Kate Conger — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-author of "Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter," published in September 2024.
Reporter at The New York Times, covering X (formerly Twitter) and xAI.
Previously covered cybersecurity and privacy for Gizmodo and TechCrunch.
2019 Gerald Loeb Award finalist in beat reporting for coverage of Andy Rubin.
First to report on the Google Memo written by James Damore.

Biography

Kate Conger is an American journalist and writer currently working for The New York Times. Based in the San Francisco bureau, she reports on technology, specifically covering the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and the AI company xAI. In September 2024, she co-authored the book "Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter," which details Elon Musk's acquisition of the company.