Did Twitter help stop war with Iran?

PLUS: Cool CES gadgets, Facebook's deepfake ban, and a spy app dilemma. View this email in your browser  01.08.20   CES 2020 8 More of the Smartest Things We've Seen This Week at CES BY WIRED STAFF Today we saw fitness wearables, a compact gaming PC, and an exo-suit that helps workers fight fatigue.   NATIONAL AFFAIRS Facebook's Deepfake Ban Is a Solution to a Distant Problem BY GILAD EDELMAN The platform has a plan to deal with tomorrow's disinformation. But what about today's?   CES Ivanka Trump's Future of Work Isn't for Workers BY BRIAN BARRETT At CES, Trump laid out a vision of retraining American workers for a tech-focused future. If only the administration's broader policies supported that view.   DIPLOMACY Did Twitter Help Stop War With Iran? BY GARRETT M. GRAFF Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis.   SPONSORED CONTENT This NYC Startup is Disrupting the $27T Retirement Industry With over 110 million Americans over age 50, it's no wonder this startup just raised another $28M in funding to help people conquer retirement. 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   TOTOK An Alleged Spy App Puts Apple in a Bind BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Apple and Google both banned ToTok after reports that it was a UAE government surveillance tool. After Google reinstated it, Apple has a hard choice to make.   FLYING CARS Bell and Hyundai Soar Into the Air Taxi Race  BY ERIC ADAMS At CES, the helicopter maker and the global manufacturing giant unveil their concepts for flying urban mobility.   COME TOGETHER A Big Union Wants to Make Videogame Workers' Lives More Sane BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO The Communications Workers of America is targeting workers at gaming companies, who work 80-hour weeks during "crunch" times.   FARSIGHTED There Are Too Many Lidar Companies. They Can't All Survive BY ALEX DAVIES A few years ago, scores of startups promised to build the hardware that grants self-driving cars the gift of sight. Now comes the shakeout.     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