The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

On Uncanny Valley, we dive into the IPO bonanza that the top AI companies are embarking on to the point where some real estate listings are looking for not just regular old cash, but Anthropic stock.

The TikTok Ban Was Never About TikTok

A new documentary chronicles how the app became a stand-in for American anxieties about social media, China, and political power.

Apple’s ‘Widow’s Bay’ Lands An Endorsement From A Horror Legend

Widow’s Bay is one of the best shows of 2026, and could be one of the best horror shows of all time, according to a horror director legend.

HBO Max’s Best New Show Has A Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score

There’s a brand new show on HBO Max that’s a True Crime docuseries with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, a rare feat.

TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’
TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. – the world’s biggest semiconductor-maker – is struggling to meet demands from American customers even with its factory buildout in the US, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg. “Customer demand is so high, and we can only support so much,” TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said after a shareholder meeting on […]

Overhaul Of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force May Impact Coverage Of Screenings

Upheaval at the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force may reshape coverage of preventive care by insurance, possibly leading to removal of previously covered items.

Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire

Today on Decoder, I’m talking to Ryan Mac, a technology reporter at The New York Times and coauthor of the excellent book Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter, which came out in 2024. I can’t recommend it enough.  I wanted to have Ryan on the show because we’re on the cusp of the SpaceX […]

Why Pfizer And Eli Lilly Are Betting On This $1.3 Billion AI Drug Discovery Startup

Chai Discovery is working with major drugmakers to use its latest antibody AI model to find new therapies. Now it’s in talks to raise $400 million more VC funding at a $3.4 billion valuation, Forbes has learned.

Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’

With $500 million in funding and a reported $2.5 billion valuation, Flourish wants to reinvent AI by putting real neurons under the microscope.

The AI hype cycle will slow down. What’s next decides the winners
The AI hype cycle will slow down. What’s next decides the winners

Artificial Intelligence is entering the late stage of its hype cycle. Not a collapse. A correction. For the past two years, AI has dominated venture capital flows, with capital pouring into the sector at unprecedented scale and startups multiplying rap…