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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.06.22   RANTS AND RAVES | 3-MINUTE READ I Finally Found a Work Computer Setup That's Practically Perfect BY SIMON HILL Hear me out: A primary ultrawide monitor paired with a second screen in portrait orientation levels up your work and play.   CASH OUT | 4-MINUTE READ Shutdown of Russia's Hydra Market Disrupts a Crypto-Crime ATM BY ANDY GREENBERG More than just a market for illegal drugs, the dark-web site allowed criminals to launder or cash out hundreds of millions in stolen cryptocurrencies.   CRYPTO TO THE MASSES | 10-MINUTE READ What Twitter Is Really Planning for Crypto BY GIAN M. VOLPICELLI The duo behind Twitter Crypto say NFT profile pics and crypto tipping are just the beginning.   WILD CARD | 5-MINUTE READ Elon Musk Is on Twitter's Board. What Could Go Wrong? BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER Musk's appointment could herald a controversial push for "free speech" and invite more scrutiny from the SEC. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Give yourself the gift of information. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   BUYING GUIDE | 17-MINUTE READ The Best Laptop Backpacks for Work (and Life) BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND ADRIENNE SO Whether you're biking to the office or schlepping a camera to a shoot, a laptop bag is your constant companion. These WIRED-reviewed packs do the job.   CASUAL GAMER | 2-MINUTE READ So You've Binge-Played the Perfect Game. Now What? BY SWAPNA KRISHNA You have to put down the controller eventually.   FACE CHECK | 5-MINUTE READ Europe Is Building a Huge International Facial Recognition System BY MATT BURGESS Lawmakers advance proposals to let police forces across the EU link their photo databases—which include millions of pictures of people's faces.   EXCEL-ENT | 4-MINUTE READ Spreadsheets Are Hot—and Cranking Out Complex Code BY CLIVE THOMPSON The venerable (and yes, super dull) piece of officeware is getting reinvented as a tool for non-coders to automate and simplify their lives.   GIG ECONOMY | 8-MINUTE READ When Gig Workers Are Murdered, Their Families Foot the Bill BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON A new report claims that companies like Lyft and Uber offer meager assistance to the loved ones of workers slain on the job.     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.