What we know—and don’t yet know—about Omicron

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  12.01.21   FUTURE OF REALITY | 9-MINUTE READ Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Ready to Blow Your Mind BY JASON PARHAM The actor isn't just the new Morpheus. He's the future of Hollywood.   FOUL PLAY | 3-MINUTE READ A Bunch of Malicious Google Play Apps Stole User Banking Info BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA Using tricks to sidestep the app store's restrictions, malware operators pillaged passwords, keystrokes, and other data.   GRINDING AXIES | 8-MINUTE READ The Escapist Fantasy of NFT Games Is Capitalism BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO AND GIAN M. VOLPICELLI In blockchain-based video games like Axie Infinity, wealthier players are becoming bosses in a flourishing international labor market.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 9-MINUTE READ How Science Will Solve the Omicron Variant's Mysteries BY WIRED STAFF So far, panic about the mysterious new Covid variant has outpaced actual information. Here's what scientists around the world are trying to uncover.   SPONSORED CONTENT Startup Raises $161M to Help People Retire More Comfortably This Princeton grad's startup just raised another $110M to help people conquer retirement. With 110 million Americans over age 50, people are noticing. GET WIRED Cyber Week Sale: Get WIRED for just $10 $5, plus get free stickers! Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only stories. Get the news of tomorrow, today with WIRED. Subscribe now.   TRACE RACE | 13-MINUTE READ 18 Hours of Omicron Chaos at Schiphol Airport BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER On November 25, two planes took off from South Africa for Amsterdam. By the time they landed, the Omicron variant had thrown the world into chaos.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ The UK Government Wants to Sequence Your Baby's Genome BY GRACE BROWNE Genomics England plans to test out a program that will offer whole genome sequencing to newborns—opening up a Pandora's box of ethical concerns.   HIRED | 5-MINUTE READ These Startups Deliver Groceries Fast—Without Gig Workers BY AARIAN MARSHALL Facing a tight labor market and even tighter schedules, some companies are hiring employees, with benefits.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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.