The Email: The science of a December general election

The Email (from WIRED) Today's top stories Does holding a general election in December affect voter turnout? Science has the answer Bad weather, flu and Christmas pantos – not policy or Brexit – might decide who leads the UK A new-wave of challenger banks is taking on Monzo and Starling This high-tech London skyscraper is the envy of every office worker what you need to know WhatsApp is suing a spyware vendor for hacking its users The Facebook-owned platform is suing NSO Group for an attack that sent malware to 1,400 devices. Juul confirms plans to cut 500 jobs The company is preparing for the impact of an imminent US ban on flavoured pods, which make up 80 per cent of its sales in the country. The e-cigarette brand is also cutting all ads in the US.  TikTok parent company denies plans to go public next year The Financial Times reported on Monday that ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, planned to go public in Hong Kong next year. But a spokesperson for the company said there was "absolutely zero truth to the rumours". Gamers object to Call of Duty's Russian depiction Russian state media and commentators on Metacritic have critiqued Call of Duty Modern Warfare's depiction of Russia for rewriting history and acting as American propaganda. ONE MORE THING... "I guess it's just the affinity for challenge and feeling like I am contributing to beating the bad guys." In Illinois, an obscure programmer at a Nerds on Call repair store became a "ransomware superhero" after helping hundreds of thousands of ransomware victims recover their files for free. ProPublica has the full story. On the podcast Get the magazine + Received this from a friend? Subscribe to The Email from WIRED + Prefer a weekly digest? Subscribe to WIRED Weekender FOLLOW WIRED Unsubscribe   |   View this email in your browser Condé Nast Digital 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy