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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.02.21   HOT WHEELS | 6-MINUTE READ Lyft's Revamped Bike-Share Ebike Is Sleek—and Beefy BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU It's got a better motor, a bigger battery, and a flashy paint job. Riders in San Francisco will soon be able to take the public beta for a spin.   OOO | 4-MINUTE READ Help! Must We With the Virtual Meeting Small Talk? BY MEGAN GREENWELL Megan weighs in on the value of idle chatter.   PUBLIC HEALTH | 8-MINUTE READ The UK Has a Plan for a New 'Pandemic Radar' System BY MARYN MCKENNA Disease surveillance schemes to catch the next rising virus already exist—they're just not talking to each other.   GAME TIME | 6-MINUTE READ Welcome to Planet Egirl BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO What does it look like when women's long-held interest in gaming is finally accepted into the mainstream—and embraced by billion-dollar industries? GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   GIFT GUIDE Awesome Father's Day Gifts for the Rad Dad in Your Life BY JEFFREY VAN CAMP You have an amazing father. Show your appreciation with one of these hand-picked Father's Day gifts.   WHERE'S THE BEEF | 3-MINUTE READ Ransomware Hits a Food Supply Giant—and Underscores a Dire Threat BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Hackers targeting JBS USA have disrupted meat processing facilities around the world, just one month after the Colonial Pipeline attack caused fuel distribution havoc.   BOX OFFICE | 2-MINUTE READ There's Hope for American Movie Theaters After All BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Covid-19 closures put movie chains in a tough spot. A Quiet Place Part II's box office performance shows they could find their way out of the woods.   HELP WANTED | 6-MINUTE READ How Apps and VR Therapy Can Help OCD Patients BY JAIME STATHIS Obsessive-compulsive disorder is often misunderstood. Here's what it is, and how those with OCD can use technology to help navigate uncertainty.   IDEAS | 7-MINUTE READ More Content Moderation Is Not Always Better BY EVELYN DOUEK Simply erasing things from the internet comes at a cost. It might not be worth it.     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.