Netflix’s new top 10 lists feel like a grasp for relevance

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.20.21   NOT A MERRY MAN | 6-MINUTE READ Star Trek: Discovery Is Tearing the Streaming World Apart BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER Season four of Discovery is boldly going where no multibillion-dollar franchise has gone before—and fans are outraged.   CLIMATE MIGRATION | 6-MINUTE READ The North Carolina Town Besieged by Armadillos BY OLIVER MILMAN Thanks to climate change, the armored animals are making their way up north. And there's no sign of them stopping their relentless march.   DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ 8 Early Black Friday TV Deals to Help You Cozy Up This Fall BY PARKER HALL From LG OLEDs to affordable TCL screens, a ton of our favorite models are steeply discounted.   THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ Netflix's New Top 10 Lists Feel Like a Grasp for Relevance BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER As the market gets more and more crowded, the streaming giant seems to be fighting to stay in the conversation. 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.   OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE | 29-MINUTE READ Everything You Need to Work From Home Like a Pro BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Gear can make or break your home office setup. Here's our ultimate list of the best monitors, desks, webcams, headphones, and more.   STEPS AHEAD | 5-MINUTE READ Locked Out of 'God Mode', Runners Hack Their Treadmills BY MATT BURGESS NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix using a simple trick—until the company blocked their access.   PLAINTEXT | 9-MINUTE READ Inside X's Mission to Make Robots Boring BY STEVEN LEVY These machines might not be as flashy as the dystopian androids in Boston Dynamics videos, but they are optimized to get stuff done.   BUYING GUIDE | 10-MINUTE READ 12 Laptops We've Tested and Love BY SCOTT GILBERTSON These are our favorite Windows notebooks, MacBooks, and Chromebooks.   PERSISTENT THREAT | 3-MINUTE READ Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA A hacking group is targeting a broad range of organizations, taking advantage of vulnerabilities that have been patched but not yet updated.     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.