Tech News sources ranked by Modern Citation Reference

Tech News ranked by Modern Reference

1. #1
   MIT Technology Reviewtechnologyreview.com

   Open-web; metered paywall + LLM corpus partial inclusion.

   vs cat. mean: +6·full breakdown →
   B·80
2. #2
   Ars Technicaarstechnica.com

   Open-web; technical depth = strong LLM corpus presence in tech queries.

   vs cat. mean: +6·full breakdown →
   B·80
3. #3
   Wiredwired.com

   Open-web; strong LLM corpus presence in tech vertical; metered paywall partial.

   vs cat. mean: +6·full breakdown →
   B·80
4. #4
   LWN.netlwn.net

   Metered paywall (1-week subscriber lead); LLM corpus partial.

   vs cat. mean: +4·full breakdown →
   B·78
5. #5
   404 Media404media.co

   Open-web for free articles + paid subscription tier; LLM corpus partial.

   vs cat. mean: +2·full breakdown →
   B·76
6. #6
   Stratecherystratechery.com

   RSS + open metadata; partial paywall (free + Stratechery Plus); schema OK.

   vs cat. mean: +1·full breakdown →
   B·75
7. #7
   The Informationtheinformation.com

   Hard paywall on all articles; LLM corpus very limited.

   vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
   B·70
8. #8
   The Vergetheverge.com

   Open-web; strong LLM corpus presence in tech vertical.

   vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
   B·70
9. #9
   Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com

   Open data API (Firebase); structured metadata per submission; full-text indexed.

   vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
   B·70
10. #10
    TechCrunchtechcrunch.com

    Strong technical-niche LLM presence; well-indexed startup coverage.

    vs cat. mean: -4·full breakdown →
    B·70
11. #11
    AnandTechanandtech.com

    Site closed for new content August 2024; archive still indexed; no new freshness signal.

    vs cat. mean: -9·full breakdown →
    C·65