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Kate Knibbs

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Live in Chicago, write for Wired, got a great attitude Send me tips: kate_knibbs@wired.com / Signal: kateknibbs.09

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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 15h
ANNE CARSON www.ruv.is/frettir/menn...
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Tilfinningin er klikkuð, segir nýi Nóbelsverðlaunahafinn - RÚV.is
Anne Carson hlýtur Nóbelsverðlaunin í bókmenntum í ár. Anne er íslenskur ríkisborgari og búsett á Íslandi.
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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 07/10/2026
@knibbs.bsky.social and I talked about this! www.ncrabbithole.com/podcast/the-...
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The North Carolina Musician with a Billion Streams and No Fans
<p>Mike Smith's journey took him from a string of medical clinics to the music industry and, then, to a federal crime. In this episode, Wired senior writer Kate Knibbs joins Jeremy Markovich to talk a...
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Leah Feiger @leahfeiger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Elon Musk's America PAC is quietly donating to the most consequential races of November's midterms, and @wired.com is tracking all of it - in real time. amazing work from @dell.bsky.social, who built this, and big lifts from @hugolowell.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social:
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Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
they need to STOP playing other mommy commercials before like 11 PM.... some of us are very easily spooked... i'd like to watch goddamn sox broadcast tomorrow without encountering jessica chastain's terrifying visage...!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 06/10/2026
This is a great piece from @emilymullin.bsky.social. Hospitals are forced to adapt to measles -- a disease many health workers had never even seen before. www.wired.com/story/measle...
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Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
The US resurgence of measles is forcing hospitals and health systems to adopt new protocols and procedures to deal with a disease they thought was in the past.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Devastating article, incredible reporting. I hope that hospitals, especially in cities w/ significant Venezuelan populations, are taking notice
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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 05/10/2026
such a shame "the end of history" was already taken
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A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
sometimes you think you've heard just about every premise for a tech startup but then a new one pops up: www.wired.com/story/a-pred...
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A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
the more i learn about the Oops! All Cathy east of eden adaptation, the less i want to see it? (love florence though)
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
Captain Ramius from Hunt For Red October saying "they don't know why I'm detecting with this shubmarine. And people dancing saying it's the anniversary of his wife's death and did you know he's Lithuanian?
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Vauhini Vara @vauhinivara.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This isn't just a think piece saying they disagree with PEN America; they actually went back and examined at the data and reporting — including a key claim that a literary agent was selling far fewer books by Jewish and Israeli authors in the US — and found it lacking. Fascinating work.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
agh, sorry!!
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
just experienced a first.... an "AI agent and journalist" emailed me for comment on a story about AI agents and journalism 🤪
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
! www.reuters.com/business/med...
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US appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters' landmark win in AI training lawsuit
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling for information services company Thomson Reuters in ​its copyright dispute with former legal-research rival Ross Intelligence over Ross' alleged misuse of...
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Lorenzo Salgado, jr. @oznezol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One step closer to justice for my dad, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎇 @wired.com's UNCANNY VALLEY podcast is up for a Signal Award! Vote early and often here vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...
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The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU
I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Just thrilled to see the re-release of Cyberselfish. It’s a hell of a book. Downright prescient. The only mistake Borsook made was in writing it a couple decades before people were willing to listen.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
lol wow i was JUST about to
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 TOMMY CRAGGS ON PAULINA BORSOOK 🚨https://www.wired.com/story/paulina-borsook-profile/
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Who Killed Paulina Borsook’s Career?
A quarter-century ago, Borsook published a wildly prophetic, penetrating book about Silicon Valley called Cyberselfish. Then she disappeared.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control, WHO Says www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
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Congo Is Running Short of Health Workers as Ebola Remains Out of Control, WHO Says
One treatment center requires about 300 health professionals, said WHO representative
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
9/22/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: ICE active across southwest Chicago this morning. Rapid responders confirm at least 2 abductions in the Back of the Yards neighborhood; another person possibly taken from Lawndale area. ICE vehicles also seen near the Cook County Domestic Violence Court.
9/22/2026 alert of ICE detaining at least one person at 51st and Damen in Chicago around 6:30 a.m. 9/22/2026 alert of ICE detaining at least one person off 49th and Justine in Chicago this morning around 7:30 a.m. Image text:

🚨 09/22/2026 – LAWNDALE, IL 🚨
🕥 7:25 a.m.
📍 W 21st St y S Pulaski Rd
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área. Una possible detención
🚗 Vehículos Observados: 
Chevy Tahoe Negra 
Ford Edge Azul Image text:
🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – SOUTH LOOP, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 09/22/2026
🕥 9:20 a.m.
📍 W Vernon Park Pl y S Clinton St
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE. Vehículos confirmado de ice en el área.
🚗 Vehículos Observados: 
Dodge Durango Gris 
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Chevy Tahoe Negra 
GC 12059
Ford explorer Negra 
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Reyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But that's just the start. We've been rolling out stories all month from the issue, starting with @knibbs.bsky.social's piece on the perimenopause industry www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex
How an alliance of tech startups, MAHA operatives, and actual medical experts made millennial women the new face of hormone therapy.
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026
WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-...
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WIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026
For our WIRED Women cover, Patti Harrison plays five (well, actually six) of the current masters of the universe—Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos (with Lauren Sánchez Bezos by his side). 🔗 www.wired.com/tag/wired-wo...
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Kenn White @kennwhite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is terrific. Some of the best security journalism in the world.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
what a world we live in
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ok so my dog has been going thru this horrible medical saga and we’ve been to the vet ~ 13 times in the past month….and I just noticed this in the exam room today… which means somewhere theres an untold number of minutes of audio footage of me, sobbing, alone
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've been covering prediction markets intensively for just over six months now and felt like it was the right time to unleash this take... to understand them, you need to understand that they are a type of media company: www.wired.com/story/predic...
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Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company
The legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is wild: scammers are hijacking real artists' official Spotify pages with AI slop to make $$$. We know this because we did it. We made AI music and put it on a real band's page. It was shockingly easy. There is a gaping hole in how music is digitally distributed www.404media.co/spotify-ai-m...
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I Hijacked a Real Artist's Spotify with AI Music. It Was Disturbingly Easy
A glaring loophole in digital music distribution makes it very easy to piggyback on the talent of real artists with AI generated music.
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Deb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
First time speaking as CDC Director at a health conference and she doesn't address measles or vaccines; and won't answer a question on 4th PA measles related death- not sure this is the path to rebuilding trust... which she states is her priority www.ajc.com/news/2026/09... @altcdc.altgov.info
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In first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trust
Dr. Erica Schwartz avoided commenting on measles deaths in Pennsylvania.
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User with this avatar just got blocked @avijustgotblocked.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
An account with this avatar was just blocked.
Avatar of an account that was just blocked.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
No there’s no banner ads or anything yet
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've been covering prediction markets intensively for just over six months now and felt like it was the right time to unleash this take... to understand them, you need to understand that they are a type of media company: www.wired.com/story/predic...
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Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company
The legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
this event in SF is gonna be great — a talk w the legendary Paulina Borsook www.wired.com/story/come-s...
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Join WIRED@Night for an Uncanny Valley Live Recording on Women, Tech, and Power
An evening of podcasting in San Francisco (with a discount for WIRED readers).
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Manisha Krishnan @manishakrishnan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It turns out you probably shouldn't inject shit you find at a convenience store into your body. @knibbs.bsky.social and @sophiekleeman.bsky.social on what they found in bodega peptides: www.wired.com/story/viral-...
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Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually Peptides
WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
WE TESTED THE BODEGA PEPTIDES AND YOU'LL PROBABLy BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!!!!! www.wired.com/story/viral-...
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Those Viral Bodega Peptides Aren’t Actually Peptides
WIRED tested samples of four types of peptides. The results show how lightly regulated the industry is, even as popularity surges.
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Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: In what’s likely the biggest action against deepfake abuse websites so far, the Manhattan District Attorney has seized 12 domains hosting and sharing fake videos of celebrities. More than 1,200 people appeared across the site, with the owners and video creators under investigation
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New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims.
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Ej Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...
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A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work
Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
On Friday we broke the news that the CFTC launched insider trading investigations on Polymarket, including: - trading on Biden pardons - trading on Iran-related event contracts - additional individuals involved w/ Google-related markets read the scoop here: www.wired.com/story/polyma...
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The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
SCOOP: The CFTC has launched several additional investigations into Polymarket trading, including wagering on Biden's pardons, Iran-related events, and other individuals who may have insider traded on Google contracts www.wired.com/story/polyma...
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The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
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Techmeme Chatter @chatter.techmeme.com · 11/09/2026
This post appeared under this Techmeme headline:
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I will and also I feel even worse about interrupting their taping knowing this was the topic 🫠
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
SCOOP: The CFTC has launched several additional investigations into Polymarket trading, including wagering on Biden's pardons, Iran-related events, and other individuals who may have insider traded on Google contracts www.wired.com/story/polyma...
wired.com
The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades
The agency that oversees prediction markets has investigated Polymarket trades on Biden pardons and the Iran war—and even more potential insider trading at Google, documents obtained by WIRED show.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 11/09/2026
sorry i missed your texts and emails, i was tending to all my little grudges
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 11/09/2026
Over six months, we tracked the appearance of child sexual abuse material on X. We found images from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's database, which is considered one of the most highly vetted and which many tech companies block on upload. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/t...
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Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/09/2026
NEW: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As always, if you’re a federal worker or someone working in tech you can find me on Signal at Vittoria89.82
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