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Ever-expanding cloud storage presents more risks than you might think. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More EVs were sold in the first half of 2022 alone than any previous year—and there are signs the surge can continue. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The market for non-fungible tokens took a nosedive this year. Now, die-hard evangelists think the key to success is finding different ways to use them. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

He Jiankui has plans for finding cures for devastating genetic diseases. Should the scientific community trust him? Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Research has taken a back seat on the industry’s initial space jaunts, but it could become significant as the trips rack up. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s causing the surge of Scarlet Fever in the UK and will it come to the US? The question drives home the need for better, faster data about how the disease moves. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If Twitter had implemented its rules uniformly, other world leaders would have been banned too. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Navigation system monitors have seen a recent uptick in interruptions since Ukraine began launching long-range drone attacks. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For years, researchers thought characteristics like weight and education had shared genetic roots. But the real answer might lie in how people choose to pair up. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX was arrested the day before his scheduled hearing in the US Congress. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Remote and hybrid work has reshaped the typical seasonal rush. Airlines and hotels see dollar signs. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks are flocking to areas plagued with wildfires and extreme heat. Climate change will only make things worse. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the past two years, social distancing kept seasonal viruses at bay. Now they’re roaring back. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa’s remotest areas. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla’s staffing problems have been magnified in Germany, where it is unable to meet targets as more workers head for the exit. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The stigma against processed food is growing, but there's no way to sustainably feed 8 billion people without it. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Using Amazon’s new telehealth service will mean trusting it with your private data. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple managers in Texas said employees who are fearful of the state’s abortion restrictions can’t work from home or transfer to another office. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While biologists still aren't exactly sure how it works, a new study closes in on why the insects that pester Savannah animals zig when anything zags. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google provided investigators with location data for more than 5,000 devices as part of the federal investigation into the attack on the US Capitol. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Think Washington lawmakers have what it takes to tackle the volatile world of cryptocurrencies? Neither do they. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Grasslands are being overrun by drought-resistant invaders that wreck animal habitats, suck up water supplies, and can cost landowners a fortune. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new study shows that the more divided a community is, the higher the residents’ exposure to hazardous metals and particulates. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company recently took major steps to make the platform more inclusive after pressure from disabled users. Then Elon Musk gutted its accessibility team. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices