It's not just TikTok. Chinese firms face more US roadblocks

PLUS: Nazi drone-fighting physicists, tech for your dog, and hacking energy markets. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  08.04.20   PUBLIC HEALTH A Summer Camp Covid-19 Outbreak Offers Back-to-School Lessons BY MEGAN MOLTENI A CDC report from a Georgia hot spot illuminates just how easily kids can spread coronavirus, adding to our understanding of kids' role in transmission.   BIG MAC Apple Just Upgraded Its iMacs, a Little BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The upgrades are dramatic if you're looking for more power, but if you're holding out for Face ID or a fresh look, keep waiting.   BACKCHANNEL The American Scientists Who Saved London From Nazi Drones BY JAMIE HOLMES For months, German V-1s terrorized the city. To take them down, US physicists had to develop a "smart fuse"—a task they were told was practically impossible.   TURNABOUT It's Not Just TikTok. Chinese Firms Face More US Roadblocks BY WILL KNIGHT AND TOM SIMONITE Chinese companies have been free to expand in the US while American firms were stymied by Beijing. Now, the climate is not as welcoming.   SPONSORED CONTENT Are You Getting Your Slice Of The Savings? Honey is PayPal's free online shopping tool and it's found members over $2 billion in savings. How? By instantly applying coupons to your cart.   PUP TECH The Tech That Can Help Keep Your Dogs Happy and Healthy BY SASSAFRAS LOWREY You don't need a lot of gear to keep your pup's tail wagging, but the right stuff can vastly improve their lives and your relationship with them.   WATTS UP Hackers Could Use IoT Botnets to Manipulate Energy Markets BY LILY HAY NEWMAN With access to just 50,000 high-wattage smart devices, attackers could make a bundle off of causing minor fluctuations.   PLASTIC PLANET Should Governments Slap a Tax on Plastic? BY MATT SIMON More than a billion tons of it could enter the environment in the next 20 years. It's time, advocates say, to put a sin tax on single-use plastic.   IDEAS Calling Bullshit Skewers the World's BS Merchants BY C. BRANDON OGBUNU Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West's new book teaches us how to hack through a world that's full of it, and how to spot in ourselves.     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