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PLUS: Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto, and more [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [WIRED logo and a robot carrying a WIRED magazine] 05.24.23   [A gloved hand holding a small bag of fentanyl powder]( [DANGEROUS WARES | 4-MINUTE READ]( [Chinese Labs Are Selling Fentanyl Ingredients for Millions in Crypto]( BY ANDY GREENBERG [And it's happening in plain sight.](   [person sitting on bed in a dark room looking out of a window]( DEMENTIA | 6-MINUTE READ [New Alzheimer’s Drugs Offer Subtle Benefits—With Real Risks]( BY GRACE HUCKINS [Antibody treatments clear amyloid protein from patients’ brains, slowing the progression of their disease but potentially inducing deadly swelling.](   [Digital generated image of multi colored blocks with spheres rolling through a concave pathway]( ROBO PROMOS | 5-MINUTE READ [Google Will Soon Show You AI-Generated Ads]( BY PARESH DAVE [Advertisers can save money and perhaps make ads more clickable using ChatGPT-style tools to generate text and images. Meta is testing similar technology.](   [Digitally generated blue microphone on an orange background]( PASSIVE VOICE | 5-MINUTE READ [Generative AI Podcasts Are Here. Prepare to Be Bored]( BY KATE KNIBBS [Inside the strange world of podcasts made by artificial intelligence, where even creators aren’t sure who wants to hear robot chit-chat.]( [GET WIRED]( [Get WIRED for just $29.99 $5. That includes subscriber-only content like Steven Levy's Plaintext column, plus free stickers!]([Subscribe now.](   [Puja Patel]( WIRED PODCASTS [Why Fake Drake Is Here to Stay]( [We talk to Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork and cohost of “The Pitchfork Review,” about how AI is taking over our feeds and where it goes from here.]( [Have a Nice Future podcast player](   [ultrasound device on stomach]( EVERYDAY SEXISM | 7-MINUTE READ [How to Close the Gender Health Gap]( BY ANNA BYRNE [Women’s health care and outcomes have long come a poor second to those of men. But new initiatives and a wave of healthtech innovators may finally rebalance this.](   [Photo illustration showing a closed lock and an open lock with binary code in the background]( IDEAS | 3-MINUTE READ [Generative AI Systems Aren't Just Open or Closed Source]( BY IRENE SOLAIMAN [Conversation around generative AI tends to focus on whether its development is open or closed. It's more responsible to envision releases along a gradient.](   [2023 BMW i5 electric vehicle]( WINNER BIMMER | 4-MINUTE READ [BMW Has Finally Made the 5 Series Electric]( BY JEREMY WHITE [The i5 has at last arrived with a good range, impressive speed, and even in-car gaming to banish charging boredom. But there’s an issue if you’re in the UK.](   [Victorinox Deluxe Tinker multi-tool]( KNIVES OUT | 2-MINUTE READ [The Best Multi-Tools for Any Task]( BY MATT JANCER [Become a jack of nearly all trades with the right multi-tool in your glove box or pocket.](   Looking for a new job? Check out these featured listings and search for openings all over the world on [jobs.wired.com](. [Producer]( [EA Sports]( [Location: Vancouver, Canada]( [APPLY NOW]( [Software Engineering Manager]( [Apple]( [Location: San Diego, CA, USA]( [APPLY NOW]( [(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 email was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our email address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( or [Manage your newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) Copyright © Condé Nast 2023. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.