The other thing is tech writers have become victims of click-bait too. Unfortunately, due to tech being integrated across such a wide variety of industries, the

The other thing is tech writers have become victims of click-bait too. Unfortunately, due to tech being integrated across such a wide variety of industries, they can't realistically be expected to understand how the underlying technology works, even if we assume they were super tech savvy to begin with. They might Google a few sources or just partially regurgitate manufacturers claims. They can't do any kind of in-depth research because it would exceed the time allotted, and it probably doesn't matter anyway, because more quality is very rarely rewarded with more ad-revenue unless you're an established brand like NYT/Forbes/Guardian etc.