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Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Off to a Bumpy Start

Plus, an early peek at the next version of Android, a pretty Ikea coffee-table book, and “earnings season” headaches. https://bit.ly/3KxG81B

What Are Cinema Cameras, and Should You Buy One?

If you're ready to upgrade your video gear, it might be time to move past DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Here's what you need to know first. https://bit.ly/37Qay1Q

The Best Xbox Game Pass Games, From Tunic to Dead Space

Cancel your evening plans, because these titles will keep you engaged for hours on end. https://bit.ly/3vwxz2w

Robot Vacuums Still Haven’t Floored Me

More than 20 years after they rolled onto the scene, they still suck. But they're a little bit less of a mess every year. https://bit.ly/39hmtG2

12 Great Deals on TVs, Video Games, and Camera Gear

Watch something, play something, or make something with this weekend’s sales. https://bit.ly/3Kpsc9O

The Best Projectors (and 2 Great Screens)

Whether you want a backyard presenter or a theater-quality behemoth, our picks will help you upgrade your at-home movie nights. https://bit.ly/37Rvd5u

MiamiCoin Is Crashing, but It Won’t Go Away

The value of the nonprofit's first cryptocurrency has tanked, and users claim they've lost money, but it's still expanding to other cities. https://bit.ly/372tUQQ

7 Good Wayfair ‘Way Day’ Deals on Robot Vacs, Pet Gear, and More

The retailer's annual sale has some good discounts, but they're slated to expire tonight. https://bit.ly/39qOgnF

Twitter Insiders Fear Elon Musk Heralds a Troll Takeover

Employees and moderation advisers say loosening the platform’s rules would bring on an era of increased toxicity, causing users from marginalized backgrounds to flee. https://bit.ly/3vrSP9C

It’s Not Too Late to Stop Mass Extinction in the Ocean

A quarter of a billion years ago, rising temperatures emptied the oceans of life. The planet now faces a similar threat, but the outcome is in human hands. https://bit.ly/3EXHYri

What Elon Musk Can Learn From Mastodon—and What He Can’t

Twitter’s new owner has a vision that sounds a lot like a scrappy little social network that already exists, with one key difference. https://bit.ly/3EXiOJo

Huffy's Folding Ebike Skimps On Comfort and Power for a Low Price

This foldable electric bike isn't a bad option, but it's not particularly comfortable and has disappointing range. https://bit.ly/3OHcmKP

PlayStation Plus Is Changing. Here's What You Need to Know

The new program, still called PlayStation Plus, will absorb PlayStation Now and gain new tiers with new features. https://bit.ly/3ETpUP4

Europe Has Traded Away Its Online Porn Law

The landmark Digital Services Act has a glaring omission: It ditches plans to tighten rules that could have protected survivors of revenge porn and other forms of sexual abuse. https://bit.ly/3LAbKok

Russia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale

From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before. https://bit.ly/3MBlora

Meet the People Illustrating the Brutality of War in Ukraine

Six artists share what it’s like to keep working during Russia’s ongoing attack. https://bit.ly/3kgDOBp

Some (Kinda) Good Climate News: 2 Degrees Is Doable

Humans could keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, new research shows, but only if countries actually stick to their pledges. https://bit.ly/3xpC2W9

Biofuels Are Getting a Second Look—and Some Tough Questions

Bioethanol has been touted as a green way to cut reliance on Russian oil. But new modeling suggests it isn't the climate solution we'd hoped for. https://bit.ly/3jGkLzT

Russia's Sandworm Hackers Attempted a Third Blackout in Ukraine

The foiled attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware, which is designed to automatically trigger power disruptions. https://bit.ly/3rlduKe

She Was Missing a Chunk of Her Brain. It Didn’t Matter

A woman grew up without her left temporal lobe, which highlights how amazingly plastic the brain is. https://bit.ly/3JAClA7

A Farmer’s Quest to Beat California’s Waves of Drought and Deluge

Don Cameron went all in on a trickle-down survival tactic. It could help save America’s agricultural heartland—even if he doesn’t survive the new water war. https://bit.ly/3uxedtE

11 Great Deals to Spoil Your Pet for National Pet Day

Discounted beds, smart collars, litter robots, and cat trees galore. https://bit.ly/3rfhOLa

Too Many Game Subscription Services? Here’s How to Choose

PlayStation Plus Extra or Plus Premium? Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate? It's all so confusing, so let us help. https://bit.ly/3v6YqB3

The Metaverse Could Radically Reshape Fashion

Garments that dissolve in water, change color, or sprout wings could thrive in Web3—and inspire a new era of design IRL. https://bit.ly/3JoStEN

HyperX’s Gaming Headset Has Magical Battery Life I Can’t Explain

The Cloud Alpha Wireless boasts 300 hours of run time, and they sound and feel great too. https://bit.ly/3xiTSdx

Want a Better PC? Try Building Your Own

Assembling a computer yourself is a good way to learn how they work. https://bit.ly/37x2HFK

The Long Shadow of the ‘Nigerian Prince’ Scam

Nigeria’s tech ecosystem is maturing, but cybersecurity companies are unwilling to forget its fraudulent past. The repercussions could be disastrous. https://bit.ly/3uqkMy8

Our 6 Favorite Electric Kick Scooters

These WIRED-tested escooters will help you scoot scoot scoot around town. https://bit.ly/3Kn1NtJ

18 Best Deals on Office Chairs, Sex Toys, and Tech

These between-holiday discounts are the perfect excuse to splurge on yourself. https://bit.ly/3uqC0M7

How Russia's Invasion Triggered a US Crackdown on Its Hackers

The Biden White House is using “all of the levers of national power” to counter—or preempt—cyberattacks by Russia’s most dangerous hacker groups. https://bit.ly/3LL37XK

Sci-Fi Needs More Mothers

Many of China Mountain Zhang author Maureen McHugh's stories explore the relationship between moms and their children. https://bit.ly/3vaO8Qy

An ‘Explosion’ of Anti-Ukraine Disinformation Is Hitting Moldova

Divisive anti-refugee videos are spreading from TikTok to Facebook as the threat of Russia grows. https://bit.ly/3JkIkZB

This Is How Twitter’s Edit Button Can Actually Work

The ability to edit tweets is coming—but it’s full of risks. This is how to do it right. https://bit.ly/3LRqVcv

Axiom’s All-Private Spaceflight to the ISS Preps for Launch

For the first time, a commercial craft will bring a crew of civilians to the space station. It’s a harbinger of space tourism’s future—and its inequities. https://bit.ly/3jf25HC

The Senate Bill That Has Big Tech Scared

The proposal would stop the biggest platforms from giving themselves an advantage over the little guys. Who's afraid of a little competition? https://bit.ly/35SchTe

Inside the Takedown that Shredded the Myth of Crypto’s Anonymity

The users of the largest known child sex abuse site in history thought their bitcoins were untraceable. They couldn’t have been more wrong. https://bit.ly/3v0YClh

Step Away From Screens With the 19 Best Family Board Games

From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will spruce things up when everyone in the house is tired of screens and all caught up on Ted Lasso. https://bit.ly/3KiwtN4

I Finally Found a Work Computer Setup That’s Practically Perfect

Hear me out: A primary ultrawide monitor paired with a second screen in portrait orientation levels up your work and play. https://bit.ly/38kyoT1

Shutdown of Russia's Hydra Market Disrupts a Crypto-Crime ATM

More than just a market for illegal drugs, the dark web site allowed criminals to launder or cash out hundreds of millions in stolen cryptocurrencies. https://bit.ly/3ubxOQ9

NFTs Are a Privacy and Security Nightmare

The blockchain isn’t as “anonymous” as you might think. https://bit.ly/3DH9YyF

A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s Reefs

Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral in hyperefficient nurseries. https://bit.ly/3DFbhy4

Technology Can Fix the Climate Mess—but Not Without Help

Another damning IPCC report insists that to reduce emissions, humanity will need more political willpower and help from nature's carbon-sequestering powers. https://bit.ly/3uTYlR3

The Apple Watch Series 7 Is At Its Lowest Price Ever

The latest smartwatch from Cupertino currently has a less daunting price tag. https://bit.ly/3j5OK4g

Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived

The area around the defunct power plant has been an unexpected rewilding success story. Now attempts to monitor progress are hampered by the war. https://bit.ly/3KaAumr

How to Turn Off Autoplay in Your Browser

Silence the audio and stop the video in your software of choice. https://bit.ly/35COhn0

The Watch World Has Gone Mad (in a Good Way)

Watches & Wonders 2022 landed this week, and with it the watch industry dropped lab-grown gems, light-sucking cases, and 3D-printed gold. https://bit.ly/36NmoJi

Amazon Staten Island Workers Unionize in Historic Win

Thousands of workers beat the odds and voted to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the US. https://bit.ly/3K3nnUj

The Wheel of Time Isn't For Every Fan

Amazon's new series, based on Robert Jordan's books, stumbles a bit in its adaptation and won't please every reader. https://bit.ly/3NJuzab

I Finally Reached Computing Nirvana. What Was It All For?

Breakfast, it turns out. The answer is breakfast. https://bit.ly/3IYLyli