WIRED Roundup: Is Silicon Valley Losing Its Influence on D.C?
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🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Jake Lahut to run through five of the most important stories we published this week — from Trump’s newly unveiled AI plan to how supermassive black holes could have originated. Plus, they dive into why the relationship between Silicon Valley and D.C is undergoing some major changes.
Articles mentioned in this episode:
- Trump’s AI Action Plan Is a Crusade Against ‘Bias’—and Regulation | WIRED
- Newly Discovered ‘Infinity Galaxy’ Could Prove How Ancient Supermassive Black Holes Formed | WIRED
- How Trump Killed Cancer Research | WIRED
- The Great Crypto Re-Banking Has Begun | WIRED
- The GOP's Message for Tech Billionaires: Be Like Peter Thiel | WIRED
Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Zoe. |
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| 0:29.9 | Welcome to Wired's Uncanny Valley. |
| 0:32.7 | I'm Wired's director of business and industry, Zoe Schiffer. |
| 0:36.9 | Today on the show, we're bringing you five stories that you need to know about this week. |
| 0:41.9 | And later, we'll dive into our main segment on how the influence of Silicon Valley is shifting in D.C. |
| 0:47.3 | And why Republicans think tech leaders should follow the example of Peter Thiel. |
| 0:52.2 | I'm joined today by Wired's senior writer, Jake LaHood. |
| 0:55.3 | He's only great to be with you first time. |
| 1:00.6 | Jake, you and I were both watching Trump's speech yesterday. |
| 1:05.0 | This was kind of a keynote speech that he gave an event that was hosted by the All In podcast, and he was talking about |
| 1:13.0 | AI regulation. This came after he had already put out an AI action plan, which was this really |
| 1:19.6 | long document that outlined 90 plus policies focusing on three main goals, accelerating AI innovation, |
| 1:27.3 | building AI infrastructure, and leading international |
| 1:30.3 | diplomacy and security. |
| 1:32.3 | So I guess, just to start, can I get your kind of high-level take on the speech? |
| 1:37.9 | Because I don't watch Trump a ton. |
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