October 03, 2025

WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App

23 minutes

In today’s episode, Zöe is joined by WIRED’s Manisha Krishnan to run through five of the best stories we published this week — from how federal workers are being told to blame Democrats for the government shutdown, to Peter Thiel’s ongoing obsession with the Antichrist. Then, Zöe and Manisha break down the news of OpenAI launching a new social app for AI-generated videos.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

OpenAI Is Preparing to Launch a Social App for AI-Generated Videos | WIRED

Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown | WIRED

The Real Stakes, and Real Story, of Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Obsession | WIRED

Tesla Is Urging Drowsy Drivers to Use ‘Full Self-Driving.’ That Could Go Very Wrong | WIRED

Scientists Made Human Eggs From Skin Cells and Used Them to Form Embryos | 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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