Signal's founder hacked a notorious phone-cracking device

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 04.25.21   OPINION | 5-MINUTE READ The Plane Paradox: More Automation Should Mean More Training BY SHEM MALMQUIST AND ROGER RAPOPORT Today's highly automated planes create surprises pilots aren't familiar with. The humans in the cockpit need to be better prepared for the machine's quirks.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 5-MINUTE READ This Big-Wheeled Foldable EBike Doesn't Look Clownish BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU The M-E1 from Montague is a polished electric bike that packs down to a very compact size.   REWRITING HISTORY | 4-MINUTE READ AI Helps Prove Two Scribes Wrote Text of a Dead Sea Scroll BY JENNIFER OUELLETTE, ARS TECHNICA Most scholars thought the Isaiah Scroll was copied by a single author. New handwriting analysis just revealed otherwise.   SECURITY ROUNDUP | 3-MINUTE READ Signal's Founder Hacked a Notorious Phone-Cracking Device BY BRIAN BARRETT Plus: App Store scams, an anti-surveillance bill, and more of the week's top security news. GET WIRED Spring Sale: The Sequel! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   ELLA ELLA, EH EH EH | 1-MINUTE READ The Best Umbrellas to Help You Ride Out the Rain BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND LOURYN STRAMPE We found some umbrellas that will protect you from the showers, withstand the wind, and hold up for the long haul.   WORST CONCERT EVER | 5-MINUTE READ The Brain 'Rotates' Memories to Save Them From New Sensations BY JORDANA CEPELEWICZ Some groups of neurons process sensory data and memories at the same time. New work shows how the brain pivots those representations to prevent interference.   SNAP AND SHARE | 4-MINUTE READ 7 Great Apps to Edit Photos on Your Phone BY DAVID NIELD Before you share them, make sure your snaps look their best with the help of these tools.   NETWORKS | 4-MINUTE READ VPN Hacks Are a Slow-Motion Disaster BY BRIAN BARRETT Recent spying attacks against Pulse Secure VPN are just the latest example of a long-simmering cybersecurity meltdown.   BLACK BOX | 6-MINUTE READ What Octopus Dreams Tell Us About the Evolution of Sleep BY SARA HARRISON Understanding how other animals dream could help us figure out why it's so important to the human brain, and why it may have been preserved throughout history.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.