Facebook’s camera glasses are dangerously easy to use

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.10.21   VIDEO GAMES | 3-MINUTE READ Twitch Sues Users Over Alleged 'Hate Raids' Against Streamers BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO The lawsuit accuses two anonymous users of "targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist and other harassing content" in violation of its terms of service.   SPACE ROCK | 6-MINUTE READ The Dark Asteroid Ryugu Finally Comes Into the Light BY RAMIN SKIBBA Using cameras aboard the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, Japanese scientists get a rare, close-up glimpse of a space rock's structure.   NATIONAL AFFAIRS | 4-MINUTE READ Tech Companies Wade Into Abortion Politics in Texas BY ARIELLE PARDES In 2021, corporations are expected to take a stand on even the most divisive issues.   SMILE! | 6-MINUTE READ Facebook's New Camera Glasses Are Dangerously Easy to Use BY LAUREN GOODE AND PETER RUBIN The company has partnered with Ray-Ban to make a pair of video-capturing Wayfarers. They're everything you hoped for and feared in smart glasses. 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.   E2EE | 4-MINUTE READ WhatsApp Fixes Its Biggest Encryption Loophole BY BRIAN BARRETT The ubiquitous messaging service will add end-to-end encryption to backups, keeping your chats safe no matter whose cloud they're stored in.   FUTURE OF WORK | 7-MINUTE READ California Passes Warehouse Worker Bill, Taking Aim at Amazon BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON For years, algorithms have driven workers to meet punishing quotas. A state bill trying to reinject humans into the workflow has cleared a big hurdle.   RANTS AND RAVES | 3-MINUTE READ Bloons TD 6 Might Be the Best $5 I've Ever Spent BY SIMON HILL This addictive mobile game has entertained me for years, and I can't get this monkey off my back.   POD-CAST | 5-MINUTE READ Dolphins Eavesdrop on Each Other to Avoid Awkward Run-Ins BY MAX G. LEVY The new finding underscores the complexity of marine mammals' social life and cognition. It may also help save the snoopy cetaceans.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 41-MINUTE EPISODE Vaccine Mandates and Boosters—What Does It All Mean? BY WIRED STAFF This week, we talk about the latest public health directives from the White House.     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.