How coronavirus will upend the economy over the next year

When will lockdown end? | The end of yeast Today's top stories This is how coronavirus will upend the economy over the next year Companies that survive the next 12 months will have to scrap everything they know to thrive in the new normal Everyone needs to stop asking when the lockdown will end The world is running out of yeast for literally no good reason what you need to know WhatsApp's new limit cuts virality of messages The Facebook-owned service said that the spread of "highly forwarded" messages has dropped by 70 per cent globally. Since last month, users on its platform can now send along frequently forwarded messages they receive to only one person or group at a time, down from five.  NHS rejects Apple and Google's coronavirus app plan The UK's coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to use a different model to the one proposed by Apple and Google, despite concerns raised about privacy and performance. Experts from GCHQ's National Cyber Security Centre have helped with the design. Oxford group leads race for coronavirus vaccine Scientists at the Jenner Institute are preparing for mass clinical trials, after new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys. They say that with an emergency approval from regulators, the first few million doses could be available by September The UK will use drones to make urgent medical deliveries Under a trial of the technology, the drones will carry personal protective equipment between three hospitals in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The drones could be used to quickly deliver blood and organs in the future. Special offer: Get one year of WIRED magazine for just £12 ONE MORE THING... Big tech doesn't build anything. It's not likely to give us vaccines or diagnostic tests. We don't even seem to know how to make a cotton swab. Those hoping the US could turn its dominant tech industry into a dynamo of innovation against the pandemic will be disappointed. The pandemic has blown apart the myth of Silicon Valley innovation, according to David Rothman. from the wired long read archive The banana is dying. The race is on to reinvent it before it's too late The world's most popular fruit is facing extinction, and scientists are racing to use gene-editing to save it. To succeed, they'll need to overcome an even bigger problem: opposition to GMO crops FEATURED JOBS PRODUCT MANAGER, ML & ANALYTICS – OCADO APPLY SALES SPECIALIST, MARKETING AUTOMATION – ADOBE 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