A Navy SEAL, a quadcopter, and a quest to save lives in combat

PLUS: Two decades on the ISS, tablets for kids, and election interference. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [[(image) WIRED Daily Newsletter Logo]10.31.20]( [astronauts working on ISS]( [OFF PLANET]( [How Humanity Spent Its First 20 Years in Orbit Aboard the ISS]( BY DANIEL OBERHAUS [Two decades ago, three explorers arrived at the International Space Station and marked the beginning of a permanent human presence beyond Earth.]( [instagram offices]( [FLEXTIME]( [WFH or Work at the Office—More Tech Employees Can Now Choose]( BY ARIELLE PARDES [The “hybrid workplace” is Silicon Valley’s latest buzzword, as tech companies start giving people more options for how and when and where they get stuff done.]( [a guy in front of a curtain]( [MOVIES]( [The 15 Best Horror Movies to Stream This Halloween]( BY JENNIFER M. WOOD [You may not be able to hit up a costume party this year, but these flicks will help you enjoy the holiday just the same.]( [nova drone in front of doorway]( [FATAL FUNNEL]( [A Navy SEAL, a Quadcopter, and a Quest to Save Lives in Combat]( BY ELLIOTT ACKERMAN [On the battlefield, any doorway can be a death trap. A special ops vet, and his businessman brother, have built an AI to solve that problem.]( [Dell Chromebook]( [SCREEN TIME!]( [Which Tablet Should I Get for My Kids?]( BY ADRIENNE SO [In this moment of need, let there be no judgments passed about screen time. Here are the tablets you should get your kids, and why.]( [Q Anon flag]( [OPINION]( [What's Worse Than Foreign Election Interference? QAnon]( BY RITA KATZ [Tech companies need to be held responsible for enabling spread of the movement's conspiracies.]( [Kim Kardashian]( [THE MONITOR]( [The New Kim Kardashian Meme Lives on the Darkest Timeline]( BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER [The star’s tone-def social media posts became a meme this week—a reminder that the extravegant lives of entertainers aren’t so entertaining anymore.]( [A person sits on top of a capsized lifeboat and watches the Titanic sink.]( [BACKCHANNEL]( [How to Escape a Sinking Ship (Like, Say, the Titanic)]( BY CODY CASSIDY [First, put on your fanciest clothes. And at 1:15 am, consider heading down to Deck D.]( [mayflower ship]( [AI AI CAPTAIN]( [The Robot Ships Are Coming ... Eventually]( BY ERIC NIILER [As the pandemic fuels demand for less contact and fewer sailors, shipping companies turn to AI-assisted navigation.]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( 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](newsletter=wir)