The genome of your pet fish is extremely weird

PLUS: Why you should use Apple/Google Pay, the best security cameras, and the batteries of the future. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 11.08.20   CASH MONEY Yes, You Should Be Using Apple Pay or Google Pay BY WHITSON GORDON Hear us out: Paying with a smartphone, rather than a credit card, is actually a more secure, more efficient option for those who can use it.   KID FRIENDLY How to Use Parental Controls in Your Google, Apple, and Microsoft BY DAVID NIELD Each of the big three offers a wealth of options to limit screen time, find lost devices, and more.   THE GREAT EYE The Best Security Cameras for Inside Your Home BY MEDEA GIORDANO Cameras can offer peace of mind, but you want to choose carefully when you're inviting one into your home.   GENETICS The Genome of Your Pet Fish Is Extremely Weird BY JOHN TIMMER, ARS TECHNICA Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative.   PODCASTS 'Keep Mars Weird' Is a Hilarious Satire of Austin BY GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY In Neal Pollack's sci-fi novel, young people voyage out in search of the ultimate party—only to find the Red Planet is ruled by a real estate developer.   POWER SUPPLY The Batteries of the Future Are Weightless and Invisible BY DANIEL OBERHAUS There's a renaissance underway in structural battery research, which aims to build energy storage into the very devices and vehicles they power.   CORONAVIRUS UPDATE An Election Week Case Surge, Vaccine Progress, and More Coronavirus News BY EVE SNEIDER Catch up on the most important updates from this week.   MEDICINAL PLANTS A Plan to Save Appalachia's Wild Ginseng BY EMILY CATANEO American ginseng is imperiled by overharvesting. Locals are racing to preserve the plant—and its economic potential, through "forest farming."   THE MONITOR Dunking on Nevada Got the Internet Through Election Week BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER It's the meme that gave Americans everything—except vote counts.     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