Silicon Valley Is Having a ‘Hot Girl Renaissance’ 04. September 2026 (11:00) A San Francisco “Hot List” is trying to buck stereotypes about dating in tech circles amid wider debates about the value of being perceived as attractive.(Wired)
Wikipedia Workers Unionize for the First Time 04. September 2026 (02:40) More than 200 people in roles such as engineering, finance, and communications will now be represented by the Communication Workers of America.(Wired)
Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested 03. September 2026 (23:48) This week on Uncanny Valley, we dig into the latest prediction market buzz, Flock’s AI-powered police search tool, and how tech bros don’t know how to talk about “rouge” AI agents(Wired)
OpenAI Cut Off a Billion-Dollar Customer to Avoid Elon Musk 03. September 2026 (18:42) OpenAI recently estimated its Cursor partnership would make more than $1 billion in revenue a year, WIRED has learned. It still walked away after Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquired the AI coding startup.(Wired)
I Got a Brief Look at ‘Guild Wars 3,’ and I’m Excited 03. September 2026 (15:00) When the beta arrives next year—15 years after its predecessor—Guild Wars 3 will have a new momentum engine that makes combat in the game feel closer to an action RPG.(Wired)
