There’s never been a worse time to be authentic at workPLUS: Early Prime Day deals. View in browser | Your newsletter preferences10.05.25 ELECTRIC VEHICLES Why Are Car Software Updates Still So Bad?BY CARLTON REID | 7-MINUTE READ Over-the-air upgrades can not only transform your ride, they can help carmakers slash costs. Here's why they're still miles away from being seamless. CLIMATE CHANGE China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here's What That Looks LikeBY ANTONIO PIEMONTESE | 3-MINUTE READ The country spends like no one else on renewables and has reshaped the global market. Is it enough? CULTURE Bad Bunny Has MAGA All Worked UpBY ANNA LAGOS | 4-MINUTE READ After avoiding the continental US on his world tour due to ICE, Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be a battleground for the country’s culture wars. CULTURE There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at WorkBY JASON PARHAM | 6-MINUTE READ Workers have been told to bring themselves to work, only to be disappointed time and time again, argues author Jodi-Ann Burey in her new book. ADVERTISEMENT SCIENCE The Mystery of How Quasicrystals FormBY PATCHEN BARSS | 6-MINUTE READ New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, patterns. GEAR Oura Upscales Its Smart Ring With a Ceramic Finish and Debuts a $99 Charging CaseBY ADRIENNE SO | 3-MINUTE READ Oura, the world’s most prominent smart ring manufacturer, cements its dominance with the Ceramic Collection. DEALS Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Is Next Week, but We Already Found 40 Early DealsBY LOURYN STRAMPE | 4-MINUTE READ Amazon Prime Day is back on October 7, but you can save on WIRED-approved laptops, headphones, and more. The Ninja Slushi Regularly Sells Out—Prime Day Brings Its Cheapest-Ever PriceBY MATTHEW KORFHAGE | 1-MINUTE READ Ninja’s slushie machine made me more popular, and more tipsy, this summer. This is the first real deal I’ve seen on it. Shop Our Favorite Gear, Directly on AmazonBrowse great deals and find the gear we recommend, like MagSafe accessories, robot vacuums, down comforters, and bed frames. SHOP NOW ➔ ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for reading. Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. Plus, browse more newsletters from WIRED. You’re receiving this email because you signed up for the Daily newsletter from WIRED. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Have questions or comments? Send us a message. Need help? Contact us. Copyright © Condé Nast 2025. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.