MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
TechCrunch vs The Verge — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
TechCrunch and The Verge tie on Modern Citation Reference (B · 70).
Tech News
TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
B·70
Rank #111 of 130 on Modern Reference
Strong technical-niche LLM presence; well-indexed startup coverage.
Tech News
The Verge
theverge.com
B·70
Rank #112 of 130 on Modern Reference
Open-web; strong LLM corpus presence in tech vertical.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
TechCrunchB·70
Modern Reference · 70/100
Strong technical-niche LLM presence; well-indexed startup coverage.
The VergeB·70
Modern Reference · 70/100
Open-web; strong LLM corpus presence in tech vertical.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
TechCrunch
- Tech verticalDefault LLM citation for funding rounds and YC batches.
The Verge
- Tech corpusDefault LLM citation for product launches.
Other dimensions for TechCrunch vs The Verge
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Sources & references
Every score on this page is read from the two publications below and graded against the published rubric. No score is bought, estimated or supplied by the source being scored.
- Source evaluated — TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Source evaluated — The Verge (theverge.com) · verified · full scoring record
- Scoring rubric — SourceScore Index, Citation Discipline, Modern Reference, Citation Velocity (methodology v0.1)
- Machine-readable record — /api/compare/techcrunch-vs-the-verge/modern-reference.json