Coronavirus exposes workers to the risks of the gig economy

PLUS: a Cold War mastermind, stopping the Covid-19 rumors, and Hyperboom boombox. [View this email in your browser]( [[WIRED Daily Newsletter]03.11.20]( [Man, White House, and Cold War imagery]( [BACKCHANNEL]( [The Secret History of a Cold War Mastermind]( BY ALEX FRENCH [Gus Weiss, a shrewd intelligence insider, pulled off an audacious tech hack against the Soviets in the last century. Or did he?]( [A bunch of lightbulbs with one illuminated]( [INFORMATION ECOLOGY]( [To Fight Covid-19, Curb the Spread of Germs—and Rumors]( BY WHITNEY PHILLIPS [We need to combat misinformation about the virus the same way we’re combating the virus itself: with a communitarian focus.]( [a speakers on blue background]( [MUSIC OF THE NIGHT]( [Ultimate Ears' Hyperboom Is the Perfect 21st-Century Boombox]( BY PARKER HALL [With 24 hours of battery life, an IPX4 rating, and astonishingly good sound, it's the large Bluetooth speaker to beat.]( [Delivery person's hands giving pizza boxes to hands of customer on orange background]( [OFF ROAD]( [Coronavirus Exposes Workers to the Risks of the Gig Economy]( BY AARIAN MARSHALL [Drivers for Uber and Lyft in Seattle say demand for rides has plummeted, and they have few workplace benefits to fall back on.]( [SPONSORED CONTENT]( [Sports Leaders to Present the Latest Tech at SportsInnovation 2020]( [SportsInnovation 2020 will feature the latest products and services live and in real-time from experts from across the sports, technology and media industries.]( [Subscribe to WIRED]( [GET WIRED](  [Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 a month.](  [Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else.](  [Subscribe now]( [President Dwight D. Eisenhower driving a car]( [OPINION]( [Giant Report Lays Anvil on US Cyber Policy]( BY JUSTIN SHERMAN [Released today, the bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission makes more than 75 recommendations that range from common-sense to befuddling.]( [Image may contain: Hand, and Holding Hands]( [IDEAS]( [‘Hi Dad, It’s Me. Please Buy Lots of Soup’]( BY ROBIN ROMM [As the coronavirus spreads, telling your physician ox of a father to wash his hands and stockpile beans feels abnormal. But these are abnormal times.]( [dinosaur skull in amber stone]( [SO SMOL]( [The Teeny-Tiny Flying Dino With a Mouth Full of Needle Teeth]( BY MATT SIMON [Oculudentavis was smaller than the smallest living bird, the bee hummingbird. Tantalizing clues point to it being a diminutive but skillful hunter.]( [two girls talking]( [HUMAN NATURE]( [Crispr's Origin Story Comes to Life in a New Documentary]( BY MEGAN MOLTENI [Human Nature takes a closer look at the scientists who founded the world-altering field of gene editing—and revels in the science.]( [WIRED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( 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](newsletter=wir)