Uber changes its rules, and drivers adjust their strategies

PLUS: Uber changes rules, Qanon influences election, and miners risking lives. View this email in your browser  02.18.20   DAILY HUSTLE Deliver Us, Lord, From the Startup Life BY KATHRYN JOYCE In the Midwest, Christian entrepreneurs are searching for relief from the corrosive grind of company-building—while some faith leaders preach the gospel of crushing it.   WIPE OUT A Car 'Splatometer' Study Finds Huge Insect Die-Off BY DAMIAN CARRINGTON Measuring how many bugs fly into car windshields might sound silly. But to scientists predicting an "insect apocalypse," the numbers are deadly serious.    BLIND TRUST Hundreds of Millions of PC Components Still Have Hackable Firmware BY ANDY GREENBERG The lax security of supply chain firmware has been a known concern for years—with precious little progress being made.   FARE WARS Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies BY AARIAN MARSHALL In response to a new law, the ride-hail service shows California drivers where a ride would go and how much it would pay. Drivers are learning when to say "No."   SPONSORED CONTENT Life Insurance For Your Healthy Lifestyle Reward your healthy lifestyle with $1M from $36/mo in special rate life insurance. 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   MEMEWAR Qanon Deploys 'Information Warfare' to Influence the 2020 Election BY ELISE THOMAS The conspiracy movement lost its online home when 8chan was shut down. Followers migrated to other sites—and have set their sights on the presidential race.   HOLD YOUR BREATH Meet the Sulfur Miners Risking Their Lives Inside a Volcano BY MICHAEL HARDY Mt. Ijen, on the island of Java, is one of the most dangerous workplaces on Earth.   EARLY WARNING The Atlantic Ocean's 'Conveyor Belt' Stirs Up a Science Fight BY EVAN LUBOFSKY Researchers are debating the best way to monitor the ocean currents that sweep through the Labrador Sea—and may foretell the planet's climate future.   COW BUOY Floating Farms May Help Reinvent the World's Food Ecosystems BY LAURA MALLONEE Thirty-four heifers aboard a stable in Rotterdam harbor are showing that cow buoys might be a sustainable, reliable alternative to our current food system.     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