The pandemic proved that our toilets are crap

PLUS: How to schedule messages, Hi-Fi audio, and our favorite hair straighteners. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.18.21   GET THE MESSAGE? | 4-MINUTE READ How to Schedule Emails and Texts to Send Anytime You Want BY DAVID NIELD Your messages don't have to go out right away. Be strategic about when your recipient gets them.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 4-MINUTE READ Ecobee's Ecosystem Is an Easy Way to Embrace the Smart Home BY PARKER HALL For the past six months, this Alexa-integrated security and thermostat platform made my house feel safer and more comfortable.   EARS OPEN | 4-MINUTE READ What Is Hi-Fi Audio, and Should You Pay More for It? BY TYLER HAYES A number of streaming services offer "high-quality" options, from Amazon Music to Spotify's upcoming tier. Here's how to demystify them.   OPINION | 7-MINUTE READ The Pandemic Proved That Our Toilets Are Crap BY CHELSEA WALD The core technologies for sewage systems were developed over a hundred years ago. It's time to get better, healthier updates in the pipeline. GET WIRED Save 66% on your subscription to WIRED. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month, plus, get a free tote! You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   OOO | 4-MINUTE READ Help! Am I Oversharing With My Colleagues? BY MEGAN GREENWELL How does a manager strike the balance between honesty and spilling too many secrets?   HAFNIUM | 5-MINUTE READ The FBI Takes a Drastic Step to Fight China's Hacking Spree BY BRIAN BARRETT The agency's approach to protecting vulnerable victims of the recent Hafnium attack manages to be at once controversial and refreshingly restrained.   GAME OVER | 3-MINUTE READ A Firmware Issue Threatens to Make PS4 Games Unplayable BY KYLE ORLAND, ARS TECHNICA Without a fix to older PlayStations, it's only a matter of time before older games are rendered obsolete.   BUYING GUIDE | 1-MINUTE READ These Are Our Favorite Hair Straighteners BY MEDEA GIORDANO Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools (including irons, a brush, and a comb) work wonders.   HYPERGRAPHS | 8-MINUTE READ Mathematicians Settle the Erdős Coloring Conjecture BY KELSEY HOUSTON-EDWARDS Fifty years ago, three mathematicians came up with a graph theory problem that they thought they might solve on the spot. A team has finally settled it.     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 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.