SkimNews
Aggregate 100+ media sources for 30-second reads of news points, context, impact, and multiple perspectives.
About SkimNews
SkimNews combines and deduplicates coverage of the same event from 100+ media sources into summaries you can read in 30 seconds: what happened, why it matters, and other viewpoints worth seeing, without relying on a single outlet's narrative. Each story highlights the key points first and filters out the noise. The homepage feed keeps learning from your interests, becoming more relevant around topics such as geopolitics, technology, markets, and health. The day's best reporting is summarized and delivered each morning as a news brief. Content updates in real time, and summaries are precomputed so you can read as soon as you open the page. The homepage says it is free forever and requires no signup.
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Best use cases
Scan the day's top stories and key takeaways in 30 seconds each morning
Follow a major event through multiple perspectives merged from 100+ sources
Read instantly while commuting or waiting, without waiting for a page to load
Let the feed continually adjust topics based on your interests
Features
30-Second News Summary
Each story is distilled into what happened, why it matters, and key takeaways—signal first, noise filtered out.
100+ Source Cross-Reference
Coverage of the same event is automatically merged and deduplicated, so you can see multiple media viewpoints on one page.
Personalized Feed
It continuously learns from your interests, so topics such as geopolitics, technology, markets, and health fit you better the more you read.
Daily Morning Brief
The day's best reporting is summarized and delivered each morning, while content updates in real time.
Pros
- Read a news story's key points and context in 30 seconds
- Aggregate 100+ sources and automatically remove duplicates, presenting multiple perspectives
- The feed continuously learns from your interests, becoming more relevant the more you use it
- Real-time updates and precomputed summaries; open the page and start reading immediately