Nuclear ‘Power Balls’ May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past

PLUS: The best stories from WIRED this week. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.02.20   EXTREME HEAT Nuclear 'Power Balls' May Make Meltdowns a Thing of the Past BY DANIEL OBERHAUS Triso particles are an alien-looking fuel with built-in safety features that will power a new generation of high-temperature reactors.   GET JACKED The Best Smartphones That Still Have a Headphone Jack BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU AND BRIAN BARRETT 3.5-millimeter audio jacks are endangered, but they're not extinct yet. Here are some of our favorite smartphones that still let you plug in.   ELECTION 2020 Social Media Drops the Hammer on Team Trump BY GILAD EDELMAN Reddit and Twitch are the latest companies to take action against the president and his supporters, as platforms reevaluate and reinforce hate-speech policies.   BUYING GUIDE The 7 Best Gaming Controllers for Every Kind of Player BY JESS GREY A great gamepad instantly levels up your play. These are our top picks for Switch, Xbox, PS4, and PC.   SAY CHEESE How to Take Awesome Photos of Fireworks With Your Phone BY WIRED STAFF Use these battle-tested tips and camera settings to capture dramatic photos of those explosions in the sky.   MAC ATTACK New Mac Ransomware Is Even More Sinister Than It Appears BY LILY HAY NEWMAN The malware known as ThiefQuest or EvilQuest also has spyware capabilities that allow it to grab passwords and credit card numbers.   IDEAS Women's Roller Derby Has a Plan for Covid, and It Kicks Ass BY CHRISTIE ASCHWANDEN While baseball, basketball, and other sports struggle to adapt, an international team of skater-experts has figured out a safer way to play.   SOCIAL MEDIA Behind Bars, but Still Posting on TikTok BY LOUISE MATSAKIS The lives of incarcerated people are usually hidden from society. On prison TikTok, they're going viral.   #AMREADING WIRED's Ultimate Summer Reading List BY WIRED STAFF Summer is as much a season as a mindset—a sunny thing to escape to. Here are some weird, wild books to help get you there.     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