The latest Covid party story gets a twist

PLUS: Best Nintendo Switch deals, microplastic-spewing cars, and a kid-friendly laptop. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  07.14.20   MEMORIES How to Trick Your Brain to Remember Almost Anything BY MATT REYNOLDS, WIRED UK Four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis and psychological scientist Julia Shaw explain how to boost your memory skills.   BACKCHANNEL Could Trump Win the War on Huawei—and Is TikTok Next? BY GARRETT M. GRAFF In a plot twist, the administration's assault on the Chinese telecom giant is gaining traction. At heart, the US has an interest in its own electronic surveillance capabilities.   DEALS Best Nintendo Switch Deals, Bundles, and Essentials BY JEFFREY VAN CAMP AND LOURYN STRAMPE Looking to nab a Switch, Switch Lite, or other accessories? We've compiled everywhere you can potentially get them online.   IDEAS The Latest Covid Party Story Gets a Twist BY GILAD EDELMAN Like any urban legend, this one changes slightly with each telling.   SPONSORED CONTENT Smart TV For Your SmartTV Stream thousands of documentaries on any device. Use code WIRED to sign up for just $14.99 for the year.   DIY COMPUTER Kano's New Kids Laptop Is Repairable, Cheap, and Runs Windows BY SCOTT GILBERTSON The company's partnership with Microsoft brings the Kano PC to schools, and it still retains the colorful, hands-on, DIY-spirit of earlier models.   VIRTUAL MACHINES Google Moves to Secure the Cloud From Itself BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Confidential Virtual Machines allows Google Cloud Services Customers to keep data secret—even when it's being actively processed.   MOVIES 'The Old Guard' Director Gina Prince-Bythewood on Avoiding 'Sexy Catfights' BY EMMA GREY ELLIS The woman at the helm of of Netflix's new action flick talked to WIRED about comics, diversity in Hollywood, and centering women, especially women of color, in a genre so dominated by white men.   HACK BRIEF Microsoft Warns of a 17-Year-Old 'Wormable' Bug BY ANDY GREENBERG The SigRed vulnerability exists in Windows DNS, used by practically every small and medium-sized organization in the world.     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