Biden’s Covid plan will define his presidency

PLUS: Winter reading recommendations, a site identifying capitol rioters, and Palantir's role in Afghanistan. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 01.20.21   BOOKS WIRED's Picks for the 10 Books You Have to Read This Winter BY WIRED STAFF It's cold and you're probably still quarantined. Time to get reading. Start with these tales of reimagined histories and cloned partners.   PRIVACY A Site Published Every Face from Parler's Capitol Riot Videos BY ANDY GREENBERG Faces of the Riot used open source software to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face from the 827 videos taken from the insurrection on January 6.   BOOK EXCERPT Palantir's God's-Eye View of Afghanistan BY ANNIE JACOBSEN The company's software can sift through enormous amounts of data, and those metrics can be used to make life-or-death decisions.   ALL POLITICS IS VIRAL Biden's Covid Plan Will Define His Presidency BY ADAM ROGERS It's not just about the pandemic. How the new administration handles Covid-19 will be a test of every one of its policies—and its values. GET WIRED Get one year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   OPINION Social Media Bans Are Really, Actually, Shockingly Common BY MICHAEL LUCA Booting Trump didn't set a precedent. From Yelp to Uber to Airbnb, platforms regularly ban users and content, but too often behind the scenes.   CALL FOR HELP How to Get Great Tech Support—From Home BY ABBY SCHWARTZ If you're in your home office for the long haul,  you can still get the TLC you need for your IT. Here are some options.   PUBLIC HEALTH Vaping Doesn't Keep Young People From Smoking Cigarettes Later BY SARA HARRISON It won't prevent teens from later becoming smokers. But some health experts say that focusing on the risk of addicting new smokers cuts off a chance to help adults quit.   MENTAL HEALTH It's Not Just You: Everyone's Mental Health Is Suffering BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT If you're thinking, "Oh, I just need to suck it up," stop. What you're feeling is real. Here's how to cope.   BUYING GUIDE Looking for a Tablet? These Are Our Absolute Favorites BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND JEFFREY VAN CAMP We've tested all the top slates, from Apple's iPads to Android and Windows devices.     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

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