Exclusive: US school shooter emergency plans were exposed in a leak

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  01.11.24 ELECTRIC DREAMS | 3-MINUTE READ The White House Just Announced a $623 Million EV-Charging Bonanza BY AARIAN MARSHALL AND MATT SIMON Electric vehicle charging stations are still scarce in many parts of the US. The White House announced grants totaling $623 million to top up electric cars, bikes, and scooters. EMERGENCY LANDING | 5-MINUTE READ The Real Problem With the Boeing 737 Max BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER Two tragic crashes over the past six years, then a third plane with loose bodywork—the aircraft designed to send Boeing's reputation soaring has sent it into a tailspin. CES 2024 | 2-MINUTE READ TVs Got Even Bigger, Brighter, and Totally See-Through at This Year's CES BY RYAN WANIATA Super bright, 100-inch panels are all the rage, and fully transparent screens are wowing attendees as well. Here's all the TV tech making its way into your living room this year. REPORT CARD | 4-MINUTE READ US School Shooter Emergency Plans Exposed in a Highly Sensitive Database Leak BY MATT BURGESS More than 4 million school records, including safety procedures, student medical files, and court documents, were also publicly accessible online. SPONSORED CONTENT The Secret to Productivity Isn't Discipline. It's Joy. "A much-needed antidote to hustle culture." —Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life GET WIRED Our Winter Sale is Officially live! Subscribe to WIRED for only $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus FREE WIRED stickers as a special bonus! OUT OF SIGHT | 5-MINUTE READ Child Abusers Are Getting Better at Using Crypto to Cover Their Tracks BY ANDY GREENBERG Crypto tracing firm Chainalysis found that sellers of child sexual abuse materials are successfully using "mixers" and "privacy coins" like Monero to launder their profits and evade law enforcement. SPLITCOIN | 3-MINUTE READ Why Crypto Idealogues Won't Touch Bitcoin ETFs BY JOEL KHALILI The arrival of spot bitcoin ETFs in the US offers easy access to the masses. Purists will steer clear. SPICE WORLD | 11-MINUTE READ I Found David Lynch's Lost Dune II Script BY MAX EVRY It was only about halfway done, but the script David Lynch wrote for the sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel Dune was still better than Dune Messiah. CES 2024 | 3-MINUTE READ Supernal's 120-MPH Flying Car Is as Quiet as a Dishwasher and Designed Using Bees BY JEREMY WHITE Hyundai Motor Group's air mobility offshoot has finally unveiled the S-A2, its passenger eVOTL aircraft. It's not the only electric whirligig trying to soar at CES 2024. Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on jobs.wired.com Data Management, Team Lead Giesecke+Devrient Location: Twinsburg, OH, USA APPLY NOW Senior Civil Engineer Sound Transit Location: Seattle, WA, USA APPLY NOW 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 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.