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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.15.21   CRYPTO COPS | 7-MINUTE READ Twitter Vigilantes Are Hunting Down Crypto Scammers BY GIAN M. VOLPICELLI Open source investigators are struggling to maintain law and order in the wildest recesses of cryptocurrency's Wild West.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ A Black Woman Invented Home Security. Why Did It Go So Wrong? BY CHRIS GILLIARD Surveillance systems, no matter the intention, will always exist to serve power.   BUYING GUIDE | 6-MINUTE READ 6 Affordable Automatic Watches That Feel Luxe BY JEREMY WHITE No, you don't need to spend thousands to get a proper self-winding mechanical timepiece.   HOT STUFF | 5-MINUTE READ Finally, a Practical Use for Nuclear Fusion BY AMIT KATWALA Researchers used the roiling temperatures of an experimental fusion reactor for a surprising purpose—testing heat shield materials for spacecraft.   SPONSORED CONTENT This Startup Wants to Help You Retire More Comfortably With more than 110 million Americans over age 50, this startup's new tool is empowering consumers to make smarter financial decisions. 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.   VIRTUAL ART | 6-MINUTE READ How a VR Company Became the Airbnb for NFTs BY LAUREN GOODE Yes, that's really a thing now.   SMOOTH OPERATOR | 3-MINUTE READ How to Run Your Own Secure, Portable PC From a USB Stick BY DAVID NIELD Build a super-safe computer you can take anywhere.   BUYING GUIDE | 7-MINUTE READ The Best USB Flash Drives for Ultra-Portable Storage BY SIMON HILL These WIRED-tested memory sticks are a virtual filing cabinet in your pocket.   WORK SMARTER | 5-MINUTE READ You Don't Have to WFH at Home—Try These Places Instead BY NICOLE KOBIE Mix up your new normal by seeking out quirky local coworking spaces—or find some inspiration in a museum.     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.