‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop

AI Special Report · Apr 6, 2026

## Episode Summary In this episode, we cover: - **‘Uncanny Valley’: Iran’s Threats on US Tech, Trump’s Plans for Midterms, and Polymarket’s Pop-up Flop** (Wired AI) - [Read more](https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-iran-targets-us-tech-polymarket-pop-up-trump-midterms/) - **Widely used Trivy scanner compromised in ongoing supply-chain attack** (Ars Technica AI) - [Read more](https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/widely-used-trivy-scanner-compromised-in-ongoing-supply-chain-attack/) - **Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions** (Wired AI) - [Read…