Sneaky new bacteria on the ISS could build a future on Mars

PLUS: Emergency preparedness apps, "hot startup summer", and encryption threats. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions  04.05.21   BE SAFE | 5-MINUTE READ 7 Emergency Preparedness Apps to Keep on Your Phone BY VICTORIA FENG Don't wait till the storm is coming or the earthquake starts to grab these from the app store.   CHA-CHING | 4-MINUTE READ Silicon Valley Revs Up for a 'Hot Startup' Summer BY ARIELLE PARDES "Now is the time to start stepping on the gas," as one prominent VC firm put it to founders.   OPINION | 8-MINUTE READ Encryption Has Never Been More Essential—or Threatened BY WILL CATHCART As we communicate more digitally, governments encroach more on our privacy. End-to-end encryption cannot be taken for granted.   BUG HUNT | 7-MINUTE READ Sneaky New Bacteria on the ISS Could Build a Future on Mars BY ADAM ROGERS NASA tracks the microbes that live on the space station, and sometimes it discovers new ones. Those hardy bugs may offer clues about surviving long missions.   SPONSORED CONTENT Born Before 1970? The Rules of Retirement Have Changed This tiny NYC startup raised $51 million to help you conquer retirement. Take their quiz to get personalized retirement insights now. GET WIRED Spring Sale! Ending soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   THROWBACK | 8-MINUTE READ Independent Video Game Stores Are Here to Stay BY GABRIEL SOLIS Despite rising digital sales and the pandemic, retro gaming and tight-knit clienteles are keeping smaller shops alive while other retailers falter.   PRODUCT REVIEW | 3-MINUTE READ Android Is Wasted on This Lenovo Tablet BY SCOTT GILBERTSON The Tab P11 Pro is a great midrange slate—which would be more exciting if the poorly optimized operating system wasn't such a lost cause.   FROM THE ASHES | 4-MINUTE READ The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Birthed Today's Rainforests BY DOUG JOHNSON, ARS TECHNICA Plant fossils from Columbia reveal the forests of the Cretaceous period were sparser and less humid than their modern-day counterparts.   BUYING GUIDE | 1-MINUTE READ The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites BY MEDEA GIORDANO Yes, you'll have to recharge your toothbrush, but these electric models put better oral hygiene within easy reach.     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   Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.