SkimNews

SkimNews aggregates coverage from 100+ publications across topics including geopolitics, tech, finance, health, energy, sports, and culture. Each story is condensed into a short summary with key takeaways, and stories from multiple sources are merged and deduplicated to show multiple perspectives on major events. The page describes a personalized feed that learns user interests over time, a feature to ask follow-up questions about stories with answers drawn from source material, and a daily email newsletter. The site states it is free with no signup required for reading, and mentions MCP connectivity and a Telegram channel.

Key features

• 30-second story summaries covering what happened, why it matters, and key takeaways
• Cross-referenced stories merged and deduplicated from 100+ sources
• Personalized feed that learns user interests over time
• Ask follow-up questions about a story and receive answers with source context
• Real-time story updates with pre-computed summaries
• Daily email newsletter
• Connect via MCP
• RSS feed
• Telegram channel and topics

Best suited for

• Readers who want a quick daily overview of news
• People seeking multiple perspectives on major events
• Readers following topics such as geopolitics, tech, finance, health, energy, sports, and culture

Pricing

Free (reading and daily email stated as free; no signup required for reading)