Mack DeGeurin

Mack DeGeurin is a tech reporter who has spent years investigating where technology and politics collide. He has written for Gizmodo, Insider, New York Magazine, and Vice. His recent work includes articles on Apple's potential robot butler and the phase-out of cookies by Google. Despite his experience in the field, DeGeurin shows a clear bias towards Apple in his coverage of their rumored home robot project.

Biography:  https://www.popsci.com/authors/mack-degeurin/

63%

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

82%

Examples:

  • The author shows a clear bias towards Apple in the first two articles by implying that Apple is working on a fully autonomous robot butler without providing any evidence to support this claim.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has previously written for Gizmodo and Vice, both of which have covered technology news in the past.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

52%

Examples:

  • Google has held off on emptying the cookie jar for years due to concerns from marketers and advertisers who feared a sudden switch away from third-party cookies could gut their profitability. This shows deception as it implies that Google is prioritizing profits over privacy.
  • The author uses sensationalist language such as 'next big thing' and 'fully autonomous robot', which are not supported by factual information provided in the articles.

Recent Articles

Apple Exploring Personal Robotics with At-Home Mobile Robots and Advanced Table-Top Home Devices

Apple Exploring Personal Robotics with At-Home Mobile Robots and Advanced Table-Top Home Devices

Broke On: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 Apple Inc. is reportedly exploring a push into personal robotics, with engineers investigating an at-home mobile robot that can follow users around their homes and an advanced table-top home device that uses robotics to move a display around. The proposed autonomous robot could be intended for home use and would need cameras or other onboard sensors to see the world around it.
Google's Third-Party Cookie Phaseout: What You Need to Know

Google's Third-Party Cookie Phaseout: What You Need to Know

Broke On: Friday, 05 January 2024 Google is set to start a phase-out of third-party cookies for 30 million Chrome users. The move marks the beginning of a broader effort by Google to replace cookies with its own tracking technology called the Privacy Sandbox.