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PLUS: Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping, and more [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [WIRED logo and a robot carrying a WIRED magazine]( [07.11.22](   [A person smokes a Juul e-cigarette outside]( [EXHALE | 6-MINUTE READ]( [Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping]( BY ARIELLE PARDES [The startup used regulatory loopholes and marketing to make nicotine cool. Now the FDA threatens to shut the company down, but new rivals are taking over.](   [Elon Musk looking down with arms crossed against black background]( [DEAL OR NO DEAL | 5-MINUTE READ]( [As Elon Musk Walks, Twitter Workers Say No One's in Charge]( BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER AND TOM SIMONITE [Days after the deal to buy Twitter fell apart, fed up employees say they are being kept in the dark.](   [Jan. 6 hearing]( [HEARINGS | 4-MINUTE READ]( [The January 6 Insurrection Hearings Are Just Heating Up]( BY GARRETT M. GRAFF [The US House committee has already uncovered a more organized and sinister plot than many imagined. But history suggests the worst may be yet to come.](   [Collage of david wengrow]( [ALTERNATE HISTORIAN | 14-MINUTE READ]( [Humans Have Always Been Wrong About Humans]( BY VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN [The Dawn of Everything fundamentally shifted my view of … everything. I had to meet one of the minds behind its world-tilting revelations.]( [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.](   [Laptop sitting on desk in dark room and illuminating red light]( [CYBER WARFARE | 5-MINUTE READ]( [Russian ‘Hacktivists’ Are Causing Trouble Far Beyond Ukraine]( BY MATT BURGESS [The pro-Russian group Killnet is targeting countries supporting Ukraine. It has declared "war" against 10 nations.](   [3D illustration containing handheld gaming console and desktop fan on cartoon splat]( [PRIME DAY | 3-MINUTE READ]( [10 Great Deals From Best Buy's ‘Black Friday in July’ Sale]( BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT [Amazon's Prime Day sale isn't the only option to get deep tech discounts this week.](   [Xanadu quantum computer]( [INFINITE QUEST | 5-MINUTE READ]( [Quantum Advantage Showdowns Have No Clear Winners]( BY SOPHIA CHEN [A series of recent experiments between quantum and classical computers shows the term’s ever-evolving meaning.](   [people in ocean]( [MENTAL HEALTH | 4-MINUTE READ]( [The Climate Anxiety Discussion Has a Whiteness Problem]( BY GRACE BROWNE [Marginalized groups often think about the mental impact of the climate crisis in different terms—meaning they end up crowded out of the conversation.](   [black yeti tumbler]( [FUEL UP | 9-MINUTE READ]( [The Best Travel Mugs to Keep Drinks Cold or Hot]( BY ADRIENNE SO AND MATT JANCER [Whether you're sipping hot coffee in the morning or downing a cold one in the afternoon, these insulated mugs will do the trick.]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( Have questions or comments? [Reply to this email](mailto:hello@wired.com?subject=WIRED%20Newsletter%20Questions,%20Comments%20or%20Feedback). 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) Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.