Adi Robertson

Adi Robertson is a Senior Reporter at The Verge. She has been covering the intersection of technology, culture, and policy since 2011. Her work includes writing about DIY biohacking, survival horror games, virtual and augmented reality, online free expression, and the history of computing.

Biography:  https://www.theverge.com/authors/adi-robertson

57%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

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:

  • Google's AI tool generated racially diverse Nazis for the prompt 'generate a picture of an American woman'
  • The author has a bias towards presenting Sam Bankman-Fried in a positive light and focusing on his defense strategy rather than the allegations against him.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has no clear conflict of interest with any particular topic or organization.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Google's AI tool generated racially diverse Nazis for the prompt 'generate a picture of an American woman'
  • The controversy was promoted largely by right-wing figures attacking a tech company that is perceived as liberal.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Google's AI tool generated racially diverse Nazis for the prompt 'generate a picture of an American woman'

Recent Articles

Google CEO Sundar Pichai to Testify in Epic Games Antitrust Trial

Broke On: Monday, 06 November 2023 Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify in an antitrust trial against Epic Games over Google's app store practices. Google offered Netflix a special deal, which was rejected. Google's Margaret Lam has been highlighted for her requests to colleagues to turn off chat history. Google offered Epic Games $147 million to bring Fortnite to the Google Play Store. Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million to launch its games on the Play Store. The Play Store generates more than $12 billion per year in operating profits for Google.

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies in Fraud Trial

Broke On: Friday, 27 October 2023 Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, testified in a fraud trial on October 27, 2023 Bankman-Fried is not the defendant in the trial

Google Paid $26.3 Billion in 2021 to Secure Default Search Engine Status

Broke On: Friday, 27 October 2023 Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to secure its position as the default search engine on various platforms. This information was revealed during an ongoing antitrust trial.