GIGAZINE media bias and reliability
GIGAZINE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. We have seen it on 57 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is GIGAZINE biased?
GIGAZINE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is GIGAZINE left or right?
GIGAZINE is held by the ratings provider we draw on, and no rater has placed it on the political spectrum.
Is GIGAZINE reliable?
We do not hold a factual-reliability assessment for GIGAZINE. A political-leaning label would not answer that question on its own, so we do not infer reliability from left, centre or right.
What GIGAZINE has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with GIGAZINE’s own report linked underneath.
Elon Musk posted on X that his 'election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time' following significant Democratic victories in the US midterm elections. He also suggested data centers in space are an attractive option. Musk had funded Republican candidates with hundreds of millions of dollars.
GIGAZINE reported it asElon Musk Spent over 70 Billion Yen on the Midterm Elections, but Almost All of the Candidates He Supported Lost. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Hackers stole $6.3 billion from Binance after a multi-stage attack that began in June. The breach involved a bogus job interview and malicious software, leading to the compromise of two engineers' computers and a record crypto heist.
GIGAZINE reported it asIt Has Been Revealed that the Theft of Approximately 1 Trillion Yen From the Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Was Triggered by Malware Being Sent via a Fake Interview. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is investigating a potential security issue on its platform. Stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle have frozen billions of dollars in assets connected to the incident, while Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated user funds remain safe.
GIGAZINE reported it asCryptocurrency Exchange Binance Has Temporarily Suspended Withdrawals After Being Suspected of Stealing Hundreds of Billions of Yen Worth of Cryptocurrency. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Scientists have identified an icy object, named 2026 ED138, orbiting the sun beyond Pluto. The object's size is estimated between 600 and 1,500 kilometres in diameter. Classification as a dwarf planet depends on further study.
Asian stock markets saw a significant rise following Anthropic's initial public offering filing, which disclosed strong revenue growth alongside substantial losses. Meta Platforms' large equity fundraising also contributed to the positive sentiment.
Donald Trump announced that Ukraine's access to the Starshield military satellite communications system has been restored. The statement follows reports that Elon Musk had previously imposed speed restrictions on the service.
GIGAZINE reported it asOfficials Testify that President Trump Asked Elon Musk to Lift Restrictions on Starshield. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
A China-linked hacking group, tracked as Storm-0940, used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise IT services firm ConnectWise. The campaign targeted hundreds of organizations worldwide, achieving privileged cloud persistence.
A UN report states that global warming will inevitably surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Current policies project a rise to 2.8 degrees by 2100, but immediate, significant emissions reductions could limit the peak and return temperatures to 1.5C by 2100.
GIGAZINE reported it asUN Agency Points Out that “the 1.5℃ Target of the Paris Agreement Is No Longer Realizable” (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
A United Nations report indicates humanity is heading for a hotter world than previously projected, partly due to increased emissions from the United States. If countries meet their reduction pledges, the Earth will likely warm by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.2 degrees Celsius).
GIGAZINE reported it asUN Agency Points Out that “the 1.5℃ Target of the Paris Agreement Is No Longer Realizable” (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
A major security vulnerability discovered in the PHP programming language has led to widespread alerts and the precautionary shutdown of numerous websites globally. Developers are releasing patches to address the flaws.
GIGAZINE reported it asTwo Vulnerabilities with a Severity Level of “9.2” Have Been Discovered in PHP, and an Emergency Patch Will Be Released on 10/21 Due to Fear of Server Takeover (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
TikTok has permanently banned the account promoting Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk, citing political content policy violations. The distributor plans to appeal the decision as the film expands to more theaters.
GIGAZINE reported it asIt Has Been Revealed that TikTok Had Restricted Advertising on the Official Account for Elon Musk's Documentary Film. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration's record on Russia, stating no sanctions were lifted and that President Trump imposed the toughest sanctions. He noted a 60-day pause is in effect to examine the sanctions situation.
GIGAZINE reported it asPresident Zelenskyy Reported that the Restrictions on Starlink in Ukraine Were Part of an Operation and Have Not yet Been Lifted. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Tesla has unveiled a redesigned Roadster at SpaceX's Texas facility, featuring rocket-style thrusters that enabled it to perform aerial stunts. Production is planned to begin in 2028, with claims of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in under a second.
GIGAZINE reported it asTesla Unveils a New Roadster Equipped with Cold Gas Thrusters that Allows It to Fly, and a Demo Video Shows It Levitating and Jumping over Obstacles. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky has contacted SpaceX CEO Elon Musk regarding reported speed limitations on Starlink terminals in Ukraine. Ukrainian officials confirmed the restrictions, which they say have impacted military missions.
GIGAZINE reported it asWas the Speed Limit Imposed on Ukraine's Starshield Due to a Directive From the White House? Officials Deny President Trump's Involvement. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Starlink and Starshield satellite terminals in Ukraine are now functioning at speeds over 161 km/h, according to a Ministry of Defense source. This development indicates a potential reversal of previous limitations that hampered counter-drone operations and logistics.
GIGAZINE reported it asIn Ukraine, Starlink Has Imposed Conditional Data Speed Restrictions, Affecting some Military Operations, Including Those Involving Interceptor Drones. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
German police are investigating an incident in Cologne where a robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl. Two young men are under investigation for controlling the robot, with some reports noting its unusual attire.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that social media has become less hostile and experienced fewer bots following Ukrainian attacks on Yandex data centers. Cloudflare data shows a significant drop in YandexBot traffic after drone strikes on Yandex data centers.
GIGAZINE reported it asYandex's Data Center Failed to Failover Due to an Attack by Ukraine, Resulting in Numerous Service Outages. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
OpenAI has banned accounts linked to Russian and Iranian influence operations that used its AI tools to create fake journalist personas and plant articles in media outlets. The Russian campaign targeted Latin America, while the Iranian operation focused on anti-US war narratives.
GIGAZINE reported it asOpenAI Has Suspended ChatGPT Accounts Used by Russia and Iran for Propaganda Operations; the Impact of the Operations Was Rated 4-5 Out of 6. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
President Donald Trump will present the National Medal of Science to Elon Musk and other tech executives at a White House ceremony on Thursday. The event is part of a summit titled 'Science: A New Golden Age'.
GIGAZINE reported it asPresident Trump Awarded Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, and Sergey Brin the National Medal of Science at a White House Summit to Promote Innovation. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
August Hanning, former chief of Germany's foreign intelligence service (BND), has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and attempted treason. He is accused of passing nearly 2,000 sensitive documents to his former office manager for financial gain.
GIGAZINE reported it asFormer Head of German Federal Intelligence Service Arrested on Suspicion of Espionage for Leaking Information to Foreign Countries. (opens GIGAZINE in a new tab)
Who says so
No rating organisation we draw on has placed GIGAZINE. We asked on 8 October 2026.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
We hold no factual-reliability rating for this outlet.
Who owns it
We hold no ownership record for GIGAZINE.
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- United States
- Official site
- gigazine.net
- Seen publishing on
- gigazine.net
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 57
- Reports listed
- 57
- We could read
- 0
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
57 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 0 we could open, not on everything it published.
A blindspot is measured against one side of the spectrum. GIGAZINE has not been placed on the spectrum, so there is no side to count against and we publish no figure here.
Across the 57 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of GIGAZINE: its report arrived a median of 2 days after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 7 November 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 7 November 2026. Ratings pulled 8 October 2026.
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