10 more extraordinary gadgets we've spotted at CES

PLUS: Wildfire-fueled thunderclouds, a Star Wars insider's story, and AI regulation. View this email in your browser  01.07.20   AS THE WORLD BURNS Watch Australia's Wildfires Spawn Massive Smoky Thunderclouds BY MATT SIMON Researchers have been watching Australia's fires produce pyrocumulonimbus clouds. Here's why the phenomenon is so dangerous.   BAD IDEAS Please Stop Sending Terrifying Alerts to My Cell Phone BY TOM BARTLETT Amber, Blue, Silver, Camo: Is it really a good idea to push so many alarming messages to the public?   MOVIES Here's What Directing a Star Wars Movie Is Really Like BY EMMA GREY ELLIS The second unit director for The Rise of Skywalker, Victoria Mahoney, opens up about bringing the Force from secretive sound stage to screen.   CES 2020 10 More Extraordinary Gadgets We've Spotted at CES BY WIRED STAFF Today we saw some tech products for parents, health monitors, and new inventions for the smart home. 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   DOT-PHYSICS Mandalorian vs. TIE Fighter: Who Would Win? BY RHETT ALLAIN If a spaceship is moving at 262 miles per hour, will a bounty hunter with a grappling hook survive the acceleration?   OPINION Personal Data Is Valuable. Give Pricing Power to the People BY WIRED OPINION Winning back trust in the digital economy depends on giving people much more control of the usage, ownership, and value of their information.   GLOBAL VIEW White House Favors a Light Touch in Regulating AI BY WILL KNIGHT US chief technology officer Michael Kratsios lists "principles" for government oversight, but analysts question whether they are too vague to do any good.   PHOTO GALLERY South Jersey's Mid-Century Modern Motels, in All Their Neon Glory BY MICHAEL HARDY From the 1950s to '70s, hundreds of motels were built in the Wildwoods. Now, in the age of Airbnb, only half of them are still in operation.   BOMB BUILDING How Close Is Iran to a Nuclear Weapon? Here's What We Know BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Iran is no longer abiding by many of the restrictions in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, but that doesn't mean it's about to build a bomb, either.     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