Apple backs down on its photo-scanning plans

PLUS: New Orleans Was Already a 'Heat Island.' Then Ida Cut the Power, and more

View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 09.03.21   CLIMATE CHANGE | 4-MINUTE READ New Orleans Was Already a 'Heat Island.' Then Ida Cut the Power BY MATT SIMON Urban areas soak up the sun's energy, dramatically raising temperatures. In the hurricane's aftermath, Louisiana is sweltering without AC.   HARD CORE | 6-MINUTE READ Second Time's the Charm: NASA's Perseverance Drills a Mars Rock BY RAMIN SKIBBA After a first attempt brought up an empty tube, the rover finally cored a sample.   DEALS | 5-MINUTE READ The 20 Best Hiking and Camping Deals for Labor Day BY MATT JANCER This is our favorite time to hit the trails. Here's what you need to make the outdoors feel like home.   CSAM | 4-MINUTE READ Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans BY BRIAN BARRETT AND LILY HAY NEWMAN A sustained backlash against a new system to look for child sexual abuse materials on user devices has led the company to hit pause. GET WIRED End of Summer Sale: Get WIRED for $10 $5. Get the print edition and exclusive subscriber-only content. You can't see into the future, but you can subscribe to WIRED. Subscribe now.   THE MONITOR | 2-MINUTE READ Finally, a Fun Conspiracy Theory: Roy Kent on Ted Lasso Is CGI BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Truly, is any beard that perfect?   IDEAS | 5-MINUTE READ I Want My Daughter to Live in a Better Metaverse BY DARREN SHOU The metaverse could be beautiful. But left unchecked, it will further fragment reality and make us even more polarized.   BUYING GUIDE | 9-MINUTE READ The Best Gear to Learn Music Like a Pro BY PARKER HALL Want to play guitar, piano, or your old clarinet? From mics to metronomes, here's a list of our favorite tools for learning a musical instrument.   CORONAVIRUS UPDATE | 3-MINUTE READ Misinformation Protests, Pediatric Cases, and More Coronavirus News BY EVE SNEIDER Catch up on the most important updates from this week.   GADGET LAB PODCAST | 32-MINUTE EPISODE Hurricanes, Solar Storms, and the Fight to Keep the Power On BY WIRED STAFF This week, we look at what happened to New Orleans' electrical grid in Ida's wake, and we learn how a major solar eruption could knock out the internet.     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.