Perk up With the Best Latte and Cappuccino Makers

PLUS: More of the best stories from WIRED. View this email in your browser 12.18.19   MILK MATTERS Perk up With the Best Latte and Cappuccino Makers BY JEFFREY VAN CAMP Tired of plain espresso and pour-over? Add some milk to your mornings with one of these barista-worthy makers.   CATFISHING The War Vet, the Dating Site, and the Phone Call From Hell BY VINCE BEISER Jared Johns found out too late that swapping messages with the pretty girl from a dating site would mean serious trouble. If only he had known who she really was.   DEEP DIVE The WIRED Guide to 5G BY KLINT FINLEY Here's everything you'll ever want to know about the spectrum, millimeter-wave technology, and why 5G could give China an edge in the AI race.   THE MONITOR 'Fortnite' Debuted a Scene From 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The clip appeared in-game on Saturday. Watch it here. GET WIRED   Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month.   Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else.   Subscribe now   ONE FOR ALL The Largest Scientific Structure Ever Powers Up in Africa BY LAURA MALLONEE When the Square Kilometre Array is complete, the telescope will scan the universe to probe some of science's deepest mysteries.   OK BOOMER These Are the Gifts Teens Actually Want BY LOURYN STRAMPE Teenagers are scary. These adolescent-approved gifts are sweet.   GOING VIRAL This Year's Flu Season Is Off to a Weird (and Early) Start BY BETH MOLE, ARS TECHNICA According to the CDC's latest influenza update, both the timing and the strain are highly unusual.    CHEW ON THIS What a 5,700-Year-Old Piece of Gum Reveals About Its Chewer BY MATT SIMON From a wad of pitch less than an inch long, researchers have painted a detailed portrait of an ancient human—and added another layer to the story of human evolution.   BUDGET BOOK Need a Cheap Laptop? These Are Our Favorites BY SCOTT GILBERTSON You don't have to spend a fortune to get a good notebook.     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