Uncanny Valley | WIRED Iran Targets U.S. Tech; Polymarket’s Bar Flop; Trump's Plans for Midterms
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Apr 2, 2026 McKenna Kelly, WIRED’s DC reporter who attended the Polymarket pop-up, gives a rain-soaked, on-the-ground scene report. She describes late openings, flubbed tech, sparse food, and the mix of crypto, press, and political types. The conversation also covers Iran’s threats to U.S. tech firms and the Trump administration’s moves to reshape midterm voting rules.
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Tech Firms Quiet On Employee Protections
- Companies are silent about protective steps, forcing workers to weigh employer assurances against personal safety.
- Zoë Schiffer noted firms often refuse to disclose whether they moved employees or trust U.S. government protection.
Cloud Data Centers Are Active Attack Surfaces
- Iran has already struck cloud infrastructure, confirming hyperscale cloud data centers are attack vectors.
- The podcast referenced attacks on Amazon Web Services data centers as the first publicly confirmed hits on U.S.-owned cloud infrastructure.
AI Leaders Eye Middle East Despite Security Warnings
- Tech leaders are pursuing Middle East expansion even as region becomes riskier, creating strategic tension.
- Zoë Schiffer cited Sam Altman's Middle East trip and AI companies eyeing lucrative regional data centers amid warnings from figures like Dario Amodei.