The psychological impact of Covid-19 is hitting home

Covid holidays | Data leaks Today's top stories After the surge, the psychological impact of Covid-19 is hitting home Having dealt with the months-long terror of crammed ICUs, unavailable PPE and the fear of getting infected, the coronavirus crisis is taking its toll on healthcare workers' mental health This Spanish resort perfected covid-friendly holidays. Then Britain pulled the plug How to stop your personal information leaking to the world what you need to know Nasa prepares to launch its latest Mars rover The £2.1bn rover carries a suite of instruments to analyse rocks for "biosignatures" – the chemical hallmarks of life – but will cache other samples on the surface for collection and return to Earth onboard a future mission. Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of harmful power Defending their business practices before Washington lawmakers, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the world "needs large" firms, while the heads of Facebook, Apple and Google argued their companies had spurred innovation.  Huawei overtakes Samsung as world's biggest smartphone vendor The figure of 55.8 million Huawei smartphones shipped is actually down five per cent year-on-year, while Samsung slid 30 per cent to 53.7 million. More than 70 per cent of Huawei's devices are now sold in China, which hasn't been hit as hard by Covid-19 as many of Samsung's major markets.  Origin of Stonehenge stones Archaeologists pinpointed the origin of many of the ancient monument's massive stones last year. Now, a new study in the journal Science Advances identifies the source of the central "sarsen" stones – West Woods in Wiltshire. ONE MORE THING... Nearly 200 Covid-19 vaccines are in development and some three dozen are at various stages of human testing. But in what appears to be the first "citizen science" vaccine initiative, Estep and at least 20 other researchers, technologists, or science enthusiasts, many connected to Harvard University and MIT, have volunteered as lab rats for a do-it-yourself inoculation against the coronavirus. They say it's their only chance to become immune without waiting a year or more for a vaccine to be formally approved. Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it's legal or if it works.  VIRTUAL BRIEFING: DEEPFAKES WIRED editor Greg Williams and political broadcaster and author Nina Schick discuss the rise of fake news and the disturbingly outsized impact this type of misinformation has on how we think, behave and believe. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, August 5 at 1pm BST. Register your place here, free of charge from the wired archive Ditch Google with these privacy-first alternatives Google is the web's most dominant services company – it's also one of the world's biggest advertisers. If you're trying to protect your data, these are the best alternatives FEATURED JOBS SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER – SCOTTISH POWER APPLY TECHNICAL DESIGN ENGINEER – VODAFONE APPLY On the podcast + 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