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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.01.21   END TO END | 3-MINUTE READ A Guide to RCS, and Why It Makes Texting So Much Better BY DAVID NIELD Google is pushing the new standard for Android devices, which promises better security and cooler features than plain old SMS.   THEORETICAL PHYSICS | 5-MINUTE READ Fractons, the Weirdest Matter, Could Yield Quantum Clues BY THOMAS LEWTON Theorists are in a frenzy over these bizarre, but potentially useful, hypothetical particles that can only move in combination with one another.   BUYING GUIDE | 5-MINUTE READ The Best Keyboards for Your Work Station (or Battle Station) BY JESS GREY Whether you're looking to boost your productivity or your Fortnite stats, these are the top typing peripherals for the job.   GO WITH THE FLOW | 8-MINUTE READ How to Make the Air in Your Home More Breathable BY MEDEA GIORDANO Different climates and seasons call for different solutions. Here's what you need to know about pollutants and particulates, and the gear that might help. GET WIRED Summer Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   LISTEN UP | 5-MINUTE READ Are Virtual Surround Gaming Headsets Worth It? BY WHITSON GORDON The question is surprisingly complicated—and involves a lot of sifting through marketing.   WEEKEND PROJECT | 2-MINUTE READ Build Your Own Raspberry Pi Home Network Content Filter BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Boost both your digital security and your web browsing speed with an inexpensive, DIY packet inspector.   DOT PHYSICS | 5-MINUTE READ What Would Happen If All the Antarctic Ice Melted? BY RHETT ALLAIN It … let's just say it would not be good. Here, let's do the math. From the Archive Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell BY CHARLES DUHIGG Unfettered genius. Unpredictable rages. Here's what it was like to work at Tesla as Model 3 manufacturing ramped up and the company's leader melted down. You Are Already Having Sex With Robots BY EMMA GREY ELLIS Sex robots are here, and their AI-enabled pseudosexuality isn't long behind.     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.