How to land a busted airliner in a Russian cornfield

PLUS: VW revives the dune buggy, the best mouse for every gamer, and robot coffee. View this email in your browser  08.18.19   SHOPPING What Does Amazon's 'Top Brand' Badge Actually Mean? BY LOUISE MATSAKIS Amazon is experimenting with yet another mysterious badge to help shoppers sort through the millions of choices its marketplace offers.   SAND BEETLE VW Revives the Classic Dune Buggy as an All-Electric Blast BY ERIC ADAMS The concept car remixed the past to show where a very fun future of driving could be headed.   BUYING GUIDE Our Favorite Laptops, From MacBooks to Chromebooks BY WIRED STAFF These are the best Windows Notebooks, MacBooks, and Chromebooks WIRED has tested.   SULLY REDUX How to Land a Busted Airliner in a Russian Cornfield BY ALEX DAVIES A Ural Airlines plane executed an emergency landing after a bird strike, summoning memories of 2009's "Miracle on the Hudson." GET WIRED Get 12 months of WIRED for just $49.99 $10.   Stories to help you understand the future.   Subscribe now   CRYPTOCURRENCY The Serious Money Is Warming to Bitcoin BY GREGORY BARBER Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is buying the "custody" business of rival Xapo, in a bid to attract big investors such as hedge funds and mutual funds.   BEAN COUNTER Robot Coffee Tastes Great, But at What Cost? (About $5) BY ADAM ROGERS Coffee Haus makes coffee drinks 100 times an hour in its robotic kiosks. No humans required.   STREAMING Disney Is Finally Taking On Account Sharers BY JON BRODKIN, ARS TECHNICA With help from the cable industry, Disney is trying to stop account sharing on Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+.   FEELINGS Amazon Says It Can Detect Fear on Your Face. You Scared? BY TOM SIMONITE The company updates its Rekognition suite with an algorithm that can tell if you're afraid. Researchers say such emotion detectors don't work very well.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Mouse for Every Kind of Gamer BY JESS GREY Whether you're into esports or casual fragging, these are the greatest gaming mice we've tested.     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