Let’s build a global skyscraper network to save the planet

PLUS: Robot programming software, the best way to fly with booze, and how the fun got sucked out of Kickstarter. View this email in your browser 6.22.19 Sshhh Small Sounds, Big Money: The Commercialization of ASMR By Arielle Pardes ASMR videos and apps feature soft sounds and quiet whispers that help you relax. But they're also a path to serious revenue. cyberwar Iranian Hackers Launch a New US Campaign as Tensions Mount By Andy Greenberg Three cybersecurity firms have identified phishing attacks stemming from Iran—that may lay the groundwork for something more destructive. Machines, Learning Facebook Unleashes Software to Make Programming Robots Easy By Matt Simon PyRobot could simplify the way researchers program their machines, and could even make it easier for non-robotics types to jump into the field. climate change Let’s Build a Global Skyscraper Network to Save the Planet By Adam Rogers A network of skyscrapers that communicate and trade their carbon emissions around the world could form the backbone of a climate change solution. SPONSORED CONTENT Improve the Quality of Your Sleep with SugarBear Sleep Gummies Designed to provide the most complete blend of natural ingredients that help you fall asleep faster, improve the quality of your sleep and wake up refreshed! Get WIRED Get 12 months of WIRED for just $10. Stories to help you understand the future. Subscribe now Angry Nerd Kickstarter Has Become No Fun at All By Klint Finley Unless you're Kickstarting a promise to stop bugging me—or the end of capitalism—I'm not interested in your relentless notifications. Product Review The Safest Way to Haul Hooch? This Padded Suitcase for Wine By Christopher Null Pack this padded suitcase full of fancy wines (or any bottles) and fly worry-free. quantum world Hacking the Uncertainty Principle to See an Ion Wiggle By Sophia Chen Heisenberg's famous principle can't be violated, but it can be gamed. A new study shows a way to measure particles with far more precision than before. SIGN UP Get the Gadget Lab Newsletter Sweet deals and tasty recommendations in your inbox on Thursdays. Sign up! 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 Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.