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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.05.21   PIPL | 4-MINUTE READ Ignore China's New Data Privacy Law at Your Peril BY MATT BURGESS The Personal Information Protection Law gives authorities the power to impose huge fines and blacklist companies. But the biggest impact may be felt outside the country.   DEALS | 5-MINUTE READ 16 Great Deals from Target's Early Holiday Sale BY JESS GREY AND GEAR TEAM Find stand mixers, Nest security cameras, and robot vacuums discounted at stellar prices.   IT'S A GAS | 7-MINUTE READ It's Time to Delete Carbon From the Atmosphere. But How? BY MATT SIMON It's not enough to drastically slash emissions. To stave off the worst of climate change, humanity needs to capture the carbon that's already in the air.   UAS | 4-MINUTE READ A Drone Tried to Disrupt the Power Grid. It Won't Be the Last BY BRIAN BARRETT An attack attempt in 2020 proves the UAS threat is real—and not enough is being done to stop it. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   CASUAL GAMER | 3-MINUTE READ 'New Game+' Is a Terrible Name but Offers a Great Advantage BY SWAPNA KRISHNA Enabling the feature in Horizon Zero Dawn allows you to learn how to play it in a whole new way.   HUMAN KIND | 5-MINUTE READ Yoko Taro Foresees the End of Video Games As We Know Them BY JOSHUA KHAN The mind behind iconic titles like Nier: Automata and Drakengard tells WIRED about his inspirations—and how AI plays a role in the future of game design.   BIG BUCKS | 6-MINUTE READ The Wild Rise of Moonbug—YouTube's Magic Money Machine BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER The company, which runs several channels full of children's content, just sold for $3 billion. Disney, look out.   TROUBLED WATERS | 5-MINUTE READ As the Arctic Warms, AI Forecasts Scope Out Shifting Sea Ice BY ERIC NIILER Global warming is making it harder to predict the movement and location of the ice cover, crucial information for fishing and global shipping.   IDEAS | 4-MINUTE READ An Ethics Bounty System Could Help Clean Up the Web BY JONATHAN COHN Tech companies just need to adapt the bug bounty system they already use to detect vulnerabilities in code.     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.