Steven Levy

Steven Levy is an editor at large for Wired and has been contributing to the magazine since its inception. He covers a wide range of tech subjects and has written seven books including Hackers, Crypto, Artificial Life, Insanely Great (a history of the Macintosh), and In The Plex which tells the story of Google. Levy attended Temple University and holds a master's degree in literature from Penn State.

Biography:  https://www.wired.com/author/steven-levy/

58%

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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 uses language that dehumanizes and demonizes those who disagree with Apple's products or practices. For example, he describes Chromebooks and Surface PCs as coming and going when compared to the Macintosh which is described as a pinnacle of PC-dom.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author has written for multiple publications and is a contributor at WIRED. He also created his own tech publication on Medium which was integrated into WIRED in 2017.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The statement 'Macintosh sales dipped below $30 billion' implies a decline but fails to mention context. According to Apple's financial reports, Mac revenue was actually up by around 6% year over year.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

No current examples available.

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