Tech industry layoffs may undo workforce diversity gains

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.21.22 EXTREME WAYS | 5-MINUTE READ A Tool for Fighting Superbugs Has Been Found Deep in the Desert BY MIKAELA CONLEY Scientists are turning to the world's most extreme environments to find new ways of combating drug resistance. WISHFUL THINKING | 5-MINUTE READ Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill BY GILAD EDELMAN A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law. IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ Pandemic Death Counts Are Numbing. There's Another Way to Process BY JACQUELINE WERNIMONT Data visceralization goes beyond mortality statistics to help people grieve. CTRL+Z | 5-MINUTE READ Tech Industry Layoffs May Undo Workforce Diversity Gains BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT Companies have recently made progress in employee diversity, but cuts due to economic worries are expected to hurt underrepresented workers most. SPONSORED CONTENT The Pioneering Theorist of the Metaverse Matthew Ball has written the definitive account of the next internet: what the metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us. GET WIRED 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 At Facebook, It's Always Been All About Growth This week, we interview the hosts of Land of the Giants. The podcast's new season traces Facebook's explosion from a tiny startup to the colossus known as Meta. NAME DROP | 5-MINUTE READ A New Film Challenges the James Webb Telescope's Controversial Name BY RAMIN SKIBBA The documentary scrutinizes the former NASA administrator's role during an era of homophobic policies. META | 3-MINUTE READ As Facebook Becomes TikTok, a New Feeds Tab Ditches the Algorithm BY BRIAN BARRETT Big changes are coming to the platform. LIVE BLOG Comic-Con 2022: The Latest News, Trailers, Cosplay and More Follow WIRED's coverage of Comic-Con International here. 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.