Iran Targets U.S. Tech; Polymarket’s Bar Flop; Trump's Plans for Midterms

Iran Targets U.S. Tech; Polymarket’s Bar Flop; Trump's Plans for Midterms

From Uncanny Valley | WIRED by WIRED

April 2, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the targeting of U.S. tech companies by Iran, the issues faced by Polymarket's bar, and Trump's strategies for the midterms.

The team is back this week to discuss how top U.S tech companies are increasingly finding themselves as targets in the ongoing war with Iran. We also get an inside view into how Polymarket’s pop-up bar in D.C went sideways. Plus, we go through the steps that the Trump administration is taking to control the upcoming midterm elections. Articles mentioned in this episode: Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1 | WIRED Polymarket’s Coming-Out Party in Washington Was a Disaster | WIRED This Is How Trump Is Already Threatening the Midterms | WIRED Join WIRED’s best and brightest on Uncanny Valley as they dissect the collision of tech, politics, finance, and business, from Alexis Ohanian's newest tech venture to the effects of inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Topics covered

  • Iran
  • U.S. tech companies
  • Polymarket
  • Trump administration
  • midterm elections
  • technology
  • politics

Keywords

  • Iran
  • U.S. tech
  • Polymarket
  • Trump
  • midterms
  • technology
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Iran, U.S tech companies, Polymarket, Trump administration, WIRED

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