The hobbies and products getting us through quarantine

PLUS: Backing up your digital life, Russia's space weapon, and the best Tarot apps. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.26.20   SAFE AND SOUND How to Back Up Your Digital Life BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Backups are boring, but they'll save your digital bacon. Here's how to make sure your data lives on even when your PC doesn't.   SECURITY ROUNDUP Cool, Cool, Russia Tested a Space Weapon Last Week BY BRIAN BARRETT Twitter hack details, a botnet vigilante, and more of the week's top security news.   QUANTUM GRAVITY Looking for Gravitons? Check for the 'Buzz' BY THOMAS LEWTON The hypothetical particles are a cornerstone of quantum gravity theories, but they're famously hard to observe. Yet maybe they create detectable 'noise.'   THINGS WE LOVE The Hobbies and Products Getting Us Through Quarantine BY LOURYN STRAMPE AND WIRED STAFF Here's what WIRED staff has fallen for thanks to all of the extra time on our hands.   PICK A CARD The Best Tarot Apps BY MEDEA GIORDANO Divination in the digital age has never been easier.   TRICKS The Sly Psychology Behind Magicians' Card Tricks BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ARS TECHNICA Is this your card? A recent study found that participants will select the suit or number they were primed to choose.   HAPPY LITTLE CLOUDS 9 Tips to Keep Your Cloud Storage Safe and Secure BY DAVID NIELD Make sure that your Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive data is protected—while still being easy for you to access.   SOMETHING'S FISHY AI Helped Uncover Chinese Boats Hiding in North Korean Waters BY YAEL GRAUER, WIRED UK A combination of technologies helped scientists discover a potentially illegal fishing operation involving more than 900 vessels.   PLAINTEXT 20 Years Ago, Steve Jobs Built the 'Coolest Computer Ever.' It Bombed BY STEVEN LEVY Plus: An interview from the archives, the most-read story in WIRED history, and bottled-up screams.     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