Time-savers
Get a weekly news digest on what you follow
Every Monday you get a short email with the notable news on the companies or topics you pick, each with a link.
Costs here use the prices AI companies charge software developers, so they show relative cost, not your monthly bill. See what ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini charge you.
Starter recipe, not yet tested end to end.
What it does for you
Searches the web for last week's news on each company or topic on your list, keeps up to three items for each with a source link, and says so when nothing happened.
Time saved
Replaces a round of manual searching each week. We have not measured the time saved yet.
What it costs to run
| Model to start with | Cost for 100 topics |
|---|---|
| Sonar Pro | $2.55 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.70 (about 70 cents) |
How to build it
You will need: Make or n8n (automation apps, set to run weekly); Email or Slack
- Schedule it for Monday morning.
- For each company or topic, ask the search model for last week's notable news with links.
- Combine the answers and ask a cheap model to remove repeats and put the most important first.
- Email or message the digest to yourself.
Instructions to give the AI
What notable news happened for {{topic}} in the last 7 days? Give up to 3 items, each with one sentence and a source link. If there is nothing notable, say so.