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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.26.21   SMOOTH LOGIN | 3-MINUTE READ How to Go Passwordless on Your Microsoft Account BY DAVID NIELD You no longer need an ungainly string of characters to access your Windows PC or Xbox.   OVERSIGHT | 4-MINUTE READ It's Not Easy to Control Police Use of Tech—Even With a Law BY SIDNEY FUSSELL A key backer of a 2018 Oakland law to rein in tools like automated license plate readers says the city is not following the rules.   AIRBORNE | 7-MINUTE READ Drones May Help Replant Forests—If Enough Seeds Take Root BY KHARI JOHNSON A handful of companies are pursuing airborne seeding, though there's little evidence so far that the tactic will be successful.   BACK IT UP | 4-MINUTE READ How to Switch iPhones Without Losing a Thing BY SIMON HILL Everything you need to know to successfully transfer your contacts, music, photos, and apps from one iOS device to another. GET WIRED Flash Sale: Get WIRED for just $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   GENETICS | 5-MINUTE READ The Complex Truth About 'Junk DNA' BY JAKE BUEHLER Genomes hold immense quantities of noncoding DNA. Some of it is essential for life, some seems useless, and some has its own agenda.   WRITE AWAY | 4-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Smart Pens for Writing Digital Notes BY MEDEA GIORDANO These handy tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ Vizio's M-Series TV Is Affordable and Mantle-Worthy BY PARKER HALL This flatscreen delivers reliable picture quality, satisfactory blacks, and a pleasant interface—all at a respectable price. From the Archive   WHOOPS | 5-MINUTE READ The World Might Actually Run Out of People BY MEGAN MOLTENI The United Nations predicts that the global population will soon explode. In Empty Planet, John Ibbitson and Darrell Bricker argue they're dead wrong.   MASTERMINDS | 9-MINUTE VIDEO How the CIA Trains Spies to Hide in Plain Sight BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER It's not just about putting on a fake mustache. Disguise is about changing the way you carry yourself.     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.