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CLIMATE CHANGE | 5-MINUTE READ The Rapid Intensification of Hurricane Lee Is a Warning BY MATT SIMON |
Fueled by warm water and humidity, hurricanes can quickly turn into life-threatening monsters. Get ready for more of this phenomenon as the planet warms. |
GROUNDED | 4-MINUTE READ SpaceX Must Fix 63 Issues Before Its Starship Can Fly Again BY RAMIN SKIBBA |
Following a joint "mishap investigation" by SpaceX and the FAA, the federal agency listed 63 issues that must be addressed before launches can resume at the Texas site. |
LISTENING SESSIONS | 4-MINUTE READ Top US Spies Meet With Privacy Experts Over Surveillance 'Crown Jewel' BY DELL CAMERON |
Civil rights groups say efforts to get US intelligence agencies to adopt privacy reforms have largely failed. Without those changes, renewal of a post-9/11 surveillance policy may be doomed. |
Transplant organs are scarce. Could growing ones with human cells in pigs alleviate the shortage? |
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WIRED PODCASTS | 41-MINUTE EPISODE Roblox Builds Out Its Metaverse Vision With Video Chat |
This week, we discuss how adding animated chats to Roblox will advance the company's plan to enrich its virtual world. |
JUICE BOXES | 9-MINUTE READ Big Batteries Are Booming. So Are Fears They'll Catch Fire BY GREGORY BARBER |
The world needs thousands of new grid battery installations to fight climate change. They rarely catch fire—but many people are skeptical of having one next door. |
HELD ACCOUNTABLE | 2-MINUTE READ US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs BY LILY HAY NEWMAN |
Authorities have sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments against nine people accused of being members. |
SEEDS OF DOUBT | 5-MINUTE READ A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse BY MATT REYNOLDS |
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. |
JACK ME UP | 6-MINUTE READ The Best Phones With an Actual Headphone Jack BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU |
Headphone jacks are endangered, but they're not gone. Here are our favorite smartphones that still let you plug and play. |
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