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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.07.22 GREEN MACHINE | 6-MINUTE READ Escooter Rentals Aren't as Green as You Think BY WILLIAM RALSTON Dubious design and inefficient operations are just some of the reasons why shared scooters' eco-credentials are thin. PUBLIC HEALTH | 5-MINUTE READ Abortion Pills May Force States and the FDA Into a Standoff BY MARYN MCKENNA Under the Constitution, federal laws overrule state ones. But challenges to medication abortion will test the agency's ability to make nationwide regulations. ESTREET | 2-MINUTE READ FaZe Clan Is Going Public—Just as the Creator Economy Shifts BY REECE ROGERS The esports entertainment company can sell just about anything, but a recession may derail its business trajectory. B1G-BR0 | 4-MINUTE READ The Danger of License Plate Readers in Post-Roe America BY THOR BENSON Known as ALPRs, this surveillance tech is pervasive across the US—and could soon be used by police and anti-abortion groups alike. GET WIRED Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. Includes the print edition plus editor in chief Gideon Lichfield's column, System Update. Subscribe now. FUNGI-TOWN | 6-MINUTE READ That Weird Smell in Your House Might Be Mold. Here's How to Check BY CAROL MILBERGER Wet conditions and climate change mean the risk of spores is higher than ever. Here's how to know if you need an assessment and what you should expect. SHUT OUT | 4-MINUTE READ Tech Companies Will Cover Abortion Travel—but Not for All Workers BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON Google, Amazon, and others will help permanent staff seek out-of-state care. But their many contractors remain shut out. IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ It's Not Too Late to Save the Metaverse BY KATHERINE CROSS There's an opportunity to build joyful communities in VR. Just protect individual rights—and keep out the crypto. BUYING GUIDE | 10-MINUTE READ Our Favorite Paper Planners for Crossing Tasks Off Your List BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM Digital tools are not always superior. Here are the good old-fashioned notebooks our team uses to keep on track. COMICS | 3-MINUTE READ After Thor: Love and Thunder, Read These 5 Comics BY GRAEME MCMILLAN Want to know more about how Jane Foster came to wield Mjolnir? Start here. Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.