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et al. is a mobile application that brings together newsletters, research papers, podcasts, and more in one place.

Infobot.ai is an artificial intelligence based news generation platform enabling users to create AI-generated news channels on any topic.

Semantic Finance provides a real-time AI-powered news insights API for unpredicted events that affect the financial markets.

NewsCatcher is a provider of cloud-based news data solutions, designed to meet the needs of professionals requiring accurate and timely information. With a focus on delivering clean and normalized news from over 70,000 global sources, NewsCatcher ensures comprehensive coverage, including hyper-local content. The company's platform specializes in real-time searches through an indexed database of online news articles, offering structured data that includes sentiment scores, named entity detection, and clustering. This enriched data minimizes the need for extensive post-processing and allows for the development of tailored automated news systems that cater to specific sectors and regions. By implementing transparent data collection processes, NewsCatcher empowers businesses to remain informed and competitive in their respective industries.

Coinfeeds offers an API that delivers real-time news and social sentiment on cryptocurrencies, enabling developers and institutions to integrate up-to-date information into their workflows with customizable feeds; the API supports adding or removing coins on the fly using standard HTTP codes and authentication, and aggregates content such as news, podcasts, videos, and social posts related to a user’s portfolio, positioning the company as a comprehensive crypto information platform often described as the Bloomberg of cryptocurrencies.

The Ankler is an entertainment industry newsletter offering daily insights, scoops, and commentary on the happenings within America's vibrant film and television sector. It provides exclusive tidbits and perspectives not found elsewhere in the trade realm.

Winno develops a mobile-first platform that combines the concise format of Twitter with the structured, fact-based approach of digital publications. It enables creators such as coaches, podcasters, influencers, and insiders to monetize exclusive content and interactions via text messages.

Lokal is a news platform focused on delivering local news and information to Indian communities. It aggregates and publishes a wide range of content, including news on politics, sports, education, and entertainment, as well as government job notifications and classifieds such as job and matrimonial ads. The platform aims to provide authentic and relevant news in native languages, helping readers stay informed about current affairs and issues that affect their local towns and cities. Through its comprehensive approach, Lokal serves as a vital resource for individuals seeking localized content and services.

HiGeorge allows news publishers to easily create compelling visualizations from public data that are on par with the New York Times. We do this by cleaning and aggregating public datasets so that anyone can instantly use our data visualizations with a simple copy/paste. Think Tableau with all the necessary data attached.

Lokal is a news platform focused on delivering local news and information to Indian communities. It aggregates and publishes a wide range of content, including news on politics, sports, education, and entertainment, as well as government job notifications and classifieds such as job and matrimonial ads. The platform aims to provide authentic and relevant news in native languages, helping readers stay informed about current affairs and issues that affect their local towns and cities. Through its comprehensive approach, Lokal serves as a vital resource for individuals seeking localized content and services.

Lokal is a news platform focused on delivering local news and information to Indian communities. It aggregates and publishes a wide range of content, including news on politics, sports, education, and entertainment, as well as government job notifications and classifieds such as job and matrimonial ads. The platform aims to provide authentic and relevant news in native languages, helping readers stay informed about current affairs and issues that affect their local towns and cities. Through its comprehensive approach, Lokal serves as a vital resource for individuals seeking localized content and services.

Khabri, Inc. is a digital audio platform specializing in vernacular content, enabling users to access short news clips recorded by professional voiceover artists. Founded in 2016 by Aankit Roy, Pulkit Sharma, and Sandeep Singh, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with origins in Haryana, India. Khabri's application allows content creators to establish channels and programs tailored for vernacular audiences, thereby reaching millions of listeners both in India and abroad. Additionally, the platform supports offline listening, making it possible for users to engage with local news in various languages without the need for an internet connection.

Founded in 2018, The Juggernaut is a digital media publication that focuses on well-reported stories about South Asia and South Asians. It offers a subscription-based service covering diverse topics such as tech, culture, politics, and business, providing insights into the current developments in the Asian region.

The Podcast App is an audio platform that provides users with a comprehensive selection of podcasts, audiobooks, and meditations, catering to diverse interests and preferences. Its mobile application is designed to assist individuals in discovering and accessing the right podcasts for their needs, offering a user-friendly interface that allows for easy searching, saving, and listening. By featuring content across various topics, including news, education, comedy, politics, and crime, the Podcast App aims to enhance the listening experience and support users in their pursuit of happiness through quality audio content.

Audm is a mobile application that transforms long-form print journalism into professionally narrated audio content. Launched in 2016, the app employs professional voice actors to read news articles, making the experience enjoyable for users. By bridging the gap between traditional print media and the growing digital audio market, Audm enables users to listen to in-depth journalism while on the move, catering to the demand for accessible and engaging news consumption.

Founded in Singapore in 2010 by Willis Wee, Tech in Asia is an online technology media company operating across Asia and the US. It provides curated news, analysis, job listings, and event services tailored to Asian tech communities.

Founded in 2018, Mixerbox develops a mobile application that aggregates daily essential services such as maps, browser, streaming platforms, and alarms into a single, user-friendly interface.

Beacon Reader allows readers a way to support and get access to high quality journalism. Beacon's approach is basically a form of crowdfunding. On Beacon Reader, readers browse through different authors and their projects on the site and if they find one they like, they can buy a subscription. There are different subscription levels but the basic price is $5 per month. The subscription actually gives them access to the full array of Beacon content, but the specific project that they support will get the “vast majority” of their payment. Currently, there are more than 70 journalists located in 30 countries on Beacon Reader.

NewsBlur is a web-based personal news reader that enables users to curate and filter digital content according to their interests. The platform allows individuals to highlight specific stories and hide irrelevant ones, focusing on preferred blogs, authors, and topics. By streamlining the news consumption process, NewsBlur helps users navigate the overwhelming mass of information available online, fostering a more meaningful connection to the news that matters to them. The service emphasizes community engagement, encouraging discussions around current events and topics of interest.

MarketBrief analyzes 30,000+ trusted documents per day looking for relevant business headlines and breaking news all within fractions of a second.

NewsLabs offers a platform that looks to help "old school" journalists adapt to the web, by giving them help with advertising, SEO, and other issues they may not have had to deal with before.

Slinkset is a white label social news platform designed to enable users to create their own social news sites seamlessly. By providing tools for real-time message board creation, Slinkset allows individuals and organizations to integrate a personalized social news experience directly into their existing websites. This service caters to a variety of users looking to foster community engagement and share news within a customizable framework.

Writewith is a collaborative writing web app, enabling you to easily flow through the steps of writing, editing, and publishing a document with a group. A document is started by uploading an existing document (.doc, .txt, .rdf) or just typing away. After the initial draft is completed, you can invite other editors by email and assign them tasks. Writewith has full version control and even lets you post comments to each other, making it possible to edit together in real time. Currently Writewith is in beta testing with 15 college newspapers including Stanford and two of Canada's largest college papers (which even includes a national newswire).