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PLUS: Restoring hand mobility, targeting 'dark patterns,' and navigating a rocket dilemma. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.30.21   LANGUAGE Stop Calling Everyone a Tech Bro BY GILAD EDELMAN Silicon Valley's problem is not an excess of frat-house behavior. It's much worse.   IDEAS What the Arab Spring Can Teach Us About GameStop BY NOAM COHEN Ten years ago, democracy protesters used social media to organize against an oppressor. But ultimately, the powerful came out ahead.   NECK TECH A New Way to Restore Hand Mobility—With an Electrified Patch BY MAX G. LEVY In a clinical trial, wearing a small stimulator on their necks helped people with quadriplegia build back movement they had lost years ago.   GADGET LAB PODCAST We Answer Listener Questions About the Covid-19 Vaccine BY WIRED STAFF This week, we field listener queries about the vaccine's rollout, how state and local governments are handling distribution, and when you'll get your shot. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   DECEPTION Lawmakers Take Aim at Insidious Digital 'Dark Patterns' BY TOM SIMONITE A new California law prohibits efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money. A bill in Washington state copies the language.   PODCASTS Star Trek: Lower Decks Is a Lot Better Than You'd Expect BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY The animated half-hour series is full of in-jokes and obscure references that will challenge even the most hardcore Trekkie.   FIRED UP The Trump Administration Left Biden With a Rocket Dilemma BY ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA Mike Pence promised to land on the moon in 2024, but that's fallen out of reach. So what now?   BACKCHANNEL Who Invented the Wheel? And How Did They Do It? BY CODY CASSIDY The wagon—and the wagon wheel—could not have been put together in stages. Either it works or it doesn't. And it enabled humans to spread rapidly into huge parts of the world.   PRIVACY PLEASE Facebook and Apple Are Beefing Over the Future of the Internet BY GILAD EDELMAN It turns out Tim Cook blames Mark Zuckerberg for undermining democracy too.     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