Life in quarantine aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship

PLUS: absurdist memes, the return of the cubilce, and robot friends. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  04.30.20   CEO RAGE Tesla Posts Another Profit as Musk Slams Virus Restrictions BY AARIAN MARSHALL The CEO has criticized shelter-in-place orders, which have forced the closure of the company's California assembly plant.   DIGITAL CULTURE An AI Meme Generator Gives Us the Absurdist Art We All Need BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Social media's new favorite distraction feels as disjointed and surrealist as the current moment. Fire it up.   FRIEND ZONE Moxie Is the Robot Pal You Dreamed of as a Kid BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Four years ago, Paolo Pirjanian set out to "reinvent" companion robots. Now he's ready for the world to meet his creation.   COVID-19 27 Days in Tokyo Bay: What Happened on the Diamond Princess BY LAUREN SMILEY The cruise ship captivated the world as it docked in Yokohama, harboring Covid-19—and 3,711 people who became subjects in a life-and-death quarantine experiment.   SPONSORED CONTENT A Must-Read to Help Save Our Planet Journalist Thomas Kostigen brings readers to the frontlines of the geoengineering projects that scientists, entrepreneurs, engineers, and other visionaries around the world are developing to solve the problems associated with climate change. GET WIRED   Get unlimited access to our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic.   Subscribe to support our journalism.   Exclusive offer: 1 year for $10.   DIVIDE AND CONQUER The Cubicle Is Back. Blame (or Thank) the Coronavirus BY WILL KNIGHT As businesses reopen, social distancing rules will lead to new partitions between workspaces, reminiscent of the fabric-clad dividers of the 1980s.   GET FREE 3 Things to Consider Before Signing Up for a Free Trial BY LAUREN GOODE Companies are blasting us with free trial offers while we're stuck at home. That's a good thing—until the bills show up.   OPINION What Singapore Can Tell the World About Personal Liberty BY JERRINE TAN In a state of emergency, more than a few of us will find ourselves cutting deals with god, the devil, or the government alike.   IN THE BUFF Naked and Unafraid to Exercise in Virtual Reality BY JESSE DAMIANI Get over yourself and try VR workouts already. It's private, liberating, and doesn't require gym shorts.     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