TBT: The meat-allergy tick carrying a mystery killer virus

PLUS: The best WIRED stories from this month a year ago. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.30.20 Last summer, the biggest virus news wasn't coronavirus but a strange phenomenon where tick bites were making people allergic to red meat. But as this story outlines, they soon discovered these bites were causing more than just allergies, they were also carrying the deadly Bourbon virus, which scientists knew very little about. Read more about this mysterious killer virus, plus the best WIRED stories from this month last year, below.   The Meat-Allergy Tick Also Carries a Mystery Killer Virus A tick best known for making people allergic to red meat can also infect its victims with the deadly Bourbon virus. The Best Stories From This Month, Last Year Hackers Made an App That Kills to Prove a Point Medtronic and the FDA left an insulin pump with a potentially deadly vulnerability on the market—until researchers who found the flaw showed how bad it could be. Quantum Darwinism Could Explain What Makes Reality Real Is our experience of the universe just a big game of subatomic survival of the fittest? Are Super Automatic Espresso Machines Worth It? These premium coffee machines promise a hot, perfect cup of espresso, automatically. We tried some out to see if they're worth $1,000—or more. The Incredible Tech Behind 2019's Tour de France Bikes To win the Tour, teams need three completely different rides: the Aero, the Climber, and the Time-Trial. Facebook Knows More About You Than the CIA Facebook hired Yael Eisenstat, a CIA veteran, to help it address election meddling. Now she's deeply worried about the company's sway over our lives. How Extreme Heat Overwhelms Your Body and Becomes Deadly Europe's record-breaking heat wave serves as a warning of just how dangerous high temperatures can be.     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