What Big Tech’s Band of Execs Will Do in the Army
Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth and leaders from OpenAI and Palantir have joined a detachment intended to make the US Armed Forces “leaner, smarter, and more lethal.”
Unpacking AI Agents
Need to make a dinner reservation or change your flight? Now AI agents can do that for you. This episode of Uncanny Valley looks into what Sam Altman calls “the next giant breakthrough.”
How Steve Jobs Wrote the Greatest Commencement Speech Ever
Back in 2005, Jobs spent months trying to figure out what to say to Stanford’s graduates. Newly released materials show how he went from hopelessly flailing to delivering a talk for the ages.
Why Silicon Valley Needs Immigration
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, the hosts discuss how limiting foreign-born workers hurts Silicon Valley.
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
Barry Diller Invented Prestige TV. Then He Conquered the Internet
The mogul behind Fox, Expedia, and Tinder opens up about Steve Jobs—and his close friend Sam Altman.
Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup
As Elon Musk and US president Trump spar on social media, tech investors and executives are being forced to choose whether to support the most powerful man in business—or the White House.
How the Loudest Voices in AI Went From ‘Regulate Us’ to ‘Unleash Us’
Two years after Sam Altman pitched Congress on AI guardrails, he’s back in Washington with a new message: To beat China, invest in OpenAI.
No, Graduates: AI Hasn’t Ended Your Career Before It Starts
In a commencement speech at Temple University, I shared my views on how new college graduates can compete with powerful artificial intelligence.
Deepfakes, Scams, and the Age of Paranoia
As AI-driven fraud becomes increasingly common, more people feel the need to verify every interaction they have online.