Stop ignoring the evidence on Covid-19 treatments

PLUS: Flash's afterlife, Apple's newest fitness feature, and how to back up your emails. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  01.25.21   STONKS A Fight Over GameStop's Soaring Stock Turns Ugly BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO The denizens of the WallStreetBets subreddit helped push the flailing stock to dizzying heights—while a short seller alleged an accompanying harassment campaign.   ZOMBIES Flash Is Dead—but Not Gone BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Zombie versions of Adobe's troubled software can still cause problems in systems around the world.   TAKE A HIKE Celeb-Hosted Outdoor Walks Coming to Apple Watch BY LAUREN GOODE The company's latest subscription product combines outdoor fitness with podcasting, though you'll need an Apple Watch to enjoy it.   IDEAS Stop Ignoring the Evidence on Covid-19 Treatments BY BENJAMIN MAZER The studies are in, and for many patients convalescent plasma should be out. So why do doctors having such a hard time letting go?   SPONSORED CONTENT You Didn't Start Your Business To Do Bookkeeping, But Pilot Did. Pilot offers bookkeeping, tax, and CFO services for hundreds of founders so they have the expertise they need to grow. Get 20% off the first 6 months of Core or Select. GET WIRED Winter Sale! Get 1 year of WIRED access for $10 $5. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   JOINT PAIN New Algorithms Could Reduce Racial Disparities in Health Care BY TOM SIMONITE Machine learning programs trained with patient reports, rather than doctors', find problems that doctors miss—especially in Black people.   SAFE FOR LATER How to Back Up Your Most Important Emails BY DAVID NIELD Google, Microsoft, or Apple may deliver and store your emails, but the most valuable ones deserve a second home, just in case.   TV The Wilds Is Lost With Whip-Smart Teen Drama BY KATE KNIBBS Like its spiritual predecessor, Amazon's new show is full of secrets. Unlike it, the series doesn't get bogged down in solving mysteries.   IDEAS D&D Must Grapple With the Racism in Fantasy BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO And getting rid of it will take a lot of work.     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