Which iPhone should you buy (or avoid) right now?

PLUS: 700 hours of 'RimWorld,' Google Photos storage, and broken tech policy. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.14.20   HACKS The Scammer Who Wanted to Save His Country BY DARREN LOUCAIDES Last year, a hacker gave Glenn Greenwald a trove of damning messages between Brazil's leaders. Some suspected the Russians. The truth was far less boring.   BUSTED An Engineer Gets 9 Years for Stealing $10M From Microsoft BY TIMOTHY B. LEE, ARS TECHNICA The defendant tried—and failed—to use bitcoin to cover his tracks.   COLONY COLLAPSE I've Played 'RimWorld' for 700 Hours. I May Never Escape BY SIMON HILL This gritty sci-fi management sim is hard to leave and impossible to forget.   BUYING GUIDE Which iPhone Should You Buy (or Avoid) Right Now? BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND JEFFREY VAN CAMP Picking the right phone has become increasingly difficult. This breakdown of Apple's lineup will help. 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.   WOMP WOMP Free, Unlimited Google Photos Storage Will End Next Year BY BRIAN BARRETT As of June 1, 2021, all uploads to the cloud-based storage service will count against your 15-GB data cap.   OPINION Rebuilding Trump's Broken Global Tech Policy Won't Be Easy BY JUSTIN SHERMAN The Biden administration should start by repairing alliances abroad and getting serious about regulation at home.   PODCASTS Terry Gilliam Movies Are All About Imagination BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY During his 50-year career, the director has made a series of films that are wonderfully quixotic—even when they go off the rails.   FICTION The Future of Work: 'Work Ethics,' by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne BY YUDHANJAYA WIJERATNE "He had earned that rare and elusive acknowledgement, whispered behind his back: He's a Creative. The Capital C."   ON THE MOVE No One's Riding Transit. So Why Did Voters Support It? BY AARIAN MARSHALL Fifteen of 18 transit-related ballot measures across the US won approval last week, including property and sales tax increases in the midst of a recession.     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