Kate Knibbs
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 13
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Why AI Isnât Likely to Wipe Out Humanity With Bioweapons (opens the original)
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Concerns about an AI-induced apocalypse are reaching a fever pitch, from Silicon Valley to Washington, DC. One of the top theories about how a rogue AI will wipe us out? Biological weapons. Earlier this summer, AI CEOs called for new laws to control the manufacturing of synthetic DNA. Then last month, researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute showed that AI can design new viral genomes. The idea gained steam last week after Anthropic released a report indicating that there had bee
The US Government Launched 3 Previously Unreported Investigations of Polymarket Trades (opens the original)
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The US government launched at least three previously unreported investigations into trading on the prediction market Polymarket, according to documents obtained by WIRED through a Freedom of Information Act request. Voting records from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency that regulates prediction markets, shed new light on how the government approaches these investigations. In early May, CFTC chairman Michael Selig approved an order allowing the agency’s enforcement divi
Trump Administration Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Lawsuit (opens the original)
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The Trump Administration just took OpenAI’s side in the artificial intelligence company’s legal battle with the New York Times. The media juggernaut sued OpenAI and Microsoft in 2023, alleging that the companies had violated copyright law by training their AI tools on its articles without permission. Now, the government has stepped in, arguing that OpenAI’s actions were within bounds. On Tuesday, the federal government submitted a letter to the court stating that the United States has a “strong
Inside the Perimenopause Industrial Complex (opens the original)
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Content warning: This story includes references to suicidal ideation. Lisa Schrenk didn’t know it yet, as she trudged down a dirt trail last August, but her life was about to change. She’d set out late the night before with her hiking group, scrambling up Virginia’s Old Rag Mountain in darkness. They reached the peak in time to watch the sun rise over the Blue Ridge range. Afterward, the women snapped photos. In one, Schrenk gazes out over the horizon, her long dark hair pulled into a ponytail.
George Santos Just Got Hit With Kalshiâs First-Ever Lifetime Ban (opens the original)
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Former Republican congressman George Santos has received a first-of-its-kind lifetime ban from the prediction market platform Kalshi, which has also fined him $71,356 for violating its rules around insider trading and market manipulation. According to the notice of disciplinary action Kalshi posted today, the former politician placed trades in markets related to whether he would attend President Trumpâs State of the Union address in February 2026. He then âbegan making a series of public sta
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