Brandon Vigliarolo

Brandon Vigliarolo is a reporter at The Register. His specialty lies in government and enterprise IT. As well as an accomplished journalist covering topics ranging from software and project management to security and cloud, Brandon has experience handling IT systems at a US national laboratory and as a network engineer in the private sector. White House hopes $180M will solve science, tech gaps in commercial fusion power infrastructure; Oracle, Nvidia accused of working with ByteDance, others to provide access to advanced parts within America.

Biography:  https://www.theregister.com/Author/Brandon-Vigliarolo

62%

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

60%

Examples:

  • The articles consistently use language that portrays the subjects in a positive light.
  • The author seems to have a negative view towards government and enterprise IT, which can be seen throughout the articles.
  • There is a pattern of highlighting conflicts of interest in other organizations while not disclosing potential conflicts of interest within Brandon's reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

60%

Examples:

  • However, these conflicts of interest do not seem to be major and do not significantly impact the overall understanding of the topic.
  • There are hints of potential conflicts of interest throughout Brandon's reporting, such as in the article about a fake LastPass lookalike made it into Apple App Store.

Contradictions

70%

Examples:

  • However, these contradictions do not seem to be major and do not significantly impact the overall understanding of the topic.
  • There are multiple instances where contradictions are mentioned in the articles, such as the article about Hardware-level Apple Silicon vulnerability can leak cryptographic keys.

Deceptions

60%

Examples:

  • However, these attempts at deception do not seem to be major and do not significantly impact the overall understanding of the topic.
  • There are instances where the author seems to be trying to deceive the reader, such as in the article about a fake LastPass lookalike made it into Apple App Store.

Recent Articles

Tetris at 40: A Classic Game's Enduring Influence on Video Game Design and Culture

Tetris at 40: A Classic Game's Enduring Influence on Video Game Design and Culture

Broke On: Wednesday, 05 June 2024 In honor of Tetris' 40th anniversary, exhibits and competitions around the world celebrate the iconic puzzle game's enduring influence. At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a friendly competition for the highest score on Nintendo Entertainment System Tetris continues, with a 13-year-old gamer recently surpassing the limit of the console. Elsewhere, students create Tetris displays using various technologies and MIT's Media Lab offers a course that builds a Tetris game from scratch to demonstrate computing concepts.
iPhone Alarms Not Going Off: Apple Investigates Issue Affecting Users and Offers Temporary Solution

iPhone Alarms Not Going Off: Apple Investigates Issue Affecting Users and Offers Temporary Solution

Broke On: Thursday, 02 May 2024 Apple acknowledges and is working on a fix for an issue causing some iPhones to mute alarms unexpectedly, leaving users frustrated and missing important wake-up calls. The cause remains unclear, with some suspecting the Attention Aware feature may be involved. Users can temporarily disable this feature or manually check alarm settings to ensure proper functioning.
Apple Faces Two Major Issues: Unpatchable Vulnerability and Antitrust Lawsuit

Apple Faces Two Major Issues: Unpatchable Vulnerability and Antitrust Lawsuit

Broke On: Saturday, 23 March 2024 Apple faces two major challenges this week: a hardware vulnerability that cannot be patched and an antitrust lawsuit alleging its iPhone business practices are illegal. The company's privacy and security decisions, including iMessage's end-to-end encryption, are also highlighted in the lawsuit.
Fake LastPass App Discovered on Apple's App Store, Warns Users to Beware

Fake LastPass App Discovered on Apple's App Store, Warns Users to Beware

Broke On: Friday, 09 February 2024 LastPass warns customers not to install fake version of their app for Apple iPhones. The phony LastPass app was discovered by the company and is believed to have been submitted by an individual developer named Parvati Patel. It poses a significant security risk if users fall for its deception.