OpenAI and Musk Fight Again; DOJ Mishandles Voter Data; Artemis II Comes Home
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4.1 • 572 Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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This week, we discuss why OpenAI and Elon Musk’s legal feud is heating up once again — and happening alongside SpaceX’s IPO filing. We also dive into how a Department of Justice lawyer misled a judge about how they’re handling voter data, and why the Artemis II’s launch captured all of our imaginations.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It’s Using Voter Roll Data | WIRED
- Artemis II’s Breathtaking View of the Far Side of the Moon | WIRED
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| 0:17.7 | Thank you for listening. On to the show. |
| 0:23.6 | Welcome to Wired on Candy Valley. |
| 0:25.0 | I am Brian Barrett, executive editor. |
| 0:26.9 | And I'm Leah Feiger, senior politics editor. |
| 0:29.9 | This week, we're discussing why OpenEye and Elon Musk's feud in the courts is starting |
| 0:34.2 | to heat up again. |
| 0:35.4 | And speaking of us, we're going to go over some key takeaways from SpaceX's recent confidential IPO filing. |
| 0:40.9 | Then we'll dive into the rising concerns around how some agencies in the current administration are handling voter data. |
| 0:46.9 | And finally, let's get away from it all and go to outer space |
| 0:50.1 | and talk about why the Artemis 2 launch was such a big deal for everyone watching. |
| 0:59.3 | Before we dig into our lineup this week, we do briefly have to talk about what happened |
| 1:04.3 | between the U.S. and Iran in recent days. |
| 1:07.1 | President Trump is threatening Iran again. |
| 1:09.2 | Writing online this morning, Trump said, quote, |
| 1:11.9 | a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. |
| 1:16.9 | Moments ago, President Trump once again reiterated his threat to devastate Iran |
| 1:21.7 | if a deal is not reached before the deadline he set of 8 p.m. Eastern time tonight. Breaking news out of the White House, |
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