What's confusing about calling Covid-19 cases "asymptomatic"

PLUS: plastic rain, the return of daycare, and Passionflix. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 06.11.20   BACKCHANNEL The Musk of Romance BY HALLIE LIEBERMAN Like her brother Elon, Tosca Musk is a revolutionary—in the steamy, softcore genre of romance movies.   NATIONAL AFFAIRS Amazon Won't Let Police Use Its Facial-Recognition Tech for One Year BY LOUISE MATSAKIS Amid nationwide protests over police brutality, the company is stopping law enforcement from using its most controversial product.   MY WORD OpenAI's Text Generator Is Going Commercial BY TOM SIMONITE The research institute was created to steer AI away from harmful uses. Now it's competing with tech giants to sell a cloud-computing service to businesses.   PUBLIC HEALTH What's Confusing About Calling Covid-19 Cases 'Asymptomatic' BY GREGORY BARBER There's a difference between people who never develop symptoms and people who just don't have them yet. And that matters when calculating public health risk.   MOVIES The Removal of 'Gone with the Wind' From HBO Max Isn't Censorship BY KATE KNIBBS The streaming service's decision to temporarily pull the film from its roster isn't suppression—it's an opportunity to recontextualize.   BUYING GUIDE Everything You Need for Smartphone Photography On the Go BY JESS GREY From mobile lenses to shotgun mics, here's everything you need to assemble a portable, pro-grade photo studio.   CIRCLE TIME Should I Send My Kid Back to Day Care? BY ADRIENNE SO As parents, we may have to develop a new level of comfort with a certain level of risk.   PLASTIC PLANET Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain BY MATT SIMON Researchers find that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic fall on 11 protected areas in the US annually, equivalent to over 120 million plastic water bottles.   THE MONITOR Hollywood Is About to Reopen. It Could Be Better Than Before BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER When TV and film production restarts, the industry has an opportunity to fix its long-entrenched inequalities and invest in black and brown artists.     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