Karissa Bell

Karissa is a senior reporter at Engadget, covering Meta, Twitter, TikTok, Snap and all things social media. Her interests include tech policy, internet culture, and all the ways our online activities shape our IRL selves. Prior to joining Engadget she was a senior reporter at Mashable, where she spent six years reporting on social media platforms, Apple, Google and other Big Tech companies. Before she took on the social media beat full-time, she wrote about apps and developers for Macworld and Wired, and was an early contributor to The Wirecutter. Karissa has appeared on panels at SXSW, CES and numerous other tech conferences, and is a frequent guest on the Engadget Podcast. Send her story tips and horror movie recommendations at karissa.bell@engadget.com.

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76%

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

88%

Examples:

  • It makes sense how social networks have evolved that way, but it’s media platforms. It’s not a social network anymore.
  • You kind of had a sense of where people were in terms of time and space.

Conflicts of Interest

76%

Examples:

  • The two companies are teaming up on the device as part of a broader vision to enable an 'industrial metaverse' where mixed reality plays a central role in businesses manufacturing and design processes.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • Approximately 19% of married opposite-sex couples were interracial in 2024, according to US Census data.
  • Meta AI seems to be biased toward creating images of people of the same race, even when explicitly prompted otherwise.

Deceptions

62%

Examples:

  • The author uses sensationalism by stating that Sony's new spatial headset will power whatever 'the industrial metaverse' is without providing any context or definition of what this term means.

Recent Articles

New Social Media Sensation, noplace: A Text-Based Platform Focused on Community and Personalization

New Social Media Sensation, noplace: A Text-Based Platform Focused on Community and Personalization

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 July 2024 New social media platform noplace, founded by Tiffany Zhong, reaches App Store charts' peak with its text-based updates and community focus. Offering two feeds for friends and global community without private profiles, it uses AI to suggest content without editing. Raising over $19 million from investors like 776 (Alexis Ohanian) and Forerunner Ventures, noplace competes with Gen Z-targeted apps while setting itself apart with unique approach to community building.
LinkedIn's AI-Powered Tools: Revolutionizing Job Hunting and Professional Development on the Platform

LinkedIn's AI-Powered Tools: Revolutionizing Job Hunting and Professional Development on the Platform

Broke On: Sunday, 01 October 2023 LinkedIn revolutionizes job hunting with AI-powered tools, including connection suggestions, OpenAI-assisted writing and search functionalities. Users benefit from streamlined processes and personalized career advice through chatbots.
Tech Giants Alphabet and Meta Discuss Licensing Hollywood Content for AI-Generated Videos: Report

Tech Giants Alphabet and Meta Discuss Licensing Hollywood Content for AI-Generated Videos: Report

Broke On: Wednesday, 22 May 2024 Tech giants Alphabet and Meta are reportedly in talks with Hollywood studios to license content for their AI video generation software, offering tens of millions of dollars for partnerships. Google's subsidiary Google is developing text-to-video technology, while Meta explores deals with media publishers to use their content for training AI models. Netflix, Disney, and Warner Brothers Discussions are at an early stage and could involve product and legal teams. The potential deals come as Meta invests heavily in generative AI work.
Meta's Threads Tests TweetDeck-Style Interface with Multi-Column Layout for Customizable Feeds

Meta's Threads Tests TweetDeck-Style Interface with Multi-Column Layout for Customizable Feeds

Broke On: Thursday, 16 May 2024 Meta's Threads social media platform is testing a new TweetDeck-style interface, featuring customizable columns for searches, tags, accounts, saved posts, and notifications. This move aims to cater to power users seeking flexibility beyond the algorithm-driven For You feed. The potential integration of third-party developer tools could enhance content presentation through the Threads API. Additionally, Meta introduces a chronological recent tab for searches.
LinkedIn Introduces Three New Thinking-Oriented Games: Pinpoint, Queens, and Crossclimb

LinkedIn Introduces Three New Thinking-Oriented Games: Pinpoint, Queens, and Crossclimb

Broke On: Wednesday, 01 May 2024 LinkedIn introduces three new thinking-oriented games: Pinpoint, Queens, and Crossclimb. Designed to foster connections, these games include a word game (Pinpoint), a logic puzzle (Queens), and a trivia challenge (Crossclimb). Users can only play each game once per day and share scores. Inspired by the first crossword puzzle in The New York World newspaper, these games aim to help users engage with their network through unique challenges.
Meta's AI Image Generator Accused of Racism, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Own AI Refuses to Imagine Interracial Marriage Arrangement

Meta's AI Image Generator Accused of Racism, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Own AI Refuses to Imagine Interracial Marriage Arrangement

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been accused of racism after its AI image generator was found to be unable to imagine an Asian man with a white woman. The tool is trained on vast troves of online data and researchers have warned that it could replicate racial biases at a much larger scale. Despite this issue being brought up by users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's own AI refuses to imagine his marriage arrangement with Priscilla Chan, an East Asian woman.
Sony Unveils New Spatial Content Creation System at CES 2024

Sony Unveils New Spatial Content Creation System at CES 2024

Broke On: Saturday, 13 January 2024 Sony is set to unveil its new spatial content creation system at CES 2024, powered by the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform and outfitted with dual 4K OLED microdisplays. Designed for professionals in manufacturing and design industries, this device offers a crisp viewing experience and intuitive interaction for 3D design. User and space tracking enable mixed reality experiences through two controllers: one worn on the finger and another larger controller resembling a typical VR controller. Sony is partnering with Siemens to develop this technology, which will be available later in 2024.

Meta Launches Standalone AI Image Generator 'Imagine'

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 December 2023 Meta has launched a standalone AI image generator called 'Imagine with Meta AI'. The tool was trained on 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and Instagram images. Meta plans to add watermarks to the generated content for increased transparency and traceability. The Meta Imagine service is currently region-locked and may not be available in all countries.