Best of the Decade, Part 2

From booms to bombs, here are the best (and worst) things from the 2010s. View this email in your browser  12.31.19   DECADE IN REVIEW When the Transportation Revolution Hit the Real World BY ALEX DAVIES Ten years ago, they promised us self-driving cars. We got a scooter surge, clashes with regulators, and the brutal realities of mobility.   DECADE IN REVIEW The 2010s Killed the Cult of the Tech Founder. Great! BY STEVEN LEVY Ten years ago, the entrepreneur-savants running Silicon Valley were treated like royalty. Now we know just how badly their bright ideas can backfire.   DECADE IN REVIEW Bitcoin's Path From Insurgents' Talisman to Tool of Big Tech BY GREGORY BARBER Blockchain technology was designed to thwart big institutions. Now the likes of Facebook and Twitter are co-opting it.   DECADE IN REVIEW Lesbian Culture Went Viral, Finally, in 2019 BY JILL GUTOWITZ From Megan Rapinoe to the "gay rights" meme, queer women's culture was all over the internet this year. GET WIRED   Insider access to our New Year's Sale   For a limited time, get a full year of the print magazine + digital access to wired.com for just $5.   Subscribe Today   DECADE IN REVIEW Why Big Data Has Been (Mostly) Good for Music BY ALLYSON MCCABE The explosion of metrics and algorithms isn't just reflecting what's happening in the music industry. It's transforming it.   DECADE IN REVIEW The 10 Tech Products That Defined This Decade BY LAUREN GOODE From talking computers to reusable rockets, here are our picks for the products that had the most impact in the last 10 years.   DECADE IN REVIEW 3D TV Tells You Everything About This Decade's Tech BY BRIAN BARRETT You don't need special glasses to see what it looks like when smart people run out of ideas.   DECADE IN REVIEW How The Dodo Became the Warmest, Fuzziest Corner of the Web BY EMMA GREY ELLIS The media empire's heartwarming (and highly shareable) animal videos rack up 2.3 billion views each month. It might be our favorite website of the decade.   Get the Tech in Two Newsletter Catch up on tech's most important stories, in two minutes or less. Delivered every weekday.     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