'Uncanny Valley': Minneapolis Misinformation, TikTok's New Owners, and Moltbot Hype

Jan-29-2026, 22:19:59 GMT–WIRED

We'll link all the stories we spoke about today in the show notes. Adriana Tapia produced this episode, Amar Lal at Macro Sound mixed this episode, Matt Giles and Daniel Roman fact-checked this episode, Mark Leyda was our San Francisco studio engineer, Kate Osborn is our executive producer, and Katie Drummond is WIRED's global editorial director.

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