writer at @wired magazine. data journalist, technologist, quilter. prev @ftc @themarkup @propublica
Joined August 2012
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Jun 11
Debanking is BACK on the menu boys‼️‼️😎💪
Jun 10
The Justice Department has sent far-ranging subpoenas to several of America’s largest banks including JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, requesting information about whether they “debanked” clients on.wsj.com/4fDYSQ7
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Jun 11
Did banks intentionally target conservatives for debanking or are they disproportionately among those who got debanked? If only there was some sort of “impact” analysis that one could do…a “disparate” one perhaps…
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Jun 8
really still would someone to explain why Meta spent precious engineering time shipping code for a feature they say "does not exist”
Jun 8
NEW: Days after WIRED revealed that Meta had embedded an unreleased facial-recognition system in software distributed to more than 50 million users, the company appears to have removed it.
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Jun 7
the real tell of a native new yorker? waits "on line"
made a little extension to fix prepositions on streeteasy. go knicks!
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Jun 5
“ I was blindsided by this because we're not even receiving care there anymore"
Mount Sinai is going to share trans kids' medical records with the Trump administration, according to parents contacted by the NYC hospital network
@clewisreports and @giuliaheyward with the scoop
Jun 4
NYC parents say Mount Sinai plans to share trans children's records with Trump administration
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Jun 4
NEW: While Meta publicly said it was still deciding whether to deploy facial recognition in its smart glasses, the company was distributing it to millions of users
We found an unreleased facial-recognition system embedded in the Meta's AI companion app
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JUDICIAL WARRANTS: Asked about DHS policy on use of warrants when entering homes, Sec. Mullin repeats to Senate appropriators what he said in confirmation hearing: that fed agents will use judicial warrants to enter homes. No mention of 2025 guidance on administrative warrants.
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POV: you're me. Your $940 round trip with Norse airlines was cancelled. After 14 days, you can't get a refund. The refund request page doesn't work. You need human help. Norse directs you to a chatbot. There's no phone #, and a gigantic fraud warning on the website 🧵1/3
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This @WIRED package is the most hilarious and potent AI explainer — done as "mandatory AI training — and I cannot get over it. wired.com/story/ai-or-die-tr…
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May 26
Claude has a particular design vernacular and I can't stop seeing it everywhere! Ahhhh
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May 19
Starting today, platforms are now required to offer a way for you to file takedown requests to get nonconsensual nudes removed under the Take It Down Act. WIRED reached out to 14 companies that spent lobbying money on the act to find out how to do that! Link next...
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Apr 30
i made an app for tracking whether the oligarchs are actually fleeing city centers ews.kylemcdonald.net/
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Apr 28
I’m sick im going to throw up wtf
Apr 28
Caputo’s Bakery on Court Street, a.k.a. “the bread store,” has unexpectedly closed after 124 YEARS! They were a fifth-generation, family-run bakery for all that time. We’re all gonna need some time (and a seeded twist) to mourn this one.
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Apr 21
NEW: The Consumer Federation of America is suing Meta, alleging that the company misled consumers about its efforts to combat scam advertisements and violated Washington DC's consumer protection laws. My latest for @WIRED...
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Apr 18
Investigative journalism existing amid an infinite scroll of takes on this platform has made people think that reporting is basically a karaoke machine. But repeatedly finding information that people with money don't want the public to know can require months and months of work
Apr 18
Why didn't you get this out ASAP if it was such an important story? Why wait until it would get the most buzz right before the playoffs start? Wanting views and clicks does not make it right sitting on a story until it's the best time to publish for you.
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Apr 16
If you believe you have been victimized in the alleged SantaCon fraud, as either an attendee or a venue that participated in SantaCon, please fill out the short form found here: fbi.gov/SantaConVictims
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