The AI IPO Race Heats Up, DOGE Whistleblower Sues Elon Musk, and Instagram Gets Hacked

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The race to take AI companies public is heating up so intensely that San Francisco real estate agents are now accepting Anthropic stock as payment, a sign of how much investor appetite has shifted toward the sector. On this week's Uncanny Valley podcast, hosts explore the IPO bonanza sweeping through leading AI firms, alongside two other major stories: a Department of Government Efficiency whistleblower is suing Elon Musk, and Instagram suffered a significant hacking incident. The convergence of these developments reveals the volatile intersection of AI ambition, government accountability, and security vulnerabilities that are reshaping tech in real time.