How to tame those distracting notifications on your computer

PLUS: Gear for pandemic winter, an expanding universe, and unlocking your cycling goals. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  12.20.20   COVID PREPAREDNESS Gear to Make It Through a Pandemic Winter Safely BY MATT JANCER We've collected all the latest advice, equipment, and up-to-date information to help you navigate the cold months ahead.   THE GAIA PARALLAXES The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected BY NATALIE WOLCHOVER Astronomers get their wish—new ultra-precise distance measurements between Earth and the stars—but that only intensifies a cosmic crisis.   NEXT LEVEL A Massive Fraud Operation Stole Millions From Online Bank Accounts BY DAN GOODIN, ARS TECHNICA The crooks used emulators to mimic the phones of more than 16,000 customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised.   PEACE AND QUIET How to Tame Those Distracting Notifications on Your Computer BY DAVID NIELD Stop the chatter and find your quiet place.   SPONSORED CONTENT Gum That's Good For You and Fun to Chew? It exists! Meet quip Gum + Dispenser, a new chew-sperience that can help prevent cavities. Get started with a dispenser + 90 pieces of gum for $20. GET WIRED Happy Holidays from WIRED. Plus get free stickers! Last chance to get one year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PLUG AND PLAY The Right Way Hook Your Laptop Up to a TV BY WHITSON GORDON You have to do more than just plug and go. Let us help you pick the best cable for your device, and adjust your laptop and your TV settings for the best picture.   BUYING GUIDE Unlock Your Cycling Fitness Goals by Upgrading Your Bike BY STEPHANIE PEARSON Don't blow your savings on a new bicycle. Instead, learn how to better maintain the one you've already got and swap out some key components along the way.   SECURITY ROUNDUP Security News This Week: Russia's SolarWinds Hack Is the Big One BY BRIAN BARRETT All the most important stories about the biggest hack in years.   HARD TO KILL Will Rising Temperatures Make Superweeds Even Stronger? BY NATASHA GILBERT Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem.     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