What the Pentagon’s new UFO report reveals about humankind

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.25.21   CASH GAME | 5-MINUTE READ NFC Flaws Let Researchers Hack ATMs by Waving a Phone BY ANDY GREENBERG Flaws in card reader technology let a security firm consultant wreak havoc with point-of-sale systems and more.   NEW ERA? | 3-MINUTE READ French Spyware Executives Are Indicted for Aiding Torture BY SIDNEY FUSSELL The managers are accused of selling tech to Libya and Egypt that was used to identify activists, read private messages, and kidnap, torture, or kill them.   SPEECH | 4-MINUTE READ The US Takedown of Iranian Media Sites Extends a Thorny Precedent BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Free speech advocates raised concerns after the Justice Department seized more than 30 domains this week.   WE WANT TO BELIEVE | 6-MINUTE READ What the Pentagon's New UFO Report Reveals About Humankind BY ADAM MANN The document says less about the search for life in the universe, and more about our current cultural climate and distrust of expertise. GET WIRED Fourth of July Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   DOT PHYSICS | 7-MINUTE READ How to Break Into the Hex From WandaVision—With Physics! BY RHETT ALLAIN Want to safely pass through the radiation field surrounding the town of Westview? You're going to need some lead—and some handy equations.   START AND GO | 5-MINUTE READ The Biggest Windows 11 News Is an App Store Overhaul BY LAUREN GOODE By playing nice with Android and letting developers use their own payments system, Microsoft has fashioned itself as the anti-Apple for developers.   OPINION | 4-MINUTE READ In Africa, Content Moderation Is a Dangerous Game BY ODANGA MADUNG Platforms are finally taking action in African countries, but in Uganda and Nigeria's case, it's led to an even worse outcome: citizens losing access.   PLAINTEXT | 6-MINUTE READ The Unfortunate Punkonomics of Cryptocurrency BY STEVEN LEVY Plus: The early days of digital cash, the slow death of IPv4, and social distancing in the Black Sea.   PODCASTS Bubble Is a Sci-Fi Comedy About Monsters and Hipsters BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY The popular podcast dares to ask the question: How far would you go to live in a cool neighborhood?     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.