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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.12.21   PUBLIC HEALTH | 7-MINUTE READ Another Global Pandemic Is Spreading—Among Pigs BY MARYN MCKENNA African swine fever killed half the pigs in China. There is no vaccine and no treatment. Now it's in the Caribbean and on the doorstep of the US.   BOOK EXCERPT | 10-MINUTE READ The Missing Teen Who Fueled 'Cult Panic' Over Dungeons & Dragons BY JON PETERSON When a college student vanished, one overzealous detective convinced the press that he might have been trapped in a series of tunnels by fellow gamers.   GENDER GAP | 6-MINUTE READ In a Banner Year for VC, Women Still Struggle to Get Funding BY ARIELLE PARDES "Reading these headlines about record rounds, you have to ask, who is having this experience?" one founder says. "Certainly not the women I know."   BUH-BYE | 5-MINUTE READ How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account BY BRIAN BARRETT If you've finally hit your breaking point, here's how to say goodbye to Mark Zuckerberg's empire. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   KA-CHING | 4-MINUTE READ With Subscriptions, Automakers Mimic Netflix's Playbook BY AARIAN MARSHALL GM thinks consumers might pay $135 a month for emergency assistance, enhanced maps, and software-enabled upgrades that boost acceleration.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ Lenovo's Thinkpad X1 Carbon is Portable, Powerful—and Spendy BY SCOTT GILBERTSON It's a worthy successor to the popular X1 Carbon line.   EV REVIEW | 7-MINUTE READ Volvo's Classy All-Electric SUV Is Surprisingly Zippy BY ROBERTO BALDWIN The 2022 model of the all-electric XC40 Recharge meets expectations, but adds a few surprises too.   WIRED Q&A | 8-MINUTE READ How Kena Conjured the 'Feeling of Getting Lost in a Forest' BY JOSHUA KHAN WIRED spoke with Ember Lab's cofounders about their animation background and the game's stunning Balinese influences.   OS UPGRADE | 4-MINUTE READ How to Enable TPM and Secure Boot to Install Windows 11 BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT Your computer might be one toggle away from an upgrade to Microsoft's latest desktop operating system version.     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.