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PLUS: Gifts for music lovers, securing the BGP, and Trump's election nonsense. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 12.02.20   GIFT GUIDE 19 Delightful Gifts for Music Lovers and Audiophiles BY PARKER HALL AND MICHAEL CALORE From headphones and speakers to accessories for their vinyl LPs, these gift ideas will appeal to any audio lover.   BGP A Broken Piece of Internet Backbone Might Finally Get Fixed BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Efforts to secure the Border Gateway Protocol have picked up critical momentum, including a big assist from Google.   NOT RIGGED Not Even William Barr Buys Trump's Election Nonsense BY BRIAN BARRETT The attorney general has long been one of the president's chief apologists. Not this time.   COLD CASE Two Global Efforts Try to Trace the Origin of the Covid Virus BY MARYN MCKENNA Both teams want to know when—or how often—the virus passed from animals to people. But the trail may have gone cold, and the search has gotten political. GET WIRED The Cyber Week Sale is here. Now with free stickers! Get one year of WIRED for just $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   BUYING GUIDE The Best Barefoot Shoes for Walking or Running BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Our favorite zero-drop, minimalist footwear will let you feel the ground beneath your feet.   ECOSYSTEMS The Pandemic Gives Us a Chance to Change How We Get Around BY TOM VANDERBILT City transportation ecosystems are suddenly getting more diverse, creating an opportunity to (finally) rethink the car.   UP AND AWAY New AI-Based Navigation Helps Loon's Balloons Hover in Place BY ERIC NIILER Reinforcement learning might be the next step in keeping broadband-carrying balloons afloat above remote areas. Could Venus be next?   PRODUCT REVIEW Double Your Laptop's Screen Size With a Portable Monitor BY CHRISTOPHER NULL The Vissles-M is an excellent and easy-to-use touchscreen monitor that sits next to your computer, embiggening your WFH workspace.   BOT VS. BOT This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI BY WILL KNIGHT Robust Intelligence is among a crop of companies that offer to protect clients from efforts at deception.     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