Paul Alcorn

Paul Alcorn is a technology journalist with a passion for consumer processors and storage, stemming from his early experiences with personal computers in his teenage years. He closely follows the latest developments in these areas while also keeping an eye on the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. In his spare time, Paul enjoys spending time with his children.

Biography:  https://www.tomshardware.com/author/paul-alcorn

92%

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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

92%

Examples:

  • The author seems to favor Intel's perspective in the article titled 'Nvidia Client ARM CPUs Are Not an Immediate Threat, Claims Intel CEO', giving less emphasis to Nvidia's potential threat.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

  • The article about AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 launch due to a typo on the CPU itself, mentions two contradictions: the typo involved mislabeling the Ryzen 7 9700X as a Ryzen 9 model, resulting in the name Ryzen 9 9700X.

Deceptions

87%

Examples:

  • Another deceptive practice is the possibility that the labeling on AMD's retail boxes could be impacted.
  • The article 'AMD may have delayed Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 processor launch due to a typo – mislabeled Ryzen 7 chip emerges, Ryzen 5 9600X impacted, too…' contains deceptive practices such as an unsanctioned review posted to BiliBili showing AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X mismarked as a Ryzen 9 9700X processor.

Recent Articles

AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series Launch Delayed: Mislabeled CPUs and Quality Control Issues

AMD's Ryzen 9000 Series Launch Delayed: Mislabeled CPUs and Quality Control Issues

Broke On: Wednesday, 24 July 2024 AMD recalls initial Ryzen 9000 series processors due to labeling errors and quality issues, delaying launch. Mislabeled Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X identified. Intel continues to deal with instability in their competing desktop processors.

Windows 11 Adds Native Support for 11 Additional File Archive Formats

Broke On: Tuesday, 15 February 2022 Windows 11 now supports 11 additional file archive formats natively, including 7-Zip and RAR. Microsoft has also released new free Windows 11 virtual machines for developers.

Intel CEO Unfazed by Potential Threat from ARM Chips

Broke On: Sunday, 15 October 2023 Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, is not concerned about the potential threat posed by ARM chips from Nvidia, Qualcomm, and AMD. Nvidia's stock experienced a drop on Friday.