The Milky Way’s stars reveal its turbulent past

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.12.23 FAST FORWARD | 2-MINUTE READ This New Breed of AI Assistant Wants to Do Your Boring Office Chores BY WILL KNIGHT An experimental AI helper attempts to operate a web browser in the same way a human does to take on office admin like processing invoices or screening job applicants. HYPER LINKS | 13-MINUTE READ Robotic Putting Greens. Mixed Reality. Loud Spectators. This Is Golf?! BY STEVEN LEVY Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are backing a new sports league that's reinventing golf as high-energy, made-for-TV entertainment. BLACK FRIDAY | 7-MINUTE READ The 23 Best Black Friday Deals on Outdoor Gear BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Check out REI, one of our favorite outdoor gear retailers, to shop the best fitness trackers and base layers for your outdoor winter escapes. Don't want to receive special deals newsletters from our reviews team during the holiday shopping season? Just click here to let us know. COSMIC ISLAND | 11-MINUTE READ The Milky Way's Stars Reveal Its Turbulent Past BY REBECCA BOYLE The galaxy's stars keep a record of its history. By reading those stories, astronomers are learning more about how the Milky Way came to be—and about the galaxy we live in today. See what our editors are raving about.   Get WIRED's Gift Guide newsletter—a roundup of the best seasonal recommendations from WIRED editors—delivered straight to your inbox.   Tap the link below to join the mailing list and view our latest guides.  SIGN ME UP ADVERTISEMENT GET WIRED Our Fall 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! WIRED30 | 7-MINUTE READ The Long Quest for a Universal Flu Vaccine Finally Takes Its First Steps BY MARYN MCKENNA The search for a shot that could protect us against many strains—and maybe a pandemic—is notching achievements at last. But the flu's endless mutation and our own biology stand in the way. MELTDOWN | 3-MINUTE READ The First Small-Scale Nuclear Plant in the US Died Before It Could Live BY GREGORY BARBER Six nuclear reactors just 9 feet across planned for Idaho were supposed to prove out the dream of cheap, small-scale nuclear energy. Now the project has been canceled. OOPS I DID IT AGAIN | 5-MINUTE READ What to Do If You Get Emails for the Wrong Person BY ERIN HUG Getting messages directed to someone else is annoying, but only if you don't have fun with it. FRESH GEAR | 1-MINUTE READ 7 Great USB-C Accessories for Your New iPhone 15 BY DAVID NIELD Now that it has USB-C, there's a world of great accessories that can help you make the most of your new iPhone. CULTURE GUIDES | 16-MINUTE READ The Marvel Movies From Worst to Best—and Where to Stream Them BY JENNIFER M. WOOD AND WIRED STAFF Here's our definitive ranking of all 33 films (and counting) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You're receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED.   Manage your preferences  |   View our Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   Have questions or comments? Reply to this email. Need help? Contact us.   Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.