The NSA warns that Russia is attacking remote work platforms

PLUS: Life after the pandemic, the ultimate kitchen guide, and how to deal with vaccine skeptics. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.07.20   PSYCHOLOGY Who Will We Be When This Is All Over? BY MATT SIMON The Covid-19 pandemic has brought incalculable suffering and trauma. But it also offers ways for people—and even societies—to change for the better.   BUYING GUIDE These 7 Pots and Pans Are All You Need in the Kitchen BY JOE RAY Picking the right cookware can be a soul-sucking research project, but don't give in to temptation and buy a set. Here's a short list of unique essentials.   IDEAS The Vaccines Are Coming. It's Time to Call Your Mom BY BENJAMIN MAZER The next, crucial step in beating the pandemic? Having conversations with our vaccine-shy loved ones.   VMWARE The NSA Warns That Russia Is Attacking Remote Work Platforms BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A vulnerability in VMWare has prompted a warning that companies—and government agencies—need to patch as soon as possible. GET WIRED Cyber Week Sale extended. Now with 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.   GET WIRED PODCAST When Sex Toys Get the Tech-Startup Treatment BY LAUREN GOODE On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Lux Alptraum tackles the messy tale of Lora DiCarlo's allegedly game-changing vibrator.   BUYING GUIDE Which Google Pixel Phone (and Gear) Should You Buy? BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU If you're going to get an Android phone, these are the best. Here's a guide to all the models, along with case recommendations and software tips.   DOT PHYSICS Let's Unpack the Pendulum Rocket Fallacy BY RHETT ALLAIN And explore how it relates to Iron Man's flight strategy.   IDEAS Paywalls, Newsletters, and the New Echo Chamber BY MARK HILL When everything is subscription-based, how many news sources will any one person actually read?   BACKCHANNEL A Race Car Crash From Hell—and the Science That Saved Its Driver BY RACHEL LANCE Romain Grosjean's F1 car slammed into a wall at 137 mph and burst into flames. He walked away because of decades of work by unsung scientists and engineers.     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