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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.16.22   BOXED OUT | 4-MINUTE READ Amazon Has Too Many Warehouses. Now Sellers Are Paying More BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER Sellers keep getting hit with fee increases—at a time when shelves are sitting empty.   LOOPHOLES | 4-MINUTE READ US Courts Are Coming After Crypto Exchanges That Skirt Sanctions BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER A newly unsealed opinion is likely the first decision from a US federal court to find that cryptocurrencies can't be used to evade sanctions.   BUYING GUIDE | 10-MINUTE READ The Best Gear for Audiophiles BY PARKER HALL Ready to get the best sound quality of your life? From speakers and headphones to streaming amps, here are our favorite tools for gold-plated listening.   LAYOFFS | 3-MINUTE READ The Bad Times Are Coming for Startups BY ARIELLE PARDES A spate of layoffs is just the first sign of trouble for early-stage companies facing an economic downturn. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in AI 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.   IDEAS | 6-MINUTE READ If Tech Fails to Design for the Most Vulnerable, It Fails Us All BY AFSANEH RIGOT Building around the so-called typical user is a dangerous mistake.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ The Post-Roe Battleground for Abortion Pills Will Be Your Mailbox BY MARYN MCKENNA If regulation of abortion access falls to the states, it will unleash legal havoc over pregnancy-ending medications that are shipped across state lines.   LAGGED OUT | 2-MINUTE READ Slow Internet? Here's How to Run a Wi-Fi Speed Check BY REECE ROGERS Diagnose connectivity issues on your computer, smartphone, or game console.   DIGITAL CULTURE | 5-MINUTE READ What's the Deal With Synesthesia TikTok? BY AMELIA TAIT A growing number of people on the platform claim to have a perceptual condition that lets them smell colors, see music, or taste sounds. But do they really?   IDEAS | 3-MINUTE READ In Memoriam: Forgetting Your Password BY ZAK JASON ​In our passwordless future, we'll lose the frustration—and freedom—of getting locked out.     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.