Mad scientists revive 100-million-year-old microbes

PLUS: Covid-19 vaccine trials, family meals during lockdown, and electric scooter review. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  07.28.20   ANTITRUST Congress' Big Tech CEO Hearing: What to Watch BY GILAD EDELMAN Bezos, Cook, Pichai, and Zuck will all be in the Zoom where it happens.   RANSOMWARE A Cyberattack on Garmin Disrupted More Than Workouts BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A ransomware hit and subsequent outage caused problems in the company's aviation services, including flight planning and mapping.   RACE TO IMMUNITY These 4 Covid-19 Vaccines Are Closest to Becoming Reality BY VICTORIA TURK, WIRED UK There are hundreds of trials currently in the works. Here's everything you need to know about the ones edging ahead in the global race.   THEY LIVE Mad Scientists Revive 100-Million-Year-Old Microbes BY MATT SIMON Researchers collected sediment thousands of feet deep, filtered out bacteria, and revived the cells. But fear not—the destruction of humanity by ancient microbes is not nigh.   PARTNER CONTENT FROM THE PLUG Weathering COVID-19's Impact, Black Women Leaders Adapt and Adjust Even prior to the current global pandemic, educational, networking, and funding opportunities in tech were limited for marginalized communities. These Black leaders are trying to change that.   NO MORE RAMEN How to Plan and Cook Family Meals When You're in Lockdown BY ADRIENNE SO Have you poured 1,800 bowls of cereal in the past five months? You are not alone.   IDEAS The Age of Mass Surveillance Will Not Last Forever BY EDWARD SNOWDEN The power to end it is in your hands.   VIDEOGAMES Ghosts of Tsushima Isn't Samurai Cinema—It's a Popcorn Flick BY JULIE MUNCY Sucker Punch's latest open-world videogame is fun enough and pretty enough but isn't interested in examining cultural tropes.   PRODUCT REVIEW EcoReco's L5+ Is an Electric Scooter for Rougher Roads BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU If you want to avoid public transit, this e-scooter is an expensive but safe bet.     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