Firing Christopher Krebs crosses a line—even for Trump

PLUS: Marissa Mayer's next act, an 'Among Us' hack, and hackers' new playground. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.18.20   STARTUPS Marissa Mayer's Next Act Is Here BY ARIELLE PARDES The former Yahoo CEO wants to build a better address book on your phone. Does anyone want it?   AIRSICK Can You Get Covid-19 on an Airplane? Yeah, Probably BY ADAM ROGERS As usual, a lack of good data makes evaluating the risk of getting the virus on a flight hard to calculate. It's probably low. It's definitely not zero.   SUS Forget Imposters. Among Us Is a Playground for Hackers BY ANDY GREENBERG The blockbuster game of deception has security holes that let cheaters run wild.   CISA Firing Christopher Krebs Crosses a Line—Even for Trump BY GARRETT M. GRAFF The president dismissed the widely respected cybersecurity agency director Tuesday night for pushing back against election disinformation. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   Q&A Larry Brilliant Says We'll Beat Covid—After We Go Through Hell BY STEVEN LEVY The epidemiologist calls it "the best of times and the worst of times," as good news on vaccines and testing coincides with a terrifying rise in cases.   FIRST IMPRESSIONS Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Is an Uneasy Mix of Two Very Different Worlds BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO Nintendo's highly anticipated hack-and-slash crossover misses too much of what makes Zelda: Breath of the Wild a masterpiece.   AT YOUR DOOR DoorDash Shows Delivery Can Be Profitable—in a Pandemic BY AARIAN MARSHALL Can the app-based services survive once restaurants reopen and diners aren't sequestered in their homes?   PRIVACY Ghostery's Making a Privacy Browser—and Ad-Free Search Engine BY BRIAN BARRETT The tracker-blocking company will soon launch a privacy-friendly desktop browser as well.   OPINION Why Isn't Susan Wojcicki Getting Grilled By Congress? BY EVELYN DOUEK YouTube is a major vector for election and other disinformation. But its CEO isn't with Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey on Capitol Hill today.     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