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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  11.22.21   WISH LIST | 13-MINUTE READ Wish List 2021: 30 Stimulating Gifts for All the Best People in Your Life BY GEAR TEAM Turbocharge the holidays with a speedy electric scooter, the smartest robot vacuum, and presents that are just plain fun.   META ADVERSE | 7-MINUTE READ TikTok's Next Big Move? To Become Facebook BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER ByteDance, the Chinese company behind TikTok and Douyin, has global ambitions to challenge Meta's universe.   HACKING | 4-MINUTE READ Devious 'Tardigrade' Malware Hits Biomanufacturing Facilities BY LILY HAY NEWMAN The surprisingly sophisticated attack is "actively spreading" throughout the industry.   WORK SMARTER | 4-MINUTE READ Why Bosses Are Inflexible About Flexible Work Arrangements BY NICOLE KOBIE Since lockdown, employees have adopted new work habits, but many execs want a return to the old normal.   SPONSORED CONTENT Save 20% off the #1 Gift on Every Man's Wish List MANSCAPED designs premium tools, formulations, and accessories for men. Get 20% off plus free shipping plus two free gifts for a limited time GET WIRED Cyber Week Pre-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.   PLAYING TAG | 5-MINUTE READ AirTags Are the Best Thing to Happen to Tile BY ADAM SPEIGHT With increased sales and products things have never looked better for Tile. So why is its CEO so mad at Apple?   CULTURE | 8-MINUTE READ Body Language Pseudoscience Is Flourishing on YouTube BY AMELIA TAIT In celebrity interviews and homicide cases, video sleuths are searching for the truth—but what if the signals are all wrong?   GIFT OF GABA | 7-MINUTE READ Researchers Want to Restore 'Good Noise' in Older Brains BY MAX G. LEVY Aging people lose variation in brain oxygen levels—a sign of declining cognitive flexibility. A new drug study probes whether that loss can be reversed.   LIGHT RELIEF | 3-MINUTE READ This Rolex Is Made Using Eye-Surgery Lasers BY TIM BARBER The 2021 Rolex Datejust 36's unique dial pattern is etched into the surface using femtosecond laser technology.     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.