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From photos of former president Bill Clinton to images of strange scrapbooks, the Justice Departments release is curious but far from revelatory.

In todays episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into five storiesfrom AI to DOGEthat encapsulate the year and give us clues as to what might unfold in 2026.

In this episode, we look back at 2025 and look ahead to what's happening in 2026including whats in store for Uncanny Valley.

Forced by an act of Congress, the Justice Department has released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to Epsteinbut not everything, as is required by law.

From dead crabs to shredded bed sheets, fraudsters are using fake photos and videos to get their money back from ecommerce sites.

Merge Labs, a brain-computer interface startup that seeks to read brain activity using ultrasound, is being spun out of Forest Neurotech, a Los Angeles nonprofit.

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See the new movie Avatar: Fire and Ash if youd like. But if you really want to experience the big blue world of Pandora, the video game is where its at.

I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like The Great Gatsby, hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED.

Polling shows that nearly half of Americans now believe aliens have visited this planetand that the number who aren't sure has dropped by two-thirds. The reasons why, experts say, are complicated.

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help take back control of your experience of the internet.

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The latest photo dump from Democrats in the House Oversight Committee includes more famous men and upsetting Lolita quotes written on a woman's body.

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The agency plans to renew a sweeping cybersecurity contract that includes expanded employee monitoring as the government escalates leak investigations and casts internal dissent as a threat.

Capable of creating nearly perfect face swaps during live video chats, Haotian has made millions, mainly via Telegram. But its main channel vanished after WIRED's inquiry into scammers using the app.

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Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.

As the world looks to incorporate more renewables into energy grids, centuries-old systems that can balance supply and demand are being reappraised and innovated upon.

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In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we bring you our conversation with Jon M. Chu from WIREDs Big Interview event, fresh on the heels of directing Wicked: For Good.

Dads are traditionally tough to shop forlet me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.

Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.

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An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.

Conditions in the US should be perfect for the final meteor shower of 2025, with no moonlight present to interfere with spotting shooting stars.

Science Corporation, founded by Neuralinks first president, Max Hodak, has unveiled a prototype machine to extend the life of organs for longer periods.

Im a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. Theres a reason for that.

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We took a hair-raising trip around a track in the final four-door GT version of Jaguar's polarizing relaunch concept car. Is just might be good enough to end the British brand's abysmal run of luck.

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After controlling shareholders failed to take Grindr private and controversies over data and the banning of the phrase No Zionists, Grindrs CEO opens up about AI, privacy, and big expansion plans.

Yale epidemiologist Harvey Risch, who has speculated about a connection between Covid vaccines and turbo cancer and promoted ivermectin, says he'll chair the President's Cancer Panel.