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9 Apps and Sites to Help Build Your Résumé

From templates to online hosting, these services help show potential employers just how great you are. https://bit.ly/3sI9zr0

15 Best Deals: Coffee Makers, Projectors, and Weighted Blankets

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

Could Namor’s Ankle Wings From 'Black Panther 2' Really Work?

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

The 15 Best Horror Movies to Stream on Halloween: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO Max

From old-school gore to Gen Z screams, these movies are sure to get you into the spirit of the season. https://bit.ly/3SQ1D1H

Musk’s Twitter Will Not Be the Town Square the World Needs

This is a moment to choose a different path, inspired by the lessons of thriving offline communities. https://bit.ly/3gRnGaX

Thawing Permafrost Exposes Old Pathogens—and New Hosts

Climate change is disrupting delicate arctic habitats, which could unearth frozen viruses and transport them elsewhere. https://bit.ly/3DGUXPg

The Real Reason Elon Musk Wants You to Have More Babies

People who complain about population aren’t talking numbers—they’re fantasizing about tightening the reins on workers. https://bit.ly/3DflCkr

The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 1: The Shadow

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

Rats Are Invasive Menaces. These Cameras Spy on Them

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

The Quiet Insurrection the January 6 Committee Missed

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

‘Poster Girl’ Explores the Allure of the Surveillance State

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

WIRED’s Picks for the 15 Books You Need to Read This Fall

From meditations on mental health to deep dives into the influence of sex on the internet, these are the season’s must-reads. https://bit.ly/3SiJOYZ

John Carpenter Is Finally Happy—and Making Music

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

The Creators of 'Westworld' Built a William Gibson Dystopia

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

The Gig Law Causing Chaos in California Strip Clubs

Dancers say a law to protect people working at ride-hailing and food delivery apps has been used to undercut their livelihoods. https://bit.ly/3TDVSVs

TikTok's 'Board Parties' May Have Reached Their Apex

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

How the World Will Know If Russia Is Preparing to Launch a Nuclear Attack

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

The Hunt for Wikipedia's Disinformation Moles

Custodians of the crowdsourced encyclopedia are charged with protecting it from state-sponsored manipulators. A new study reveals how. https://bit.ly/3TyNg2J

LiveWire S2 Del Mar Review: Fun, Fast, Limited Range

Harley-Davidson’s second all-electric motorcycle seduced WIRED’s editor in chief—but sadly can’t go the distance. https://bit.ly/3s1f57Z

'The Last of Us' Makes Players Feel Really Bad—And That’s Great

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

Brian Eno on Why He Wrote a Climate Album With Deepfake Birdsongs

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

Meta Is Still Betting on a VR Revolution That May Never Come

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

I’m a Good Guy, Like and Subscribe

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

The Signal for Help I Created Went Viral. Now It Could Be Misused

Well-meaning efforts to integrate the hand signal with digital technology could expose vulnerable people to detection and escalated violence. https://bit.ly/3Vmf0sL

How ‘The Mandalorian’ Inspired One of the Year’s Best Rap Videos

Miami MC Denzel Curry started singing the hook to “X-Wing” just minutes after finishing the show’s second-season finale. https://bit.ly/3yTgilN

Omega’s Marstimer Is the Latest High-End Digital Timer

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

What Makes a Champagne Vintage Great? Ask a Deep Learning Model

Bollinger is data mining its meticulous records to predict vintage years and weather the challenges of climate change. https://bit.ly/3CgV1Dn

The Hottest Startups in Lisbon

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

8 Best Electric Toothbrushes (2022): Cheap, Smart, Kids, and More

You'll have to recharge your toothbrush, but these electric models put better oral hygiene within easy reach. https://bit.ly/3EtXtct

A Bold Effort to Cure HIV—Using Crispr

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

Biden's AI Bill of Rights Is Toothless Against Big Tech

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

US Cities Are Recycling Trees and Poop to Make Compost

Wood and biosolids from water treatment plants can be used to improve the soil—and keep remaining trees healthy. https://bit.ly/3SBQouk

GrowWithJo Is the Only Workout App I’ve Ever Liked

Its focus on health and wellness—rather than sculpting a perfect body—has actually made exercising a little fun. https://bit.ly/3E9UxBk

10 Great Deals on TVs, Headphones, and Gaming Accessories

Upgrade your home theater and score some sweet discounts on peripherals this weekend. https://bit.ly/3ybfdFw

Go Update iOS, Chrome, and HP Computers to Fix Serious Flaws

Plus: WhatsApp plugs holes that could be used for remote execution attacks, Microsoft patches a zero-day vulnerability, and more. https://bit.ly/3SMmN17