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](newsletter=wir) [[(image) WIRED Daily Newsletter Logo]01.20.21]( [Man reading]( [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.]( [Illustrated collage of images from the Capitol Hill riot on January 6th, 2021.]( [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.]( [aerostat]( [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.]( [biden]( [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.](]( [A collage with figures and comments being banned from a computer.]( [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.]( [the back of someone's head wearing a headset with mic]( [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.]( [man holding vaping device]( [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.]( [male mediating]( [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.]( [tablet]( [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.]( [(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)