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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.15.22   PLAINTEXT | 6-MINUTE READ Put In a Dollar, Get $100 Back: A True Bitcoin Story BY STEVEN LEVY The tale of finding a long-lost receipt from a Bitcoin ATM—and what it says about the cryptocurrency's successes and shortcomings.   FRESH START | 5-MINUTE READ How to Reboot Your Gadgets and How Often to Do It BY SIMON HILL Your IT department is right. Turning your electronics off and on again is so helpful that you might want to schedule regular reboots.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ Pregnant People Are Still Not Getting Vaccinated Against Covid BY GRACE BROWNE Misinformation and muddled public health messaging have failed expectant parents. Now Omicron's surge is putting both carriers and babies at risk.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley BY MARGARET O'MARA Other regions have tried to capture the tech title for decades. Why haven't they succeeded? 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.   COLD CASE | 7-MINUTE READ Old Climate Clues Shed New Light on History BY JACQUES LESLIE Historians are reexamining eras of social turmoil and linking them to volcanic eruptions, prolonged droughts, and other disturbances in the natural world.   BUYING GUIDE | 11-MINUTE READ The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites BY MEDEA GIORDANO Yes, you'll have to recharge your toothbrush, but these electric models put better oral hygiene within easy reach.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ It Doesn't Make Sense to Treat Facebook Like a Public Utility BY OS KEYES It's an American solution to a global problem.   MOVIES | 4-MINUTE READ In Belle, the Internet Unlocks Our Best Selves BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO Director Mamoru Hosada's anime movie is about the web's ability to unleash us.     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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.