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Kurt Wagner

Kurt Wagner

Senior Editor, Social Media at Recode

    Latest articles by Kurt Wagner

    Anyone on Twitter can now create a Moment
    Technology

    More Moments = more content.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Did you miss Monday’s presidential debate? You can watch it here.
    Technology

    It was hard to miss, but just in case ...

    By Kurt Wagner
    Houseparty, the new app from the Meerkat team, is going through some growing pains
    Technology

    The company recently closed its Tel Aviv office and laid off a small group of employees.

    By Kurt Wagner
    Meet the man behind Spectacles, Snapchat’s new smart sunglasses
    Technology

    Former Motorola exec Steve Horowitz is running Snapchat’s hardware team.

    By Kurt Wagner
    More than two million people watched the NFL on Twitter (again)
    Technology

    But the average Twitter audience for NFL football jumped 34 percent for the Patriots-Texans Thursday night game.

    By Kurt Wagner
    What price for Twitter? A lot, which might be a big issue for many buyers.
    Technology

    Could it fetch up to $30 billion, as some sources suggest?

    By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
    Here’s how to watch the Patriots v. Texans Thursday Night Football game for free on Twitter
    Technology

    It’s free. Did we say that already?

    By Kurt Wagner
    Yahoo has confirmed a data breach with 500 million accounts stolen, as questions about disclosure to Verizon and users grow
    Technology

    It’s much worse than initially thought.

    By Kurt Wagner and Kara Swisher
    Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan pledge $3 billion to cure all diseases
    Technology

    The couple is donating $600 million for a new research facility in San Francisco.

    By Kurt Wagner