI slop era. Then, Brian and Leah dive into why the promise of a tech-forward school in Texas with software instead of teachers fell apart.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Federal Workers Are Barely Making It Through the Government Shutdown
• Elon Musk's Grokipedia Pushes Far-Right Talking Points
• Real Estate Is Entering Its AI Slop Era
• Man Has Pig Kidney Removed After Living With It for a Record 9 Months
• Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out

You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger. Write to us at [email protected].

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