The holiday craze is upon us. Get a head start with these discounts on espresso machines, projectors, and even an electric scooter. https://bit.ly/3SJa66M
Other superheroes float, rocket, or jump their way around the Marvel Cinematic Universe—but this new flying method needs a physics analysis. https://bit.ly/3UanBxr
AlphaBay was the largest online drug bazaar in history, run by a technological mastermind who seemed untouchable—until his tech was turned against him. https://bit.ly/3styONV
Keeping rodents off Santa Cruz Island is an exhausting task. But now, conservationists are getting an assist from an AI-powered surveillance system. https://bit.ly/3D6UzI4
A former congressman who helped the House select committee investigate the Capitol attack says the US is losing sight of the big picture. https://bit.ly/3Tt8lfi
Divergent author Veronica Roth's new novel is about a young woman coming to terms with the authoritarian regime that manipulated her. https://bit.ly/3CTi1si
The horror mastermind spent decades making cinema classics like Halloween and They Live. Lately, he finds much more joy in music. https://bit.ly/3gu3ThP
Executive producers Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan say making their new Amazon show The Peripheral was like being “futurists with an infinite R&D budget.” https://bit.ly/3TDvKua
Now that brands are getting on board, the trend—wherein friends show up at someone’s home with a slab covered in similar foods—could be on its way out. https://bit.ly/3VEwSzo
While tensions over a possible nuclear attack on Ukraine remain high, experts say surveillance will likely catch Russia if it plans to do the unthinkable. https://bit.ly/3s52YGP
Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how. https://bit.ly/3TyNg2J
Few other video games manage to make users feel truly awful the way this one does. But its unsettling stories are what makes it so memorable and impactful. https://bit.ly/3EJ4h5W
The ambient music pioneer is back with ForeverAndEverNoMore, an album that wants to get you in touch with your climate emergency feelings. https://bit.ly/3S8QzfI
This week, we discuss Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitions for growing virtual reality as a platform, and how the new Quest Pro headset fits into that vision. https://bit.ly/3Tiu4G8
The Wife Guy has always been bad. But the fading phenomenon hints at bigger issues, like gender inequality and men relying on their partners for clout. https://bit.ly/3VnQFD6
Well-meaning efforts to integrate the hand signal with digital technology could expose vulnerable people to detection and escalated violence. https://bit.ly/3Vmf0sL
Omega’s Marstimer might be the perfect wrist candy for Elon, but it also highlights how space has given digital timepieces a whole new place in this world. https://bit.ly/3Tc73or
The reinvention of the Portuguese capital is picking up speed, as a slew of government incentives is making it an attractive base for new arrivals. https://bit.ly/3EtO58I
An experiment tests whether the gene-editing technology can stop the virus from replicating, which would ultimately wipe out the infection. https://bit.ly/3RFxCRy
The draft's tenets include allowing citizens to opt out of algorithmic decisionmaking, which could reshape federal government—but not the private sector. https://bit.ly/3rxBMQO
Plus: WhatsApp plugs holes that could be used for remote execution attacks, Microsoft patches a zero-day vulnerability, and more. https://bit.ly/3SMmN17