25 Jun 2026
Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data
This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss Amazon’s controversial decision to drop Luca Guadagnino’s film about OpenAI’s Sam Altman—which reportedly did not paint him in a favorable light. Alongside Google DeepMind’s $75 million brand-new partnership with indie film studio A24, how much of a dent is AI actually having in the films we see? They also dive into the recent upheaval of…
25 Jun 2026
Is A24 Still Cool?
Cool is a slippery thing. One minute you have it, the next minute it’s out your hands like a water balloon. For an older generation, Marty Scorsese epitomized cool. That hasn’t been the case for a while — I’d say sometime after The Wolf of Wall Street and before his third consecutive manicured period drama. When he made a deal a few weeks ago with an AI startup and enthused how he’d use it to…
25 Jun 2026
Why Elon Musk is no longer a trillionaire
Forbes estimates Musk’s net worth has fallen to about $970 billion as SpaceX and Tesla shares decline amid wider concerns over interest rates and an AI-driven market bubble
25 Jun 2026
The 25+ best Prime Day deals we’ve found at their lowest price ever
Amazon Prime Day is happening now through Jun. 26, offering discounts on tech, beauty, appliances and more, exclusive to Prime members. Some of the top deals include the lowest price ever on Apple Airpods 3, the Oura Ring 4, Stasher bag packs and more. I regularly cover major shopping events like Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, so I know how to spot deals that are genuinely worth your…
25 Jun 2026
The 80+ Best Prime Day Deals We've Found (And Counting)
Here’s the dealBeauty and skin-care deals Hannah Schwob/NYT WirecutterA melt-proof, portable sunscreen stickThis firm stick glides on easily for a refined matte finish.This handy, totable SPF stick is one of...
24 Jun 2026
AI researchers continue to leave Google for its rivals
Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google for Anthropic, according to Bloomberg.
24 Jun 2026
Elon Musk loses trillionaire status as SpaceX and Tesla stock drops
Elon Musk was no longer a trillionaire by the time markets closed on Wednesday. Plunging shares in Tesla and SpaceX dragged the tech magnate down to billionaire status. As of 4pm ET, Forbes listed Musk’s net worth as $970.2bn.
24 Jun 2026
Google delays Gemini 3.5 Pro launch to July as it tweaks its new frontier AI model
Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google's DeepMind. Andrej Sokolow/picture alliance via Getty Images The release date for Google's next frontier AI model has been pushed to July, Business Insider has learned.
24 Jun 2026
We’re Sifting Through Tons of Prime Day Deals Slop to Bring You Only The Best
Here's the dealDeal we love Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterA bookworm's best suitcase space-saverThe waterproof Kindle Paperwhite is worth upgrading to if you want a bigger screen for reading more text at a...
