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The Email (from WIRED) Today's top stories The curious tale of Julian, the last King of Brussels The last British EU commissioner might also be the most influential. And his story is littered with cautionary tales for Britain's Brexit future What would happen if we abolished time zones altogether? These clever office pods will help you reclaim your privacy at work what you need to know Microsoft snags $10 billion Pentagon contract  The tech giant beat Amazon Web Services – widely thought to be the frontrunner – to claim the Department of Defense's cloud migration project. Jeff Bezos and Donald Trump's shared animosity might not have helped matters.  Samsung's 'space selfie' balloon crash-lands on Michigan farm The device used to beam a Cara Delevingne selfie into space tumbled unceremoniously back to Earth. The company claims the landing was "planned" and took place in a "selected rural area". Lab cultured 'steaks' grown on gelatin scaffold  Most imitation meat is grown from plant-based proteins. Now, Harvard scientists have cracked how to grow lifelike meat from animal proteins, by more closely recreating conditions inside the body. This AI adapts videos to thwart facial recognition tech New face de-identification tech has been developed by three AI researchers at Facebook. It modifies your face slightly so it can't be checked against footage stored in databases. ONE MORE THING... "Understanding quantum mechanics, whose principles underpin quantum computing, involves a lot of mental mountain climbing" Last week, Google announced it had achieved quantum supremacy. Still none the wiser as to what that means? This explainer will sort you out. On the podcast Get the magazine + Received this from a friend? Subscribe to The Email from WIRED + Prefer a weekly digest? Subscribe to WIRED Weekender FOLLOW WIRED Unsubscribe   |   View this email in your browser Condé Nast Digital 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy