‘Doo Doo Water and a Few Needles’: Inside the Mystery of the New York City Manhole Prowlers
In recent days, a fantastical question has captured the attention of New Yorkers and local tabloids: Who is popping in...
AI Has Come for Serif Fonts
As public backlash to the seeming omnipresence of artificial intelligence intensifies, the collective quest to weed out—and reject—telltale signs of...
Not to Alarm Anyone, but Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Entered the US
A case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in South Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday night....
The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked
This week on Uncanny Valley, we discuss why the race among the top AI companies to go public has just...
Phoebe Bridgers Ditched the Internet to Hype Up Her New Music. It’s Working
For six years, I have found myself randomly wondering “is this the year Phoebe Bridgers finally puts out a new...
The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok
It’s strange to see your life playing out on the big screen, but that’s what it felt like when I...
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
Rob Williams knows how to pitch Jeff Bezos: You write a press release as if your product has already been...
Alpha School’s Ritzy New York City Campus Costs $65,000 a Year—but Isn’t Actually a School
In the fall of 2025, top executives from Alpha School gathered a group of wealthy New York City parents at...
Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment
Quantinuum lost nearly $200 million last year, saw revenue drop the first quarter of 2026, and says its technology may...
This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV
For millions of Americans, Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is a comfort show. With more than 500 episodes produced...
This App Makes Google TV Actually Usable
I get stressed out every time I turn on my television. A giant tech company is to blame. Google TV,...
OpenAI and Anthropic Sign Letter to Prevent AI-Developed Biological Weapons
The CEOs of several major artificial intelligence companies are urging members of Congress to adopt new laws that would make...
xAI Asks Court to Strip Alleged Grok Deepfake Nudes Victims of Anonymity
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, is requesting the public identification of four people who allegedly had deepfake sexualized images...
Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen
Protests over the December murder of an 18-year-old descended into violence in the UK on Tuesday, as influential figures on...
The Humanoid Robot of the Future Is a 6-Foot-Tall Beefcake With a Chinese Body and an American Brain
The humanoid robot of the future is a hulking specimen with a body that’s made in China and a brain...
