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Kate Knibbs


Kate Knibbs is a notable tech reporter and pop culture essayist. A former staff writer for the Daily Dot, her work has appeared in Gizmodo, the Ringer, AV Club, Digital Trends, Popular Mechanics, and Time.

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Secret introduces ‘Dens’ feature for private group posts

Will the private circles prompt candid sharing… or vicious cyberbullying?

On Jun 9, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Did someone win $20,000 over a 12-year-old bet a bot could pass the Turing Test?

Kurzweil vs. Kapor remains an ongoing battle.  

On Jun 9, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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The world’s smallest 3D printer works like a pen

Three-dimensional doodles get a sleek package.  

On Jun 9, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Secret to integrate with Russian social network VK

From Russia, with love: Vkontakte and Secret are working together.  

On Jun 7, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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If you watch this video, you might want to delete Facebook

Taking a closer look at Facebook’s new feature makes its creepiness clear.  

On Jun 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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This Web app gives GIFs a psychedelic spin

Give your GIFs a customized, arty spin.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Tinder’s creepiest pick-up lines sound even worse read aloud

“Deez nuts” is never OK.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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ParentGuardian wants to use sensor tech to make parenthood less stressful

The stress of raising kids is the target of a new app.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Atlassian apologizes for sexist slide at tech conference

“Quite simply, it’s not OK.”

On Jun 5, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Tinder moves beyond hookups with a Snapchat-like update

Tinder just wants to be friends. 

On Jun 5, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Meet the Profile Polisher: She wants to fix your terrible dating profile

All the secrets to getting more swipes. 

On Jun 5, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Facebook releases single-column Timelines for Pages

Facebook gets a more uniform look.  

On Jun 4, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Why Kickstarter’s new relaxed rules are a mixed bag

Kickstarter’s relaxed rules will bring the site new users. Is that necessarily a good thing?  

On Jun 4, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Debate over Yelp’s review policy heats up on Reddit

The review site vehemently denies any review tampering.

On Jun 4, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Secret Service is in the market for software that can detect sarcasm

Super awesome plan, definitely going to work.

On Jun 3, 2014 by Kate Knibbs