The most dangerous people on the internet in 2020

PLUS: How to saber a champagne bottle, our favorite gear of the year, and turning your kids into makers. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.31.20   TIPS AND TRICKS How to Saber a Bottle of Champagne BY GORDON GOTTSEGEN What did that champagne bottle ever do to you?   YEAR IN REVIEW All the Gear We Fell In Love With During 2020 BY GEAR TEAM From turntables to smart water bottles, here are the things that brought the WIRED gear team irrational delight in this most atypical year.   YEAR IN REVIEW How Your Digital Trails Wind Up in the Police's Hands BY SIDNEY FUSSELL Phone calls. Web searches. Location tracks. Smart speaker requests. They've become crucial tools for law enforcement, while users often are unaware.   YEAR IN REVIEW The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2020 BY WIRED STAFF This year saw plenty of destructive hacking and disinformation campaigns—but amid a pandemic and a historic election, the consequences have never been graver. GET WIRED New year, new ideas. Get WIRED for $10 $5. Last chance to get 1 year of access for 50% off. Plus get free stickers! Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   SCIENCE BLOGS The Physics Behind Popping Champagne Bottles BY RHETT ALLAIN Don't just party on New Year's Eve, think about the cool physics that you can see around you.   PSYCHOLOGY How Being Bored Out of Your Mind Makes You More Creative BY CLIVE THOMPSON An unoccupied mind might be the most fruitful mind. But boredom is harder and harder to come by.   MAKERS WIRED's Guide to Turning Your Kids Into Masterful Makers BY RHETT ALLAIN Everyone should have some practice creating things rather than just consuming things. Here are some ideas to get you started with making.   YEAR IN REVIEW This Year I Found Pleasure in the Work of Looking BY JASON PARHAM Among the misery and isolation of 2020, my secret Instagram became a portal to solace and a newer self.   PRIVACY Google Tracks You Even If Location History's Off. Here's How to Stop It BY EMILY DREYFUSS A new report shows that Google still tracks your location even if you thought you opted out.     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