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PLUS: Eating nuclear waste with radioactive diamond batteries, navigating T-Mobile and Sprint's merger, Australia's plan to make Google pay for news. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.31.20   PUBLISH OR PERISH Can Australia Force Google and Facebook to Pay for News? BY CELINA RIBEIRO A proposed law would require the tech giants to negotiate with publishers. Similar attempts in Europe have largely failed.   SNEAK ATTACK Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS BY LILY HAY NEWMAN The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's "notarization" defenses for the first time.   DRAGON EGG Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste? BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Researchers are developing a new battery powered by lab-grown gems made from reformed nuclear waste. If it works, it will last thousands of years.   ENCRYPTION How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Speaking at a prestigious crypto conference this month, Seny Kamara called on the field to recognize its blind spots—and fix them.   TV I Was a Floating Head at an NBA Game. It Gets Weirder BY KATE KNIBBS Crowds of spectral, legless virtual fans are part of the league's stab at preserving the ambiance of pre-pandemic basketball. I took a seat.   2 BECOME 1 What the T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Means for You BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU If you're a subscriber, you may have a lot of questions right now. We have answers.   INVENTIONS The Pheromonophone Lets You Reach Out and Smell Someone BY MICHAEL CALORE The prankish device is the subject of a new audiobook that pokes serious fun at Silicon Valley's culture of disruption. We spoke with its inventor.   OPINION Covid Is Accelerating a Global Censorship Crisis BY JUSTIN SHERMAN Autocracies and democracies alike are suppressing information within their borders, which will have global impacts on public health and security.   GET WIRED PODCAST Alexa, Play My Alibi: The Smart Home Gets Taken to Court BY WIRED STAFF This week, we discuss the growing trend of data from smart speakers and other connected devices being used to solve crimes.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions