How the UK’s just-in-time delivery model crumbled under coronavirus

Supermarkets crumble| Coronavirus lies| Mini Electric Today's top stories How the UK's just-in-time delivery model crumbled under coronavirus The radical cost-cutting model was never built to withstand coronavirus, let alone panic-buying Coronavirus lies are going viral. It's essential we all fight back The Mini Electric is great fun to drive and even better value what you need to know Facebook, Google and Twitter struggle to handle US election The tech giants have spent billions to avoid a repeat of 2016, but are struggling to keep up with a massive increase in disinformation sophistication, reports The New York Times. UK coronavirus restrictions could last six months  Jenny Harries, the deputy chief medical officer, has said that lifting the lockdown too soon could risk a second wave of infection. The effectiveness of the current restrictions will be reviewed at the end of the original three-week period. Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid University College London engineers worked with clinicians at UCLH and Mercedes Formula One to build Continuous Positive Airway Pressure devices, which deliver oxygen to the lungs without needing a ventilator. China and Italy are using them to help Covid-19 patients. Microsoft tweaks Xbox and Teams services A huge surge in cloud demand has led the tech giant to disable custom Xbox gamerpics and lower video resolution in Teams. "We have seen a 775 per cent increase of our cloud services in regions that have enforced social distancing or shelter in place orders," explains a Microsoft Azure blog post.  ONE MORE THING... The only way to release the restrictions in the medium term without risking a lethal second wave is for governments to ensure that those who have or may have the virus remain isolated. To do that they must monitor and condition the behaviour of the entire population, in individual and mass cases, at an intensity never before seen in the democratic world. For the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe looks into the rise of the bio-surveillance state. FEATURED JOBS PLATFORM ENGINEER – MONZO APPLY DIGITAL PRODUCT LEAD – LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE 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