TikTok is paying creators. Not all of them are happy

PLUS: The orange Bay, AI drone warfare, a new 'Dune' trailer, and the return of the Blackberry. [View this email in your browser]( | [Manage newsletter subscriptions](newsletter=wir) [[(image) WIRED Daily Newsletter Logo]09.10.20]( [San francisco with orange sky]( [AS THE WORLD BURNS]( [The Bay Area Turned Orange. All Eyes Are on PurpleAir]( BY MATT SIMON [Catastrophic wildfires are spewing smoke all over the West Coast. This website lets you track the respiratory crisis in real time—with a few caveats.]( [chess board with black and white piece]( [NO CASTLING]( [AI Ruined Chess. Now, It’s Making the Game Beautiful Again]( BY TOM SIMONITE [A former world champion teams up with the makers of AlphaZero to test variants on the age-old game that can jolt players into creative patterns.]( [JOSH BROLIN as Gurney Halleck and TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Paul Atreides. Gurney lifts up heavy machinery and holds onto Paul.]( [MOVIES]( [The First Dune Trailer Makes Some Epic Promises]( BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER [Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic is a bear to adapt. But director Denis Villeneuve appears to be giving his all—in the middle of a pandemic, no less.]( [teens recording a tiktok]( [SOCIAL MEDIA]( [TikTok Is Paying Creators. Not All of Them Are Happy]( BY LOUISE MATSAKIS [Users say the platform’s new Creator Fund is opaque and riddled with problems. The company says it’s listening.]( [Chad Wolf]( [NATIONAL SECURITY]( [A DHS Official Says He Was Punished for Not Pushing Trump's Agenda]( BY LILY HAY NEWMAN [Brian Murphy says he was pressured to alter reports on Russia and white supremacy—and that he was fired for refusing to budge.]( [anduril ghost drone]( [THE BUZZ]( [Anduril’s New Drone Offers to Inject More AI Into Warfare]( BY WILL KNIGHT [A swarm of Ghost 4s, controlled by a single person on the ground, can perform reconnaissance missions like searching for enemy weapons or soldiers.]( [Image may contain: Cell Phone, Electronics, Mobile Phone, Phone, and Calculator]( [RESURRECTED]( [BlackBerry Is Planning a Comeback. For Some, It Never Left]( BY SOPHIE CHARARA, WIRED UK [Loyalists had been mourning the physical keyboards (and Brick Breaker) until Onward Mobility announced a new 5G Android Blackberry arriving in 2021.]( [Image may contain: Electronics, Computer, Cell Phone, Mobile Phone, Phone, Tablet Computer, and Text]( [PRODUCT REVIEW]( [The Surface Duo Is a Buggy Mess, but It’s a Promising Start]( BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU [The company's first dual-screen phone points to a future for mobile technology that is both exciting and disappointing.]( [different colors of tape merging together ]( [OPINION]( [Ad Mergers Won't Save Journalism. Strict Merger Rules Would]( BY DANIEL HANLEY [The abandoned Taboola-Outbrain chumbox merger illustrates the need for bright-line rules to give media companies a fighting chance.]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [(image) WIRED Logo]( [(image) WIRED on Facebook]( [(image) WIRED on Twitter]( [(image) WIRED on Instagram]( [(image) WIRED on LinkedIn]( [(image) WIRED on YouTube]( [Podcasts]( 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)