SpaceX is ready to launch its first official crewed mission

PLUS: The right's favorite free speech app, our vaccine future, and a Tesla competitor. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.13.20   FICTION 6 Sci-Fi Writers Imagine the Beguiling, Troubling Future of Work BY DIANA M. PHO Today, we work with each other, with apps, with the occasional robot—but what will collaboration look like tomorrow?   SOCIAL MEDIA Parler Games: Inside the Right's Favorite 'Free Speech' App BY ARIELLE PARDES The top app on both Google and Apple's app stores this week promises conservatives a safe space—but gives priority treatment to its most high-profile users.   RULE THEM ALL We'll Need More Than One Vaccine to Beat the Pandemic BY ADAM ROGERS All the Covid vaccine candidates work in different ways, and none will be perfect for everyone. It'll take a slate of options to help cover us all.   GO TIME SpaceX Is Ready to Launch Its First Official Crewed Mission BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Saturday's SpaceX launch will mark the return of regular crewed launches in the US after nearly a decade hiatus.   SPONSORED CONTENT The Smart Wife by Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy Why Siri, Alexa, and other smart home devices need a feminist reboot. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PUBLIC HEALTH The iOS Covid App Ecosystem Has Become a Privacy Minefield BY ANDY GREENBERG An analysis of nearly 500 Covid-related apps worldwide shows major differences in how much data they expect you to give up.   GADGET LAB PODCAST Apple's New M1 Chip Could Reshape the Company's Future BY WIRED STAFF This week, we discuss the implications of Apple's switch to using custom silicon in its Mac laptops and desktops.   PRODUCT REVIEW Garmin's Entry-Level Venu Sq Is a Great Square Tracker BY ADRIENNE SO Every basic fitness watch now has to be square (or sq?). We don't make the rules.   COOL CARS How the 'Dead Zone' Could Help This Car Take on Tesla BY ERIC ADAMS Lucid Motors found a trick for moving electrons around more efficiently, but that's no guarantee of market success.     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