Welcome to the Great Reinfection

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.02.22   EXIT PLAN | 4-MINUTE READ Sheryl Sandberg and the Death of 'The Deal' BY STEVEN LEVY Meta's famous COO is leaving after 14 years at the company—and so goes a partnership that shaped our world.   WIRED Q&A | 7-MINUTE READ Volodymyr Zelensky on War, Technology, and the Future of Ukraine BY GEOFFREY CAIN In a one-on-one interview with WIRED, the embattled president expresses clarity amidst the chaos.   DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ 8 Great Outdoor Deals to Kick-Start Your Summer of Fun BY HALEY SPRANKLE It's not the weekend yet, but that doesn't mean you can't start planning a backyard bash with these discounted projectors, grills, and speakers.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ Welcome to the Great Reinfection BY GRACE BROWNE A repeat encounter with Covid used to be a rarity. But now that Omicron has changed the game, expect reinfections to be the new normal. GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale. Give yourself the gift of information. Get the print edition of WIRED and Gideon Lichfield's exclusive subscriber-only column for just $29.99 $5. Subscribe now.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 37-MINUTE EPISODE Texting Is a Hellscape. Is There a Way Out? This week on Gadget Lab, we think of ways to fix the anxiety-inducing mess known as mobile messaging.     THE UTERINE LINING | 4-MINUTE READ Everything You Should Know About Plan B BY MEDEA GIORDANO Morning-after pills like Plan B are emergency contraceptives. Here's how they work—and how they don't.   HOT MESS | 6-MINUTE READ Smaller Reactors May Still Have a Big Nuclear Waste Problem BY GREGORY BARBER A new generation of reactors promises a nuclear energy renaissance, but critics say the US needs to figure out what to do about its radioactive garbage first.   FORCE OF HABIT | 3-MINUTE READ The Star Wars Galaxy Is Burdened With Backstory BY GRAEME MCMILLAN Making whole shows like Obi-Wan Kenobi just to fill in plot holes is wildly unnecessary.   BUYING GUIDE | 12-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Mesh Wi-Fi Routers Will Bathe Your Home in Wi-Fi BY SIMON HILL Forget about patchy internet connections and dead spots with one of these WIRED-tested mesh systems.     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.