"Note: This is an automated transcript, which may contain errors. Brian Barrett: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm WIRED's executive editor Brian Barrett filling in today for Zoë Schiffer. Today on the show, we're bringing you five stories that you need to know about this week, including why the promise of a tech-forward school in Texas with software instead of teachers fell apart. I'm joined by our senior politics editor, Leah Feiger. Hey Leah."
"Brian Barrett: So Leah, our first story today. Today is a consequential and unfortunate moment. It is the 30th day of the federal government shutdown. Our reporters Victoria Elliott and McKenna Kelly spoke with more than a dozen workers who are struggling to pay the bills, working side gigs, some of them are even relying on free food programs to get by."
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Five major stories of the week include the release of Grokipedia, the entry of real estate into an AI 'slop' era, and a tech-forward Texas school that attempted to replace teachers with software but collapsed. The federal government entered its 30th day of shutdown, leaving many workers struggling to pay bills, taking side gigs, and relying on free food programs. Reporters interviewed more than a dozen affected workers. Instructions explain how to listen via podcast apps such as Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and Spotify, and provide social handles and a contact email.
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