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Insert preview text here. View this email in your browser  Aug 19 It's a new month, which means you have a new chance to catch some great WIRED reads! From our ongoing search for aliens, to a revolutionary new cancer drug, to Bitcoin's boom-bust effect on a small Texas town, there are plenty of great ways to use your four free articles this month. Interested in reading everything WIRED has to offer? Subscribe here.   SCIENCE Here's How Elon Musk Plans to Put a Computer in Your Brain BY ADAM ROGERS To hear Musk tell it, Neuralink's hardware is either a state-of-the-art tool for understanding the brain, a clinical advance for people with neurological disorders, or the next step in human evolution   BACKCHANNEL The Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin—and Lost BY MARK DENT China's Bitmain said it would build the world's largest bitcoin mine in Rockdale, Texas. Then the price of bitcoin plunged, taking with it the town's hopes for a revival.   BACKCHANNEL How Scientists Built a 'Living Drug' to Beat Cancer BY CHARLES GRAEBER Researchers didn't know if it would work, but they had little to lose when they tried a new drug—a living cell reprogrammed to recognize and kill leukemia—on a dying 6-year-old. GET WIRED Get 12 months of WIRED for just $49.99 $10.   Stories to help you understand the future.   Subscribe now   GEAR This Clever New Service Auto-Cancels Your Free Trials BY EMILY DREYFUSS The DoNotPay app's latest feature gives you a crafty digital credit card number you can use to sign up for free trials around the web and never get charged.   SCIENCE An Alien-Hunting Russian Tech Mogul May Help Solve a Space Mystery BY KATIA MOSKVITCH Russian billionaire Yuri Milner has invested a fortune to help SETI find the source of cosmic flashes that emit the energy of 500 million suns.   BACKCHANNEL Inside the Bulletproof Coffee Guy's New Body-Hacking Gym BY NATALIE B. COMPTON Dave Asprey is sharing his high-tech workout secrets with the public at Upgrade Labs.     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