Keep This Gear at Home In Case of Emergencies

PLUS: The best stories from WIRED this week. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.18.21   DISASTER 101 Keep This Gear at Home In Case of Emergencies BY MATT JANCER From flashlights to water purifiers, these items can be of immense help in case of a natural disaster or power outage.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Smart Bulbs to Light Up Your Home BY MEDEA GIORDANO They're the easiest way to start building a smarter home. From Nooie and Ikea bulbs to Phillips Hue and ambient lighting kits, here are our favorites.   REAL PROPERTY If Work Is Going Remote, Why Is Big Tech Still Building? BY GREGORY BARBER Google, Facebook, and others promise more flexibility to work from home. But they're charging ahead with plans for more offices.   ADVICE How to Avoid Phishing Emails and Scams BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Phishing is a bigger threat than ever, here are some things you can do to defend yourself. GET WIRED Exclusive Offer! Ending Soon: Get 1 year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   MACOS Malware Is Now Targeting Apple's New M1 Processor BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Two distinct strains of malware have already adjusted to the new silicon just months after its debut.   GET SET, BAKE! How to Get Started Making Bread at Home BY PARKER HALL Save some dough by baking your own. Here are our favorite tips, tools, and recipes to help your loaf rise above.   TOUCHDOWN NASA Lands the Perseverance Rover on Mars BY SARAH SCOLES The science mission will launch the first drone to fly on another planet, attempt making oxygen in space, and search for signs of ancient life.   ... TV Characters Don't Have Text History. This Is Not OK BY ZAK JASON You've seen it before: If a show includes a shot of a texting app, it looks like characters who are intimate have somehow never texted each other before.   SPACE ROADIE The LA Musician Who Helped Design a Microphone for Mars BY ERIC ADAMS How an obsession with space led to a partnership on the Perseverance rover—and the chance we could finally hear what our planetary neighbor sounds like.     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