Anthony Fauci has some very good reasons to be optimistic

PLUS: the future of movies, racist hunting bots, and a coffee machine that demands ransom. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 10.01.20   APT28 Russia's Fancy Bear Hackers Likely Penetrated a US Federal Agency BY ANDY GREENBERG New clues indicate that APT28 may be behind a mysterious intrusion that US officials disclosed last week.   WELL READ Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves BY AARIAN MARSHALL Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales.   MOVIES On the Future of (Going to the) Movies BY JORDAN CRUCCHIOLA When Americans can fill theaters once again, what if the experience is better than we left it?   WIRED25 Anthony Fauci Has Some Very Good Reasons to Be Optimistic BY GRACE HUCKINS On day three of WIRED25, the public-health rock star emphasized the importance of masks, distancing, handwashing … and a positive outlook.   OPINION Opinion: Grocery App Workers' Rights Are Under Siege BY AMOS TOH AND LENA SIMET Californians will soon be voting on Prop. 22—an initiative that would remove protections for gig workers and could drive them into financial hardship.   CONTENT MODERATION Reddit Bots Are Hunting Down Racists, One Post at a Time BY AMIT KATWALA, WIRED UK Hate speech is rampant in subreddits—but automated bots and browser plug-ins are (sort of) fighting back.   DOMESTIC HELP These Robots Use AI to Learn How to Clean Your House BY WILL KNIGHT At Toyota, researchers are experimenting with prototypes that swoop from the ceiling to take care of chores with the help of machine learning.   BACKCHANNEL The Pandemic Closed Borders—and Stirred a Longing for Home BY ELISABETH EAVES The dispersed modern family depends on easy travel. Now that it's much harder, the question becomes: How long is too long to not see a parent?   MORNING CHAOS When Coffee Machines Demand Ransom, You Know IoT Is Screwed BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA A researcher reverse engineered an internet-connected coffee maker to see what kinds of hacks he could do with it. The answer: quite a lot.     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