Russia inches toward its splinternet dream

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.01.22   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ I Finally Reached Computing Nirvana. What Was It All For? BY PAUL FORD Breakfast, it turns out. The answer is breakfast.   LABOR | 5-MINUTE READ Amazon Staten Island Workers Unionize in Historic Win BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON Thousands of workers beat the odds and voted to become the first unionized Amazon warehouse in the US.   POWER MOVE | 6-MINUTE READ Biden Plays a National Security Card to Fix the Lithium Shortage BY GREGORY BARBER The administration will use its security-related powers to encourage mining raw materials for batteries. But a sustainable fix will take years.   PULL THE PLUG | 6-MINUTE READ Russia Inches Toward Its Splinternet Dream BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER For years, the country has been trying to create its own sovereign internet—a goal given new impetus by the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine. 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 $5. Subscribe now.   LESS MESS | 14-MINUTE READ The Best Reusable Products We Actually Love BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM Ditch your single-use products and cut down on waste. Here's some of our favorites, from water bottles to menstrual products.   THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ Not Saying Anything Is Still an Option BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Social media all but demands people have hot takes. That doesn't mean they need to share them.   BOOKS | 4-MINUTE READ Finally, a Down-to-Earth Space Odyssey BY KATE KNIBBS Rebecca Scherm's A House Between Earth and the Moon is set amongst the stars, but it is psychologically grounded.   SEEING GREEN | 4-MINUTE READ A Wave of Startups Is Tackling Cow Burps and Other Climate Issues BY ARIELLE PARDES The demand for tech to save the planet is driving a new boom in companies trying to cash in.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 31-MINUTE EPISODE Who's Behind the Okta Hack? BY WIRED STAFF This week we discuss Lapsus$, the group claiming to have pulled the recent hack on Okta.     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.