Why you (and the planet) really need a heat pump

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 03.16.22   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Apple's New iPhone SE Could Have Been Great BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The cheapest iPhone has the same processor as the most expensive iPhone. But it doesn't feel very special.   LUCY IN THE SKY | 4-MINUTE READ Mercury Could Be Littered With Diamonds BY RAMIN SKIBBA Scientists think the diminutive planet's surface could be covered with space gems, thanks to an abundance of carbon and pressure from colliding asteroids.   THE CONTI FILES | 8-MINUTE READ The Workaday Life of the World's Most Dangerous Ransomware Gang BY MATT BURGESS A Ukrainian researcher leaked 60,000 messages from inside the Conti ransomware group. This is what they reveal.   PUMP IT UP | 5-MINUTE READ Why You (and the Planet) Really Need a Heat Pump BY MATT SIMON Using a furnace is so 1922. In 2022, humanity has to massively ramp up adoption of clean ways to heat buildings. 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.   DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ 7 Great Deals to Get You Through the Workweek BY HALEY SPRANKLE If you're anything like me, you're looking for every way to stay focused until Friday. Noise-canceling headphones (and other gadgets) just might help.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ The New iPad Air Is Speedy but Frustrating to Use BY BRENDA STOLYAR Apple's fifth-generation tablet is more powerful than ever, but the software is still awkward.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ Inside Big Tech's Race to Patent Everything BY NAT WATKINS The industry's obsession with accumulating IP has led to a huge uptick in employee inventors—and some outlandish patents.   SPACE JAM | 6-MINUTE READ Russian Missiles and Space Debris Could Threaten Satellites BY KHARI JOHNSON As the war in Ukraine continues, the growing debris in low Earth orbit is a matter of national security.   WIN TO GET PAID | 5-MINUTE READ Not Everyone Wants NFTs to Be the Future of Gaming BY MATTHEW SMITH Tim Morten, cofounder of Frost Giant Games and formerly production director on StarCraft II, doesn't see the same dollar signs some studios do.     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.