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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.21.22   DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ Some of Our Favorite Affordable Ebikes Are on Sale BY ADRIENNE SO The electric bike that everyone I know has purchased is now a couple hundred dollars off.   BLOOD VESSEL | 6-MINUTE READ Drones Have Transformed Blood Delivery in Rwanda BY MAX G. LEVY The autonomous aircraft have shuttled blood to rural, mountainous areas for years. A new analysis proves they're faster than driving.   THAT'S SHOWBIZ | 5-MINUTE READ Netflix Struggles to Hold Its Place in the Streaming Wars BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER Subscriber fatigue, unwelcome price hikes, and competition from the likes of Disney+ and HBO Max have rattled Netflix. What's next?   RAISE THE ROOF | 6-MINUTE READ What Can Be Done About the Global Housing Crisis? Plenty BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER The lack of homes in major cities is endemic, but solutions exist—providing countries can muster the political capital. 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.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 37-MINUTE EPISODE What Would Elon's Twitter Takeover Look Like? This week, we discuss Elon Musk's bid to buy the platform, and we debate whether an edit button would be a sensible addition.   OFF SWITCH | 2-MINUTE READ Smart Home Company Insteon Shut Down—and Left Customers in the Dark BY BOONE ASHWORTH The connected-lighting startup apparently shuttered without warning its users, throwing into question the concept of handing your house's controls to an IoT firm.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ Modern Medicine Fails People With Chronic Pain BY HAIDER WARRAICH The rigid health care system in the US often leaves pain patients worse off. It's time for clinicians to recenter respect and compassion.   MOVIES | 3-MINUTE READ Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Celebrates Cinema Itself BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT It may seem like just a weird comedy about Nicolas Cage. But it's so much more than that.   BUYING GUIDE | 9-MINUTE READ The Best Reusable Water Bottles BY MATT JANCER Rid those single-use plastics with these insulated and uninsulated alternatives.     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.