Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech Victoria Song reviews all things wearables and fitness tech for The Verge. Before coming to The Verge, she'd been yammering on about this space—and other consumer tech—for Gizmodo and PC Magazine. When not nerding out over gadgets, she can be found on the couch binging the latest K-dramas. victoria.song@theverge.comThreads It’s contract negotiation time at Peloton. And three instructors are leaving at the end of the month: Kendall Toole, Ross Rayburn, and Kristin McGee. An official Peloton statement pegs these departures as a “normal and ongoing part of the Peloton process,” while hinting that the company may hire new talent. Real talk, Peloton is a media company now and that means instructor salaries are a huge cost in making content. It was only a matter of time before we saw this happen. Garmin adds YouTube Music to the mix. You do need a Music Premium account, but you can download playlists for offline playback. We love to see Garmin add to the ConnectIQ store, which... let’s face it, doesn’t have the largest selection as far as third-party smartwatch app stores go. Previously, you could choose between Spotify, Amazon Music, and Deezer. (But I’ve yet to meet anyone who used the latter two with the Garmin.) We got Pixel Watch 3 XL leaks. And it looks a lot like the Pixel Watch 3 leaks we saw the other day. Just bigger. How much bigger? Apparently the case will be 45mm, which as far as chonky smartwatches go isn’t that big. Even so, we love to see a bigger size option for folks with larger wrists — especially if that means a larger battery too. Was anyone still using the Fitbit web dashboard? Because bad news, it’s going kaput starting July 8th. After that, you’ll have to use the app. It’s not super surprising given how much effort Google’s put into redesigning the Fitbit app. Or how long it’s been since the web dashboard’s had a meaningful update of its own. Even so, it’s the end of an era.

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The author also seems to have a positive view of Peloton, despite acknowledging that instructor departures are not uncommon.
  • The author has a slight bias towards personal anecdotes and experiences, such as their nostalgia for the wedge-shaped MacBook Air and their use of Gmail in high school.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author mentions Peloton's process of hiring new talent after instructors leave, but it doesn't seem to be a conflict of interest.
  • There are minimal indications of conflicts of interest throughout the articles provided.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Contradictions found include the availability of the M1 MacBook Air at Walmart and the discontinuation of the wedge shape with the release of the M3 Air.
  • Inconsistencies in information about Fitbit's web dashboard and Garmin adding YouTube Music to their devices.
  • The title of an article suggesting that an old Pixel Watch can learn new tricks, when it has already had these features on its successor.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • The article suggests that typing on the wedge-shaped MacBook Air is more comfortable than a flat surface.
  • The title of an article suggesting that an old Pixel Watch can learn new tricks, when it has already had these features on its successor.

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