The Facebook whistleblower won’t change anything

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.19.21   MEGA PIXEL | 6-MINUTE READ Google's New Pixel 6 Phone Undercuts Its Peers at Just $599 BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Joined by the Pixel 6 Pro at $899, these two new Android phones reinforce how important it is to optimize hardware and software.   CRITICAL HIT | 9-MINUTE READ Tabletop RPG Workers Say Their Jobs Are No Fantasy BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO The people behind some of the world's biggest role-playing games are now fighting to make their workplaces better.   MACBOOK PRO | 4-MINUTE READ Apple Finally Remembered What Makes Laptops Great BY LAUREN GOODE To build a MacBook Pro for the future, the company has gone back to what worked in the past.   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ The Facebook Whistleblower Won't Change Anything BY OS KEYES Whistleblowing has turned into a secular form of confession that keeps the limelight on one person instead of the movements already doing the work. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. 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.   TIME FLIES | 6-MINUTE READ This Atomic Clock Will Transform Deep Space Exploration BY KATRINA MILLER The toaster-sized device could help make human travel to Mars—and beyond—a reality.   STUDY HARD | 6-MINUTE READ The Best Assistive Technology for Dyslexics BY SUZIE GLASSMAN Whether you're grappling with homework or just trying to get things done, these tools will help your tech adapt to you—instead of the other way around.   DEALS | 2-MINUTE READ Sony's WH-1000XM4 Noise-Canceling Headphones Are $100 Off BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT We've never seen the price so low on the best-in-class noise-canceling wireless headphones.   PASS GO | 5-MINUTE READ Vintage Board Games Are Getting a Modern Revival BY LUKE WINKIE The team behind Restoration Games wants to update lost classics for 21st-century players.   CORE | 3-MINUTE READ Apple's New MacBook Pro Chips Flex the Power of Custom Silicon BY WILL KNIGHT The new M1 Pro and M1 Max better integrate the computers' hardware with their software—much like the iPhone.     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.