Belarus government imposes widespread internet outages

PLUS: SF's Covid-19 prep, best unlimited plans, and an unholy alliance. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  08.11.20   PUBLIC HEALTH A New Survey Links Vaping to Higher Covid-19 Risk BY SARA HARRISON A Stanford University report shows that teens and young adults who use e-cigarettes are five to seven times more likely to test positive for the virus.   VULNERABLE Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive.   SOCIETAL ANTIBODIES San Francisco Was Uniquely Prepared for Covid-19 BY DANIEL DUANE Why did an American city beset by inequality and dysfunction face the onset of the pandemic so well? Because history left it ready for this moment.   OUTAGES Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages.   SPONSORED CONTENT See Math and Science In A New Way With Brilliant, you'll build up new concepts intuitively while solving challenging interactive problems from the start. Learn actively, don't memorize!   BUYING GUIDE What's the Best Unlimited Data Plan? BY JEFFREY VAN CAMP AND MATT JANCER All the major US carriers have options that let you stream as much as you want. We've laid out how they work, and which will give you the most bang for your buck.   OPINION Foodies and Factory Farmers Have Formed an Unholy Alliance BY ROBERT PAARLBERG Their swipes at fake-meat products—Impossible Burgers, Beyond Meat, and all the rest—are pretty much the same.   AIRWAVES The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5G BY WILL KNIGHT The Pentagon will share part of the wireless spectrum, allowing telecom carriers to reach more areas with fewer cell towers.   GOING OUT Maybe Netflix and Amazon Should Just Buy Theater Chains BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The rules banning movie studios from owning cinemas have been overturned—just in time for theaters in need of a bailout.     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