WIRED’s Uncanny Valley examines several technology, policy and public-health stories, led by Apple’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of obtaining confidential hardware information through former Apple employees. The allegations add to pressure on OpenAI as some employees reportedly support a rival political action committee seeking stronger AI safeguards, while debates over AI’s infrastructure and government use continue.

The episode also discusses New York’s statewide moratorium on data centres, described as the first of its kind in the US and opposed by Donald Trump, as well as concerns over DOGE’s use of AI in housing policy without fuller disclosure. It concludes with an update on a cyclosporiasis outbreak causing severe gastrointestinal illness across more than 30 states, which WIRED reports may grow.