NASA lands Ingenuity, the first ever Mars helicopter

PLUS: Tomorrow's Apple Event, getting along with robots, and Big Tech ambassadors. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  04.19.21   LIVESTREAM | 2-MINUTE READ How to Watch Tomorrow's Apple Event BY GEAR TEAM The company is expected to unveil some new hardware Tuesday. Here's how to stream the big show.   THAT'LL DO, PIG | 8-MINUTE READ Want to Get Along With Robots? Pretend They're Animals BY MATT SIMON Robotics ethicist Kate Darling surveys our history with animals—in work, war, and companionship—to show how we might develop similar relationships with robots.   OPINION | 5-MINUTE READ Nations Need Ambassadors to Big Tech BY ALEXIS WICHOWSKI Governments see that companies have country-like powers, but they can't figure out how to deal with their un-country-like structures. Diplomats could help.   HELO, WORLD | 7-MINUTE READ NASA Lands Ingenuity, the First Ever Mars Helicopter BY MAX G. LEVY The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.   SPONSORED CONTENT See the #1 Expense Management Software—Get $50 Divvy has combined seamless expense management software with the world's smartest business card. Have 21+ employees? They will pay you $50 to see it. GET WIRED Save 66% on your subscription to WIRED. Get 1 year of WIRED for less than $1 per month, plus, get a free tote! You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   MATH BEATS | 4-MINUTE READ Crush the Dance Floor With These Colorful Retro Beat Machines BY BOONE ASHWORTH The Polish company Polyend has collaborated with a trio of electronic music artists to infuse its audio creation hardware with blasts of color.   OBJECTION | 7-MINUTE READ Union Says Amazon Violated Labor Law in the Alabama Election BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON Amazon defeated the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union's bid to represent workers at one warehouse. The union claims the company fought dirty.   OPINION | 7-MINUTE READ Hackers Used to Be Humans. Soon, AIs Will Hack Humanity BY BRUCE SCHNEIER Like crafty genies, AIs will grant our wishes, and then hack them, exploiting our social, political, and economic systems like never before.   GAME OVER | 3-MINUTE READ A Firmware Issue Threatens to Make PS4 Games Unplayable BY KYLE ORLAND, ARS TECHNICA Without a fix to older PlayStations, it's only a matter of time before older games are rendered obsolete.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.