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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.15.21   SMOKE BOMB | 4-MINUTE READ How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear BY DAVID NIELD Need to be discreet? Here's how to set up vanishing texts, photos, or videos in most popular chat apps.   COUNTING CROWS | 12-MINUTE READ Animals Count and Use Zero. How Far Does Their Number Sense Go? BY JORDANA CEPELEWICZ Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It's only the latest evidence of animals' talents for numerical abstraction.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ The Coros Pace 2 Is My New Favorite GPS Running Watch BY ADRIENNE SO This lightweight, affordable GPS tracker knows what's important and doesn't waste a penny.   SOUND AROUND | 4-MINUTE READ Augmented Reality Is Coming for Your Ears, Too BY LAUREN GOODE New software applications are cleverly mapping audio to transport users to another space. GET WIRED Stare the future right in the eye. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   APP WARS | 6-MINUTE READ Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill BY JON BRODKIN, ARS TECHNICA The Open App Markets Act would loosen the tech giants' grip on the app economy. But a PR campaign against it is already underway.   RANTS AND RAVES | 4-MINUTE READ The Vitamix Made Me a Blender Person—No Kale Required BY JOE RAY The spin cycle is this machine's sweet spot.   BACK TO SCHOOL | 3-MINUTE READ Score Some Sweet Deals With Your Student Email BY LOURYN STRAMPE All you need is that .edu email address to save cash on everything from laptops to train tickets. From the Archive   ZZZZZ | 4-MINUTE READ Why You Stay Up So Late, Even When You Know You Shouldn't BY ASHLEY LAURETTA There are certain traits that lend themselves to "revenge bedtime procrastination." There's also a way out.   COAT OF HARMS | 5-MINUTE READ 'Forever Chemicals' Are in Your Popcorn—and Your Blood BY MICHELE COHEN MARILL Food packaging can contain a group of chemicals called PFAS, which have been linked to immune, thyroid, kidney, and reproductive health problems.     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.