Scientists capture airborne animal DNA for the first time

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View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.10.22   CYBER CHASE | 6-MINUTE READ The FTC Wants Companies to Find Log4j Fast. It Won't Be So Easy BY CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER The critical vulnerability is buried among endless open source code, and many cyber experts are stumped.   IPHONE | 4-MINUTE READ How to Read Your iOS 15 App Privacy Report BY LILY HAY NEWMAN Your iPhone now gives you lots of transparency into what your downloads are up to. Here's what to look out for.   UN-FOLDING | 5-MINUTE READ This AI Software Nearly Predicted Omicron's Tricky Structure BY TOM SIMONITE New algorithms that decipher complex sequences of amino acids offered an early view of the coronavirus variant. They could point the way to future drugs.   ZOO STORY | 5-MINUTE READ Scientists Capture Airborne Animal DNA for the First Time BY ERIC NIILER Researchers filtered the air around two zoos and identified genetic material from dozens of species, a technique that could help track and conserve wildlife. GET WIRED A helicopter on Mars. What to expect post-Covid. The next electrifying/terrifying leap in A.I. explained. Get 1 year of unlimited access to WIRED for less than $1 per month. That includes Steven Levy's exclusive newsletter and a free tote! Subscribe now.   VIDEO GAMES | 6-MINUTE READ Video Games Already Do What the Metaverse Just Promises BY CECILIA D'ANASTASIO Virtual hang-outs, digital currency, weddings? Online games have been making space for these things for decades.   STORM SPOTTER | 3-MINUTE READ Earth's Oceanography Helps Demystify Jupiter's Flowing Cyclones BY RAMIN SKIBBA A team of scientists shows where some of the gas giant's huge storms come from and how the process is similar to the buildup of extreme weather on our planet.   JUDGE'S RULING | 4-MINUTE READ A New Document Reveals More of Google's Anti-Union Strategy BY CAITLIN HARRINGTON An administrative law judge orders the company to turn over more documents, including one that describes an effort to convince employees that "unions suck."   IDEAS | 10-MINUTE READ When Mind Melds With Machine, Who's in Control? BY KELLY CLANCY Brain-computer interfaces are getting better all the time—and they're about to land us in a philosophical quagmire.     Have questions or comments? Reply to this email.   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 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.