The No-Good Very Nasty Remastering of 'The Lord of the Rings'

PLUS: The best stories from WIRED this week. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.04.21   CLARITY The No-Good Very Nasty Remastering of 'The Lord of the Rings' BY JASON KEHE In correcting every imperfection and sharpening every blur of his epic fantasy trilogy, Peter Jackson has violated a fundamental law of nature.   DIGEST Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus BY EVE SNEIDER Here's all the WIRED coverage in one place, from how to keep your children entertained to how this outbreak is affecting the economy.   THE FAKE FUEL MOB The Lion, the Polygamist, and the Biofuel Scam BY VINCE BEISER How a member of a breakaway Mormon sect teamed up with a Lambo-driving, hard-partying tycoon to bilk the government for hundreds of millions of dollars.   COOKIES The Chrome Update Is Bad for Advertisers but Good for Google BY MATT BURGESS, WIRED UK The world's most popular browser is about to make it a lot harder for advertisers to track your online activity. 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.   LOOK HERE The iPhone's Face ID Will Soon Work With a Mask—if You Have an Apple Watch BY LAUREN GOODE Recognizing you while your face is covered is still pretty tough for a computer.   HACKING A Second SolarWinds Hack Deepens Third-Party Software Fears BY LILY HAY NEWMAN It appears that not only Russia but also China targeted the company, a reminder of the many ways interconnectedness can go wrong.   DOT PHYSICS How to Use Your Speedometer to Figure Out Where Your Car Is BY RHETT ALLAIN You should never drive in a car with no windows. But if you ever do find yourself in one, you can use physics to get your bearings.   PRIME TIME Jeff Bezos Steps Down as CEO—and Shows Amazon Is a Cloud Company Now BY LAUREN GOODE AND TOM SIMONITE Andy Jassy, who helped create Amazon Web Services in 2006 and has run it since, will take over as chief executive later this year.   TROLLS Why Insider 'Zoom Bombs' Are So Hard to Stop BY ANDY GREENBERG Researchers have found that most calls to disrupt videoconferences originate with the participants, especially in high schools and colleges.     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