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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.26.22   PLAINTEXT | 6-MINUTE READ Crypto Goes to War in Ukraine BY STEVEN LEVY Behind the devastation of the Russian invasion, there's evidence of how the technology might justify some of the exhausting hype.   DOT PHYSICS | 7-MINUTE READ Can You Make a Hollow Metal Sphere So Big That It Floats? BY RHETT ALLAIN Theoretically, yes. But it's not terribly practical. And it might mean you're a supervillain.   RE-SSSOURCEFUL | 4-MINUTE READ How Boa Constrictors Can Breathe Even as They Crush Their Prey BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ARS TECHNICA New research shows the snakes activate different sections of their rib cage, using their lungs as bellows to pull in air.   GEAR ROUNDUP | 3-MINUTE READ Apple Wants You to Subscribe to the iPhone BY BOONE ASHWORTH Can't afford the full cost of an iPhone? You may be able to just rent one. GET WIRED Flash Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and exclusive subscriber-only stories for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   AND THE WINNER IS | 3-MINUTE READ How to Watch the 2022 Oscars BY REECE ROGERS Whether you want to stream it live on Sunday or catch highlights afterwards, here's how to watch the 94th Academy Awards.   THE MONITOR | 2-MINUTE READ This Year's Oscars Will Be Historic. Will Anyone Care? BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The 2022 Academy Awards telecast is expected to have some real (and contrived) firsts. And it's possible very few people will see it.   BEAUTY REST | 8-MINUTE READ The 8 Best Sunrise Alarms to Help You Rise and Shine BY MATT JANCER Does your mind race in bed at night and fail to come back online in the morning? Try an artificial sun simulator in your bedroom.   LABOR | 4-MINUTE READ Google Fiber Workers Vote to Unionize BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON Workers at two stores gain collective bargaining rights in a breakthrough for the Alphabet Workers Union.   MIXED MESSAGE | 5-MINUTE READ Europe's Digital Markets Act Takes a Hammer to Big Tech BY MORGAN MEAKER The EU targets tech giants' walled gardens with aggressive new rules, but the smaller companies the DMA is meant to help are skeptical it will work.     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.