Scientists are growing grapes in space to save our wine supply
In today's WIRED DAILY, we reveal how scientists are growing grapes in space to save Earth's wine supply, meet the man who ditched his career as a high-flying investment banker to live in a bog, and examine Hyundai's IONIQ 5 EV, which can go 300 miles and power your microwave.
Today's headlines Facebook reverses news ban After a week of negotiations with the Australian government, Facebook has restored access to news content. There was a public outcry when the company ended up axing dozens of government agencies and charities, including the Kids Cancer Project and Australia's biggest domestic violence hotline. WhatsApp will block those who do not accept its privacy policy Users will be able to review the changes in the app ahead of its new launch date on May 15. If they disagree, their account will become inactive, and it will be eligible to be deleted in 120 days. Apple targeted by malware 'Silver sparrow' targets computers with the company's new M1 chips, Apple's first in-house chip. Nearly 30,000 infections, mainly in the US and UK, have been detected already. Valheim continues to break records The viking survival game, created by just five people, has now sold three million copies in 17 days. 500,000 people were playing the game simultaneously, the fifth most in Steam's history.
WIRED virtual briefing: The AI roadmap with Sana Khareghani On Wednesday, February 24, WIRED editor Greg Williams will be joined by Sana Khareghani, head of the Office for Artificial Intelligence, to explore the UK government's AI strategy and the role AI will play in helping rebuild the post-Covid economy.
What we're reading And there lies an epidemiological mystery. The usual trend of death from infectious diseases—malaria, typhoid, diphtheria, H.I.V.—follows a dismal pattern. Lower-income countries are hardest hit, with high-income countries the least affected. But if you look at the pattern of covid-19 deaths reported per capita—deaths, not infections—Belgium, Italy, Spain, the United States, and the United Kingdom are among the worst off.
Why does the pandemic seem to be hitting some countries harder than others?
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