February’s gonna be a big month for Mars

PLUS: How to fix a water damaged phone, Biden's plan for EVs, and a review of 'Fake Famous.' View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.01.21   BE PREPARED Here's the Right Way to Rescue a Soaking Wet Smartphone BY BOONE ASHWORTH AND CHRISTINA BONNINGTON Given the hundreds of ways your phone could come into life-threatening contact with liquid, you should know what to do when it happens (because it will).   CHARGING AHEAD Biden Wants the Government to Run on EVs. It Won't Be Easy BY AARIAN MARSHALL The president hopes electrifying the federal fleet will create jobs and encourage motorists to ditch gas-powered cars. But no automaker is ready yet.   MOVIE REVIEWS How to Fake Friends and Influence Instagram BY ARIELLE PARDES In Fake Famous, journalist Nick Bilton sets out to document how easy it is to manufacture celebrity online.   SEEING RED February's Gonna Be a Big Month for Mars BY DANIEL OBERHAUS On the 9th, the first of three spacecraft will arrive at the Red Planet and inaugurate a new era of Martian exploration. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   IMESSAGE Apple Fixes One of the iPhone's Most Pressing Security Risks BY LILY HAY NEWMAN By hardening iMessage in iOS 14, the company has effectively cut off what had been an increasingly popular line of attack.   BOOKS Two Paths for the Extremely Online Novel BY KATE KNIBBS Lauren Oyler's Fake Accounts and Patricia Lockwood's No One Is Talking About This ask the same questions about the internet. Their answers sound nothing alike.   PRODUCT REVIEW Grado's No-Frills Wireless Buds Have Seriously Good Sound BY ADRIENNE SO The GT220 have the excellent audio quality the company is known for, and they fit better than most of the competition.   MIND THE GAPS The Recession Exposes the US' Failures on Worker Retraining BY CAROLINE PRESTON Unemployment is high, and many pre-pandemic jobs will not return. But the US spends a smaller share of its economy on training than most developed nations.   WATTS UP The Best Portable Chargers for All Your Devices BY SCOTT GILBERTSON Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, or other device running with these handheld power banks.     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