Martin Peers

Martin Peers was a longtime Wall Street Journal media reporter and editor who joined The Information as a columnist in 2019. He previously ran the paper's coverage of the media and entertainment industries as its Media and Marketing bureau chief. In that role, he predicted that Android would end up dominating the global smartphone market, analyzed the implications of cord-cutting on the cable television industry and warned Amazon and HBO they were at risk of losing to Netflix.

Biography:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/welcome-martin-peers-and-stephen-nellis

61%

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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

75%

Examples:

  • Coming up with a new growth business big enough to move the needle isn't easy.
  • “if true, would be a positive development.”
  • Maybe Apple should cancel multibillion-dollar projects more often!
  • Tech companies have to take big, risky swings if they want to keep growing—that's the nature of the business. There’s never a guarantee of success.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • The author is deceptive by ignoring the fact that canceling a project is not necessarily an indication of success or failure. The article does not consider how Project Titan's cancellation might affect Apple's reputation, credibility, and relationship with its customers, partners, and competitors in the autonomous vehicle industry.
  • The author is deceptive by omitting any information about the challenges or failures that Project Titan faced during its decade-long existence. The article does not mention why the car project was plagued from the start, how it affected Apple's innovation and competitiveness in the autonomous vehicle market, or what lessons were learned from this experience.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Canceling a project is not necessarily an indication of success or failure. The article does not consider how Project Titan's cancellation might affect Apple's reputation, credibility, and relationship with its customers, partners, and competitors in the autonomous vehicle industry.
  • The nearly 2000 employees working on the project were surprised by the decision.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The author is deceptive by ignoring the fact that canceling a project is not necessarily an indication of success or failure. The article does not consider how Project Titan's cancellation might affect Apple's reputation, credibility, and relationship with its customers, partners, and competitors in the autonomous vehicle industry.
  • The author is deceptive by not disclosing any sources for its claims or quotes. The article does not provide any evidence or references to support its assertions about Apple's car project, the market size and growth potential of autonomous vehicles, or the opinions of other analysts and experts in this field.
  • The author is deceptive by omitting any information about the challenges or failures that Project Titan faced during its decade-long existence. The article does not mention why the car project was plagued from the start, how it affected Apple's innovation and competitiveness in the autonomous vehicle market, or what lessons were learned from this experience.
  • The author is deceptive by using emotional language such as 'Maybe Apple should cancel multibillion-dollar projects more often!' and 'Tech companies have to take big, risky swings if they want to keep growingand use sensationalism to suggest that their source has exclusive and credible information about the car project. These statements are not supported by any evidence or sources.
  • The author is deceptive by using sensationalism to suggest that their source has exclusive and credible information about the car project. The article states 'As The Information outlined in this deep dive in 2022 without providing any context or citation for where the reader can find this information. This implies that only their source has access to reliable data, which is not true.

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Apple Abandons Electric Car Project After Decade of Efforts

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Broke On: Wednesday, 28 February 2024 Apple has cancelled its plans to build an electric car after over a decade of work and thousands of employees. The Special Projects Group, responsible for the project, is being wound down.