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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.25.22   SPACE TIME | 3-MINUTE READ Omega and Swatch's $260 MoonSwatch Looks Out of This World BY JEREMY WHITE You read that right, $260. Plus, this playful take on the iconic Speedmaster comes in multiple colors and is made from the group's Bioceramic material.   OPEN SOURCE | 5-MINUTE READ The Fragile Open Source Ecosystem Isn't Ready for 'Protestware' BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A recent uptick in disruptions to open source software, including incidents aimed at objecting to Russia's war in Ukraine, have left the community on edge.   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ TikTok Must Not Fail Ukrainians BY SAM GREGORY To protect frontline creators and preserve evidence, the platform needs to learn from the wartime failings of other social media companies.   SEE BOT RUN | 4-MINUTE READ This Cheetah Robot Taught Itself How to Sprint in a Weird Way BY MATT SIMON Researchers got the machine to run nearly 13 feet per second. It ain't graceful, but this powerful technique is preparing robots for the chaos of the world. 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.   DEALS | 1-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Budget Gaming Headset Is Down to $25 BY LOURYN STRAMPE The corded SteelSeries Arctis 1 plugs into nearly every gaming console around and has a removable mic.   TRITON | 4-MINUTE READ Feds Allege Destructive Russian Hackers Targeted US Refineries BY ANDY GREENBERG The Justice Department unsealed indictments against four alleged Russian hackers said to have targeted US energy infrastructure for nearly a decade.   LABOR | 8-MINUTE READ Labor Unions Face Historic Votes at Amazon BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON In long-awaited elections, workers in two US warehouses will decide whether they want union representation at the ecommerce company.   MEANING OF LIFE | 2-MINUTE READ Everything Everywhere All at Once Perfects Optimistic Nihilism BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Equal parts soul-searching and sci-fi, the movie takes the idea of the multiverse to emotional and logical extremes.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 38-MINUTE EPISODE So, You Want to Start a DAO BY WIRED STAFF This week, we walk through what it takes to make your own Web3 decentralized autonomous organization. (Yes, there are tokens.)     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.