Why volcanologists didn't predict New Zealand's deadly eruption

PLUS: Marc Benioff's gospel of wealth, Fox as a national security threat, and Best Buy's winning strategy. View this email in your browser  12.11.19   CAPITALISM The Gospel of Wealth According to Marc Benioff BY CHRIS COLIN The Salesforce founder has donated a fortune to right capitalism's wrongs, and he thinks his fellow billionaires should too. Why can't we just be grateful?   IDEAS Fox News Is Now a Threat to National Security BY GARRETT M. GRAFF The network's furthering of lies from foreign adversaries and flagrant disregard for the truth have gotten downright dangerous.   WIRED OPINION Best Buy Bucks the Trend That's Crushing Other Retailers BY ZACHARY KARABELL The electronics retailer, once declared dead, thrives by offering richer in-store experiences and helping set up customers' gadgets at home.   FATAL BLASTS Why Volcanologists Didn't Predict New Zealand's Deadly Eruption BY MEGAN MOLTENI Scientists knew White Island was showing signs of "volcanic unrest," but their arsenal of data and sensors couldn't prepare them for tragedy.   SPONSORED CONTENT Have You Heard About the All New SimpliSafe? Protect your home against intruders, fires, water damage, and more with 24/7 professional monitoring. All for just $15 a month. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month.   Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else.   Subscribe now   LUMOS Harry Potter and the Curse of Technology BY JASON KEHE Wizards, with their wands and fancy enchantments, feel sorry for muggles and their pitiful technology. Or do they?   CRYPTO FRAUD This Alleged Bitcoin Scam Looked a Lot Like a Pyramid Scheme BY GREGORY BARBER Five men face federal charges of bilking investors of $722 million by inviting them to buy shares in bitcoin mining pools.    PRIVACY Toys "R" Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance! BY LOUISE MATSAKIS Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids.   BECAUSE INTERNET 'Marriage Story' Proves Anything on Netflix Can Be a Meme Now BY TYLER COATES Over the weekend, the internet turned the film's most tense moment into LOLs. Because of course it did.     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