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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.30.21   BREATHE IN | 12-MINUTE READ 17 Holiday Gifts for Your Stressed Best Friend BY MEDEA GIORDANO Relaxing means something different to everyone. From meditation tools to silky robes, these ideas are sure to please.   MOVIES | 3-MINUTE READ Is Scream Even Creepier in the Era of Smart Gadgets? BY MEDEA GIORDANO In 1996, Ghostface scared people with a cell phone and a voice changer. The next monster has new tech toys at their disposal.   CONTAMINATED | 4-MINUTE READ A Deadly Microbe Mystery Leads to a Spray Sold at Walmart BY BETH MOLE, ARS TECHNICA A series of puzzling infections has been traced to the presence of a dangerous bacterium in an aromatherapy spray.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ Apple's New MacBook Pro Is a Notch Above the Rest BY BRENDA STOLYAR This creator-first machine is powerful, with the ports to prove it. GET WIRED Fall 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.   PLAINTEXT | 6-MINUTE READ Before Going Meta, Mark Zuckerberg Must Fix Facebook BY STEVEN LEVY For years, Zuck has been promising that Facebook would win back our trust. The Facebook Papers show that the job isn't done.   KILLER STARES | 9-MINUTE READ How Dead by Daylight Became the Ultimate Game for Horror Fans BY NINA CORCORAN Behaviour Interactive fleshed out a creepy cast of characters by negotiating rights to everything from Saw to Silent Hill.   WET WOOD | 3-MINUTE READ Tree Rings Show Modern Cyclones Are the Rainiest in Centuries BY K.E.D. COAN, ARS TECHNICA The studied trees, some over 300 years old, indicate precipitation levels are up as much as 5 inches compared to the early 1700s.   IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ The Future Is Bleak. Pondering Pangaea Gives Me Hope BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN In 200 million years, our far-flung continents may join up again. It reminds us of humans' tiny place in this intergalactic drama.   Register for RE:WIRED Our free, two-day virtual event will bring together some of the world's top thinkers to discuss how tech is shaping our future. REGISTER NOW     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.