The Covid lab leak theory is a tale of weaponized uncertainty

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 05.28.21   THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ The Friends Reunion Proves It's Time to Move On BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER The show found a second life on streaming, but now it's time to let it go.   DEALS | 4-MINUTE READ 15 Memorial Day Deals to Spruce Up Your Smart Home BY MEDEA GIORDANO AND GEAR TEAM From robot vacuums to app-controlled power strips, these deals will add a high-tech boost to your abode.   ESPIONAGE | 3-MINUTE READ The SolarWinds Hackers Aren't 'Back.' They Never Went Away BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A new phishing campaign from Russian spies targeted USAID among others. But it's less an escalation than a regression to the mean.   THEORIES | 7-MINUTE READ The Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory Is a Tale of Weaponized Uncertainty BY ADAM ROGERS Scientists almost never say they're sure, and it could take years to pin down the pandemic's origins. Until then: People are trying to scare you. GET WIRED Memorial Day Sale! Ending Soon: Get WIRED for $10 $5. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   CANON | 6-MINUTE READ The Psychology of Why Fan Art Is So Delightful BY ELISA SHOENBERGER Drawing your favorite characters or writing fanfic isn't just fun. It's also a way for fans to explore their own identities.   ENCRYPTION | 4-MINUTE READ WhatsApp's Fight With India Has Global Implications BY VARSHA BANSAL The country's "traceability" requirement would undermine the privacy of the encrypted messaging app's users far beyond its borders.   GIG ECONOMY | 5-MINUTE READ Uber's Union Deal in the UK Doesn't Mean Its Battles Are Over BY NATASHA BERNAL, WIRED UK The company's first-ever union agreement could distract from more changes that need to happen, in both the gig economy and governments.   GET LIT | 6-MINUTE READ The Space and Air Forces Launch an LGBTQ Task Force BY SARAH SCOLES Ten years after "Don't ask, don't tell," a major general from the Space Force is leading a new inclusion initiative.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 44-MINUTE LISTEN How Humanity's Obsession With Color Shaped Our Modern World BY WIRED STAFF This week, we talk about how the technology we've invented to more accurately re-create colors has driven whole civilizations.     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.