Amazon doesn’t favor its own brands—except when it does

PLUS: Great note-taking apps, how to avoid Black Friday scams, and why the Cybertruck looks so weird. View this email in your browser  11.25.19   TRANSGRESSION Why the Tesla Cybertruck Looks So Weird BY AARIAN MARSHALL The pickup truck Elon Musk unveiled Thursday night features sharp angles, but no side mirrors or "crumple zone" to absorb the force of a collision.   PRODUCTIVITY Jot Down Your Thoughts With These Great Note-Taking Apps BY BOONE ASHWORTH There are many apps to help you record and organize your thoughts on your phone and PC. These are our favorites.   END OF LIFE Think App Updates Suck? Try Upgrading a Programming Language BY KLINT FINLEY Coders face their own version of update hell. Users of an old version of the popular Python language face a reckoning at the end of the year.    GATED COMMUNITY Amazon Doesn't Favor Its Own Brands—Except When It Does BY GILAD EDELMAN The company told House investigators that it "gates" its own private-label products. Here's why that matters. GET WIRED Insider access to our Black Friday sale   For a limited time, get a full year of print + digital access for just $10 $5.   Subscribe today   GOOSE CHASE Tainted Data Can Teach Algorithms the Wrong Lessons BY WILL KNIGHT Researchers show how AI programs can be sabotaged by even subtle tweaks to the data used to train them.   ECO-FRIENDLY BIKER The Juiced Bikes Scorpion is an E-Moped for Short People BY ADRIENNE SO If you're tiny, want a motorcycle, and don't want to pay for insurance, there's an e-bike for you.   THE MONITOR A 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Script Almost Sold on eBay BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER According to J.J. Abrams, a careless actor is to blame.   STAY SAFE How to Avoid Black Friday Scams Online BY DAVID NIELD 'Tis the season for scammers and hackers. Here's how to stay safe out there.   PLANETARY BLING Are Saturn's Rings Really as Young as the Dinosaurs? BY ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS A debate is raging over the age of the rings. Resolving it could produce the best clue yet to the rings' mysterious origin.     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