Listen to the mesmerising sound of London's new electric buses

Today's top stories: | The Witcher isn't the next Game of Thrones | Scientists are hacking a Christmas tree that doesn't drop its needles Today's top stories Listen to the mesmerising sound of London's new electric buses From January, electric buses on London's 100 route will play this sound to alert pedestrians to their presence Netflix wants The Witcher to be the next Game of Thrones. It isn't Scientists are edging closer to genetically hacking a Christmas tree that doesn't drop its needles what you need to know Facial recognition is predictably biased A huge report on facial recognition systems has compared nearly 200 algorithms from 99 developers and found there were higher rates of false positives for anyone who wasn't a middle aged white male.  Your Ring login has leaked A rash of customers reported hacks in recent weeks, but the company blamed users reusing credentials. Now, log-in credentials for 3,672 Ring camera owners have been compromised. Lyft ordered customers to change 'offensive' names  Candice Poon, Cara Dick, Mike Finger were among the (real) customers to receive a message from Lyft saying their names violated the ride-hailing service's community guidelines. Study says your genes aren't key to health  A new study says that genes don't do much to predict our health most of the time. The gene contribution to illnesses including Alzheimer's, cancers, diabetes and heart disease, is a mere 5-10 per cent. If you ordered a genetic health check-up this Christmas, cancel it. ONE MORE THING... "I noticed there was a lack of diversity among the people that were making this political content. They weren't talking about race and they weren't talking about queerness. They weren't talking to my people"  TikTok is getting political, with a wave of young leftists breaking down socialism into bitesize, catchy chunks. Jokes about eating the rich, critiques of billionaires and Bernie2020 content has racked up millions of hits on the platform. FEATURED JOBS MANAGER, CYBER SECURITY (LONDON), EY APPLY PROGRAM MANAGER, OLYMPICS, AIRBNB APPLY 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 Queries about this email? Contact datacontroller@condenast.co.uk Condé Nast Publications 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy