NASA's new moon-bound spacesuits will get a boost from AI

PLUS: A new way to study wildlife, podcast gear, and a review of the Food Network Kitchen app. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.29.20   ANTHROPAUSE How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife BY MATT SIMON A group of scientists argue that the Covid lockdown, what they're calling the "anthropause," is an unprecedented opportunity to study how humans affect animal behavior.   CLOUD WARS An Infrastructure Arms Race Is Fueling the Future of Gaming BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO As videogame companies increasingly shift to the cloud, data centers have taken on outsized importance.   MIC CHECK Want to Start a Podcast or Livestream? Here's What You Need BY PARKER HALL If you've always wanted to start creating your own content, now is the time. This gear can help you get great audio and video quality from the start.   HAL 9000 NASA's New Moon-Bound Space Suits Will Get a Boost From AI BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Engineers are turning to generative design algorithms to build components for NASA's next-generation space suit—the first major update in decades.   OPINION Privacy Isn't a Right You Can Click Away BY SHERROD BROWN Senator Sherrod Brown wants to drastically scale back the permitted uses of your personal data—and ban facial recognition outright.   PRODUCT REVIEW The Food Network's App Is Long on Recipes, Short on Diversity BY JOE RAY The cable-TV cooking channel's Kitchen app is full of videos from celebrity chefs, but the lack of racial representation feels more glaring than ever.   BUYING GUIDE Which Microsoft Surface Device Should You Buy? BY WIRED STAFF If you're having trouble figuring out whether to get the 2-in-1 Windows tablet hybrid or a traditional laptop, we're here to help.   SOCIALLY DISTANT Virtual Conferences Mean All-Access—Except When They Don't BY LAUREN GOODE The end of WWDC marks the end of Big Tech's conference season. What did this virtual experiment reveal about the meaning of community?   PUBLIC HEALTH Old Drugs Could Reveal a New Way to Attack the Coronavirus BY GREGORY BARBER Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks tendrils that grow from infected cells and may ride them to infect others. But existing compounds might slow their roll.     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