Long-term fallout from Doge actions

In today’s episode, Zoë is joined by WIRED’s Leah Feiger to discuss five stories you need to know about this week — from how Amazon is trying to catch up in the AI race, to why Facebook Dating is more popular than ever. Then, they dive into how despite recent reports claiming that DOGE is over, its operatives are still working across federal agencies. 

Articles mentioned in this episode: 

• Amazon Has New Frontier AI Models—and a Way for Customers to Build Their Own | WIRED
• Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon | WIRED
• Who the Hell Is Actually Using Facebook Dating? | WIRED
• Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits | WIRED
• DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now | WIRED 

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