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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.02.21   DEALS | 7-MINUTE READ The 29 Best Early Black Friday Deals at Best Buy BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM Due to shipping delays, the retailer's holiday sale event is starting early this year. It will refund the difference if a product is cheaper during Black Friday.   MORE META | 5-MINUTE READ These Companies Are Already Living in Zuckerberg's Metaverse BY MEGAN CARNEGIE The Meta dream envisages whole companies operating in a virtual world. Many made the switch years ago—with mixed results.   VAX ON | 5-MINUTE READ How to Put a Vaccine Card on Your Phone BY BOONE ASHWORTH Is that proof of vaccination card too big to fit in your pocket? Stick it on your phone instead.   UNPLUGGED | 9-MINUTE READ Cars Are Going Electric. What Happens to the Used Batteries? BY GREGORY BARBER AND AARIAN MARSHALL Used electric vehicle batteries could be the Achilles' heel of the transportation revolution—or the gold mine that makes it real.   SPONSORED CONTENT There Are Thousands Of Documentaries Available On Curiosity Stream Don't miss "MrBeast," about the world's first digital philanthropist, streaming now. Get a full year's subscription for $14.99 with code WIREDDAILY. 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.   SECOND LIFE | 6-MINUTE READ These Batteries Can't Power a Car—but They Can Light Up a City BY AARIAN MARSHALL Entrepreneurs are devising innovative ways to reuse spent electric vehicle batteries. One promising idea is storing power from solar and wind farms.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy Apple's Third-Gen AirPods BY PARKER HALL Apple's latest wireless earbuds look, feel, and sound like the past.   LOCKDOWN | 4-MINUTE READ How to Use iCloud+'s New Security Features BY DAVID NIELD Apple's cloud storage service now comes with perks—and they're designed to improve your digital privacy and security.   MOVIES | 5-MINUTE READ Chloé Zhao Upends the Marvel Formula With Eternals BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Reimagined characters, practical effects, intimate storytelling—the Oscar-winning director wants to alter what fans see in comic book movies.     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.