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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.08.22   BITCOIN | 4-MINUTE READ Cryptocurrency Is Funding Ukraine's Defense—and Its Hacktivists BY ANDY GREENBERG As Russia continues to amass troops at the border, resistance groups have seen a surge in crypto donations.   LIFE FINDS A WAY | 4-MINUTE READ Huge Sponges Are Eating an Extinct Arctic Ecosystem BY MATT SIMON Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice. Scientists have found 300-year-old sponges feeding on the worms' fossilized remains.   DIGITAL CULTURE | 4-MINUTE READ How Did the Bored Ape Yacht Club Get So Popular? BY KATE KNIBBS It has nothing to do with art. It's a gimmick, plain and simple.   MESSAGE RECEIVED | 36-MINUTE READ How Telegram Became the Anti-Facebook BY DARREN LOUCAIDES Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for. 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.   TUNE IN | 8-MINUTE READ The Best Music Streaming Apps to Get Your Groove On BY MATT JANCER If you live your life to your own soundtrack, then check out our favorite music apps for sharing playlists with friends, discovering new artists, and more.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ They Lived in a Pandemic Bubble. Now Covid Has Arrived BY GRACE BROWNE Some remote Pacific island nations haven't had a single case of Covid-19 for the past two years. Now they're reopening to the world, but can they handle an outbreak?   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ Women in Tech Have Been Pulling a 'Second Shift' for Decades BY MAR HICKS In the 1960s, some women programmers worked from home while fulfilling household chores. Decades later, women are still being asked to work more for less.   BUYING GUIDE | 9-MINUTE READ The Best Wireless Earbuds for Working Out BY ADRIENNE SO Rock your inner jock with a pair of sturdy, sweatproof, and tangle-proof headphones. Here are our favorites.   WORN OUT | 5-MINUTE READ How to Sell Your Old Smartwatch or Fitness Tracker BY SIMON HILL If you just upgraded your wearable, it's a good idea to sell, gift, or donate your old one.     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.