Description
SkimNews is a free daily news summary service that curates stories from more than 100 trusted publications, including BBC, Reuters, The New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and TechCrunch. Every story is distilled into a 30-second read that covers what happened, why it matters, and the key takeaways, so readers get the signal without one outlet's spin. AI turns long articles into a short summary and a one-clause explanation of why it matters, while a human editor picks the sources and sets the editorial line.
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Stories are cross-referenced and deduplicated across sources, so readers see multiple perspectives on a major event in one place. The service spans seven categories: geopolitics and world affairs, tech and science, finance and markets, health and science, energy and climate, sports, and culture. Feeds update continuously, with new articles added as sources publish and pre-computed summaries that load instantly.
A personalized feed learns what matters to each reader over time, and users can ask follow-up questions about a story to get answers with context from the source material. Within each beat the feed is reverse-chronological, with no recommendation model deciding what appears.
SkimNews is completely free with no signup required. Readers can use the web app, subscribe to the daily email newsletter, follow the Telegram channel, or use the RSS feeds. Attribution is disclosed on every summary, AI use is stated openly, corrections are made within 24 hours and logged publicly, and any paid placement is clearly labeled.
- CategoryAI News Readers & Aggregators
- Pricing ModelFree
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
SkimNews's Core Features
30-second summaries of what happened, why it matters, and key takeaways
Cross-referenced from 100+ trusted sources, merged and deduplicated
Seven categories from geopolitics to tech, finance, health, and culture
Personalized feed that learns your interests over time
Ask follow-up questions about a story with sourced answers
Continuous real-time updates with instantly loading summaries
Daily email newsletter, Telegram channel, and RSS feeds
Human editorial oversight with disclosed AI summarization and public corrections
How to use SkimNews?
Open SkimNews: Visit the web app with no signup required.
Pick a category: Browse geopolitics, tech, finance, health, energy, sports, or culture.
Skim a story: Read the 30-second summary of what happened and why it matters.
Ask for more: Ask follow-up questions to get answers with full context from the sources.
Subscribe: Get the daily newsletter, follow the Telegram channel, or add the RSS feeds.
SkimNews's Use Cases
- Daily news briefing
- Multiple perspectives
- Focused reading
- Newsletter and channels
