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PLUS: Trump’s plan to hoard billions in bitcoin has economists stumped. [View in browser]( | [Your newsletter preferences]( 08.01.24 [SUBSCRIBE TO WIRED]( [FOR UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THESE STORIES]( [Donald Trump amidst piles of bitcoins and a red hat that reads,%22 Make Bitcoin Great Again%22.]( TREASURE TROVE | 5-MINUTE READ [Donald Trump’s Plan to Hoard Billions in Bitcoin Has Economists Stumped]( BY JOEL KHALILI The former US president has promised to establish a "national bitcoin stockpile" if he’s reelected and use it to offset inflation. But economists think the plan has little merit.   [A diptych showing a computer chip and a laser beam.]( ZAPPED | 5-MINUTE READ [A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers]( BY ANDY GREENBERG The RayV Lite will make it hundreds of times cheaper for anyone to carry out physics-bending feats of hardware hacking.   [Illustration of a splattered tomato on a Trump for president sign]( POLITICS LAB | 5-MINUTE READ [Democrats Have Finally Learned the Value of Shitposting]( BY MAKENA KELLY After struggling through a changing social media landscape for years, Democratic strategists have figured out [how to go viral](. Also in the news: ● Election deniers are ramping up [efforts to disenfranchise voters]( ● [Meet the Swifties]( campaigning for Kamala Harris   [Illustration of a plastic bag caught on a tree, seaweed, plastic wrappers, plastic spoons, a plastic bottle, and reusable bowls]( ❖ THE BIG STORY | 19-MINUTE READ [The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony]( BY CLIVE THOMPSON Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics. ADVERTISEMENT   [Image may contain: Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone, and Text]( CONTENT BLOCKER | 2-MINUTE READ [Google Cracks Down on Explicit Deepfakes]( BY PARESH DAVE Newly announced measures by the search giant aim to make AI-generated, or otherwise spoofed explicit content, more difficult to discover.   [Image may contain: Bonfire, Fire, and Flame, cord]( RISKY BUSINESS | 5-MINUTE READ [Amazon Has to Recall More Than 400,000 Dangerous Products]( BY ASHLEY BELANGER, ARS TECHNICA Regulators found that Amazon is responsible for defective products sold by its third-party vendors—which include flammable pajamas, faulty carbon monoxide detectors, and hair dryers that could electrocute you.   [Image of Simone Biles in piked position over image of Olympic gym]( DOT PHYSICS | 7-MINUTE READ [The Incredible Physics of Simone Biles’ Yurchenko Double Pike]( BY RHETT ALLAIN Calculating [angular velocity and the moment of inertia]( isn’t quite as hard as competing in the 2024 summer Olympics gymnastics tournament—but it’s pretty darn tough. ✚ For all of WIRED's Olympics coverage, visit [wired.com/olympics](   [Cat looking at Tuft + Paw Happy Camper Tent Bed.]( CAT'S MEOW | 10-MINUTE READ [This Safe, Sturdy Cat Decor Won’t Shed in Your Living Room]( BY MEDEA GIORDANO Your cat needs scratching posts and litter boxes, but they don’t have to be ugly.   [A photo illustration of gaming controllers juxtaposed in front of orange heart sprites.]( ► LISTEN | 31-MINUTE EPISODE [Dating Apps Are Dehumanizing. Let’s Try Something New]( BY MICHAEL CALORE AND LAUREN GOODE This week, we talk about the arrival of Date Like Goblins and chart [the rise of niche, interest-specific platforms for online dating](. You might also like: ● Date Like Goblins thinks [playing games can fix dating apps]( ● How Telegram game [Hamster Kombat got 300 million users](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Tax Manager]( [Spotify]( [Location: New York, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [Avionics Engineer]( [Ryanair]( [Location: Prestwick, Scotland]( [APPLY NOW]( ADVERTISEMENT   [WIRED logo image]( Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Sign up here](. Plus, [browse more newsletters]( from WIRED. [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( [TikTok](   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? [Send us a message](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=Daily newsletter feedback). Need help? [Contact us](. Copyright © Condé Nast 2024. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.