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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 08.23.21   SYNTHESIS | 7-MINUTE READ Are These the Hidden Deepfakes in the Anthony Bourdain Movie? BY TOM SIMONITE Pindrop, which makes software to identify synthetic audio, found three clips totaling 50 seconds in the nearly 2-hour movie.   POWER APPS | 3-MINUTE READ 38M Records Were Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.   NOM NOM NOM | 4-MINUTE READ So Hey Here's a Tortoise Hunting and Eating a Baby Bird BY MATT SIMON How does one of the slowest animals on Earth manage to chase down a bird? Have a look for yourself.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ Would It Be Fair to Treat Vaccinated Covid Patients First? BY ADAM ROGERS Last week, Texas health care policymakers discussed taking vaccination status into account for Covid triage. It's a larger conversation ethicists are bracing for. 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.   CHILL OUT | 5-MINUTE READ Can This Sun-Reflecting Fabric Help Fight Climate Change? BY JESS CRAIG An experimental textile called metafabric is designed to cool down the wearer and reduce the need for air-conditioning.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ This Tracker Uses Helium Hot Spots to Locate Your Valuables BY CHRISTOPHER NULL Invoxia's LongFi Tracker can report the location of your car, backpack, or teenager by pinging community-operated Helium peer-to-peer wireless hot spots.   OPINION | 4-MINUTE READ Data Brokers Know Where You Are—and Want to Sell That Intel BY JUSTIN SHERMAN These firms could track whether you've visited your therapist's office or your ex's house. And without regulation, they're a threat to democracy.   TOWER OF BABEL | 6-MINUTE READ AI Can Write in English. Now It's Learning Other Languages BY WILL KNIGHT Startups in Germany, China, Israel, and elsewhere are following the path blazed by GPT-3—with local twists.   PLAN AHEAD | 6-MINUTE READ How to Prepare for a Disaster, Emotionally and Mentally BY LOVELY UMAYAM To start, forgive yourself and help each other.     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.