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PLUS: SpaceX's Starship Mars rocket, cyberpunk in 2020, and AI research. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.10.20   BFR SpaceX Launches—and Crashes—Its Starship Mars Rocket BY DANIEL OBERHAUS The test flight didn't come close to the edge of space, but the prototype was a big step toward the rocket's first orbital mission.   HE WARNED US A Founding Father of Cyberpunk Isn't Surprised By Its Comeback BY MATTHEW GAULT Mike Pondsmith, who wrote the tabletop RPG that inspired Cyberpunk 2077, explains why the genre feels vital in 2020.   CO-OPTED? The Dark Side of Big Tech's Funding for AI Research BY TOM SIMONITE Timnit Gebru's exit from Google is a powerful reminder of how thoroughly companies dominate the field, with the biggest computers and the most resources.   BACKCHANNEL Get Rich Selling Used Fashion Online—or Cry Trying BY ALDEN WICKER The social shopping app Poshmark promises women the chance to spin gold out of secondhand threads. The reality is a lot of spinning, and little gold. GET WIRED Cyber Week Sale extended. Now with free stickers! Last chance to get one year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PRODUCT REVIEW Apple's HomePod Mini Falls Short As a Smart Speaker BY ADRIENNE SO Apple's small spherical speaker is a convenient satellite for Siri-loving Apple users, but it doesn't score many points beyond that.   IDEAS Something Was Wrong. My Nightgown Was in Flames BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN When a body is reduced, all at once, to a crude dichotomy of hot and cold, what happens to your soul?   GRAVEYARD ORBIT There Are No Real Rules for Repairing Satellites in Space—Yet BY SARAH SCOLES Fixing, refueling, and upgrading satellites in orbit is about to become more common. A group is pushing for international standards to keep these missions safe.   OPINION Antitrust Litigation Isn't Enough. Biden Needs to Go Further BY SANDEEP VAHEESAN Antitrust suits, like the one filed against Facebook, are long, costly, and often ineffective. The next president can fix the system—without Congress.   CLOUD SUPPORT Hello, World! It Is 'I,' the Internet BY MEGHAN O'GIEBLYN When did "the Internet" become "the internet"? Why did that happen, and how has it changed us?     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