Where should Covid-19 vaccines be tested? It’s a moving target

PLUS: the end of the Girlboss, women leaders in the pandemic, and cybersecurity in schools. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 07.01.20   BOOKS Leigh Stein's Self Care and the Death of the Girlboss BY KATE KNIBBS The author's new novel is wildly prescient when it comes to the fortunes of female founders.   IDEAS What the Data Really Says About Women Leaders and the Pandemic BY HILDA BASTIAN Two new research papers try to shed some light on a popular theory, but the evidence is still very weak—and could point to confirmation bias.   TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE Schools Already Struggled With Cybersecurity. Then Came Covid-19 BY LILY HAY NEWMAN A lack of dedicated funding and resources made it hard to keep data secure—and that was before classes moved almost entirely online.   PUBLIC HEALTH Where Should Covid-19 Vaccines Be Tested? It's a Moving Target BY MARYN MCKENNA Developers need to test in hotspots, but those keep changing. And they must avoid ethical problems, like testing in low-income areas but only selling in rich ones.   OPINION You Purged Racists From Your Website? Great, Now Get to Work BY JOAN DONOVAN The Covid-19 infodemic taught social media giants like YouTube and Reddit an important lesson: They can—and must—take action to control the content on their sites.   COMPUTER VISION In These Factories, Inspector Robot Will Check Your Work BY WILL KNIGHT Artificially intelligent camera systems look for defects and misplaced parts in many industries. The coronavirus pandemic makes them extra useful.   PRODUCT REVIEW Pivo Pod is the Smart Camera Assistant for Budding TikTok Stars BY MEDEA GIORDANO Bored in the house and you're in the house bored? This rotating gadget takes the effort out of capturing fun, quirky videos.   OPINION Virtual Criminal Justice May Make the System More Equitable BY LUCY LANG Courtrooms can't afford to go back to an inefficient, inaccessible "normal." The innovative practices that arose from this pandemic need to be implemented now.   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.     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