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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.16.22   KEYWORDS | 5-MINUTE READ How Job Applicants Try to Hack Résumé-Reading Software BY ARIELLE PARDES Recruiters increasingly use machines to screen applicants. So crafty hopefuls are devising tactics to outwit the machines. But is it worth it?   STAR POWER | 4-MINUTE READ DeepMind Has Trained an AI to Control Nuclear Fusion BY AMIT KATWALA The Google-backed AI firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor.   CLIMATE CHANGE | 6-MINUTE READ Serious, Salty Trouble Is Brewing Under Antarctic Glaciers BY MATT SIMON Alarming new research suggests warm seawater is rushing under the ice, perhaps doubling the rate of melting.   BURNING UP | 6-MINUTE READ Is Firefox OK? BY MATT BURGESS Mozilla's privacy-heavy browser is flatlining. What it does next is crucial for the future of the web.   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.   DISASTER 101 | 9-MINUTE READ The Best Gear for Your Home Emergency Kit BY MATT JANCER Natural disasters are becoming more common. Prepare your household with the right flashlights, water purification, and more.   IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ The Case of the Creepy Algorithm That 'Predicted' Teen Pregnancy BY WIRED IDEAS A government leader in Argentina hailed the AI, which was fed invasive data about girls. The feminist pushback could inform the future of health tech.   DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ 10 Early President's Day Sales on Laptops and Tablets BY PARKER HALL Now is a great time to pick up a new computer—touchscreen or not—for work or school.   SOFT TOUCH | 5-MINUTE READ The Elusive Hunt for a Robot That Can Pick a Ripe Strawberry BY KHARI JOHNSON It's a tricky, delicate task that combines machine vision and robotics. Progress has been slow, but entrepreneurs and farmers continue to invest.   CURRENTS | 7-MINUTE VIDEO Astronomer Explains How NASA Detects Asteroids A science consultant on the film Don't Look Up breaks down scenes from the movie and explores the science behind near-Earth objects.     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.