Scientists discovered a new set of blood groups

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  10.04.22 CLIMATE CHANGE | 4-MINUTE READ The Mediterranean Sea Is So Hot, It's Forming Carbonate Crystals BY MATT SIMON In the rapidly warming Eastern Mediterranean, water stratifies into layers, like a cake. That's allowing carbon-spewing crystals to form. NEW RULES | 3-MINUTE READ Biden's AI Bill of Rights Is Toothless Against Big Tech BY KHARI JOHNSON The draft's tenets include allowing citizens to opt out of algorithmic decisionmaking, which could reshape federal government—but not the private sector. NESTLED IN | 4-MINUTE READ Google's Home Upgrades Go Further Than New Hardware BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND JULIAN CHOKKATTU There's a brand-new Nest Wifi Pro and a second-generation wired Nest Doorbell. But it's a redesigned app that'll catch your attention. IN THAT VEIN | 5-MINUTE READ Scientists Have Discovered a New Set of Blood Groups BY CHRIS BARANIUK The 'Er' grouping could help doctors identify and treat some rare cases of blood incompatibility, including between pregnant mothers and fetuses. SPONSORED CONTENT Fight for Your Right to Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age From our sex lives to our workout routines, privacy in the intimate details of our lives is disappearing. Danielle Keats Citron guides readers to take back control of their data. 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. PRODUCT REVIEW | 6-MINUTE READ Bowers & Wilkins Px8 Headphones Are Astonishingly Good BY SIMON LUCAS B&W has taken its already excellent Px7 S2 cans and made a luxe version. Do the material and sonic gains justify the extra outlay? Oh yes. FLIPPED | 5-MINUTE READ Opendoor's iBuyer Model Is a Canary in the Economic Coal Mine BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER The company is losing huge sums of money on cookie-cutter homes—suggesting a fundamental weakness in the US housing market. IDEAS | 8-MINUTE READ Streamers Use Playlists to Control the Music Industry BY REBECCA GIBLIN AND CORY DOCTOROW The recorded music market is regaining its former hourglass shape—this time with platforms like Spotify at the center. WIRED Q&A | 8-MINUTE READ Is 'Green Capitalism' Total BS? BY KATE KNIBBS In The Value of a Whale, author Adrienne Buller argues forcefully against market-based "solutions" to the climate crisis. She thinks we can do better. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   This email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email 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.