Uncanny Valley host Zoë Schiffer is joined by senior editor Leah Feiger to discuss five stories you need to know about this week, from how Amazon is trying to catch up in the AI race to why Facebook Dating is more popular than ever. Then, they dive into how—despite recent reports claiming that it’s over—DOGE operatives are still very much working across federal agencies.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

• Amazon Has New Frontier AI Models—and a Way for Customers to Build Their Own
• Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
• Who the Hell Is Actually Using Facebook Dating?
• Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
• DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now

You can follow Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer and Leah Feiger on Bluesky at @leahfeiger. Write to us at [email protected].

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