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In today's WIRED DAILY, party season has arrived and this year Christmas is going virtual, we look at the impact of vaccines on the return to offices, and highlight the best Cyber Monday deals available right now Just the (genuinely) good Cyber Monday deals today All the Cyber Monday tech discounts worth considering, according to WIRED's Gear team The Covid-19 vaccines will usher the dawn of the true hybrid office The promising vaccine news is making bosses think about the return to work. But when it does happen, the office won't ever be the same again How to get out of your work's depressing Zoom Christmas party The pandemic means the annual office Christmas party is getting a digital twist, and employees are scrambling to come up with excuses at a time when lockdown makes that difficult Today's headlines Netflix to pay more UK tax The streaming giant will start declaring the £1 billion-plus revenues it gets from British customers each year to HMRC. In 2018 the company declared £43 million in UK revenues, despite making £700m from subscribers. The move will see Netflix stop funnelling revenue from the UK through its European HQ in the Netherlands. UK's Huawei ban sped up The deadline for telecoms networks to stop installing new Huawei equipment into 5G networks has been moved forward to September 2021, BBC News reports. Huawei did not comment on the announcement, which comes as part of the new Telecommunications Security Bill Students fined £170,000 for coronavirus rule breaking Up to November 12, UK universities had fined 1,898 students a combined total of £170,915 for breaking coronavirus rules. The University of Nottingham has issued the highest amount in fines, with 91 students paying a total of £58,865 for flouting household mixing and social distancing rules. Violent gang culture videos are going viral on TikTok In 2019, 34,582 murders were recorded in Mexico and this year the number is set to be higher. The New York Times reports on how cartel culture – including its violence, drugs and guns – is going viral on TikTok and glamorising the lifestyle. What we're reading Innocent victims are often caught in the crossfire. In many cases residents must lie on the floor or create barricades to hide from stray bullets as they wait for a truce. In 2019, Rio saw an average of 20 shootings a day. Things have cooled slightly since the pandemic began, but there was still an average of 14 shootings every day up until the end of June. Around 1,500 people are shot dead in Rio's metropolitan area every year.   MIT Technology Review reports on the apps that keep Brazilians safe by highlighting the most dangerous areas of their cities On the podcast this week Creating a safe Covid-19 Christmas + Netflix's new TV channel + How to spot work burnout Listen Now WIRED Hired: Today's job picks Principal cybersecurity engineer, BAE Systems Apply Now Housing fraud investigations manager, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council Apply Now Get WIRED Buy now Prefer a weekly digest? Subscribe to the WIRED Weekly Unsubscribe  |  View this email in your browser  Queries about this email? Contact datacontroller@condenast.co.uk Condé Nast Publications 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy