AI;DR
AI;DR

Release notes

AI;DR goes public at aidr.today

This is the first public release of AI;DR: ranked AI news with a short daily digest, in English and Vietnamese, at aidr.today. In three weeks it grew from three sources to 25, got a page for every story, and started reaching readers in Chrome, on Telegram, by email, over RSS, and through MCP.

v0.1.0Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026
332
commits
98
features
102
fixes
+22
news sources (3 → 25)

Highlights

  1. A page for every story. Every story now has a short permalink such as aidr.today/90b333df, with key sources inline and a photo gallery when the source has images. Shared links show a branded AI;DR card with the story photo. Try it

    An AI;DR share card: the story headline on the left, the story photo on the right, source, date, and category below.
    The card a story link shows on social apps and chat.

  2. One Get AI;DR menu. Header actions merged into one menu: Chrome Extension, the Telegram channels, Email Subscription, Submit, Data Analytics, and Algorithms. On phones it opens as a near-full-screen grid of large tiles. Try it

    The Get AI;DR menu open under the header, listing Chrome Extension, Telegram, Facebook, Email, Contribute, Data Analytics, Algorithms, and About.
    Current look. Facebook and Contribute were added in 0.1.12.

  3. Telegram in two languages. The English channel @aidr_today joined the Vietnamese @aihomnay. Each posts the daily digest and a few trending stories during the day, with photo and video albums and one button to read the story. Try it

    The Telegram tab on Get AI;DR, with buttons for @aidr_today and @aihomnay and a preview of a channel post.

  4. The digest by email. The email digest got the AI;DR look, story thumbnails, and highlighted model and company names. English and Vietnamese subscribers now get separate editions, and the Email tab shows a live preview of the latest one. Try it

  5. Chrome new tab. The extension is on the Chrome Web Store. Every new tab opens today's AI;DR and the ranked feed, in the same layout and fonts as the homepage, and paints from cache first so it shows up at once. Try it

    The Chrome tab on Get AI;DR: the extension card with a Chrome Web Store button beside a preview of the new tab page.

  6. Read it anywhere. aidr.today has an RSS feed at /feed.xml in both languages and a Google News sitemap. AI agents can read the news over MCP with no account or key, and every story is available as Markdown. Try it

    The MCP Server page: the connect config, a Claude Code command, and the four read-only tools.

  7. More sources, fairer ranking. Sources grew from 3 to 25, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, xAI, AWS, Hugging Face, and arXiv. Outlets covering the same story merge into one row, more sources lift a story's rank, and no single source can fill more than a quarter of the feed. Try it

    An open story with its summary, key sources, photo, topics, and score.

  8. The pipeline in the open. The Data page shows every ingest run, each source's health, the models behind scoring and translation, and token use per day. The footer links to the latest run with a health dot. Try it

    The Data page: the models used for each pipeline step, overview tabs, totals, and a chart of stories per day.

Changelog

Features50

  • webStory permalinks are short: aidr.today/<id>.f5d525d#83
  • webOutlets covering the same story merge into one row, and a story's rank and trending score rise with the number of sources.83d36e9#39
  • webA panel of reviewer models checks each story's score before it is ranked.fd5314a#209
  • webStory sources show compact and inline under the summary.db0b838#176
  • webStories with several images show them as a small gallery.0c5e80c
  • webThe expanded story panel is flatter, with a larger thumbnail that zooms on hover.9d48543
  • webEach category has its own accessible accent color.340ed62#159
  • webNew visitors see all four homepage sections by default.bd22e36#308
  • webThe digest title comes from its own bullets and leads with one hero image.b04b3b6#247
  • webHeader actions merged into the Get AI;DR menu.710de64#133
  • webOn phones the menu opens near full screen with an icon for each link.d4112a7
  • webSign in is always in the header, without waiting for the login script.a91143d
  • webThe header can play a short intro video.f41f264#309
  • webStory links share a branded AI;DR card.3873acc
  • webShare cards show the story photo when there is one.a9d6701#175
  • webThe homepage has its own masthead share card.177a633
  • telegramThe English digest posts to @aidr_today.619d006#251
  • telegramTelegram posts come as photo albums with one read button, in one language per channel.1ffa2b7
  • telegramTelegram albums can include videos.53c232f#287
  • telegramFewer trending posts, only during the day, with more room on big-news days.f0816a1#315
  • mailThe email digest has the AI;DR look and its own delivery tabs.fe30042#38
  • mailEmail stories have thumbnails, compact rows, and highlighted names.93e5e8d
  • mailEnglish and Vietnamese subscribers get separate editions.00bd53e#261
  • webThe Email tab shows a live preview of the latest digest.9558832
  • webSubscribe tabs keep their state in the URL, and the menu links straight to email signup.6b858e4
  • webChrome Web Store links on the extension page and in the footer.69bbce7#32
  • extensionThe new tab matches the aidr.today layout.a66bc53#37
  • extensionThe new tab paints the cached digest first, then refreshes.888f8d2
  • extensionStories open in a dialog on the new tab.416dcf7
  • extensionA roomier layout, aligned header icons, and no host or score clutter.d917f6b#46
  • extensionA reload button sits next to the updated time.90004f3
  • webAn RSS feed at /feed.xml, a Google News sitemap, and a sitemap that keeps older stories.07b05a6#236
  • webAnyone can read the news over MCP with no account or key.735621d#237
  • webBrowsers with agent tools get four read-only tools on the page.1cb0c6d#238
  • webEvery story is available as Markdown for agents.117af6e#149
  • webllms.txt, an API catalog, and agent and MCP cards describe how to use the site.bf13c7e
  • web/submit keeps the form on the left and your history on the right.0a340d7
  • webSubmissions and suggestions pass a review panel before they go live.1b2e0e9#295
  • webTranslation moved to Gemini 3.5 Flash.a720ef0
  • webA second model reviews each translation for meaning.0dbf371#158
  • sourcesNew sources: xAI news, Google DeepMind, and the AWS ML blog.a4f58be#80
  • sourcesSeven new RSS sources, plus the MarketBrief AI hub.8fe5997
  • sourcesMore verified news sources, each with its own health tracking.dda036f#241
  • sourcesarXiv papers, with a cap so they cannot flood the feed.5235a46#286
  • sourcesLobsters filtered by tag, and Hacker News by points.242c932#294
  • webThe Data page was redesigned, with tabs for runs, sources, models, and the ranking algorithm.2b63ced#205
  • webThe Data page loads instantly and fills each card as its numbers arrive.a3130cd
  • webAn Audience tab shows a snapshot of site traffic.c8eb48b
  • webThe footer shows when the feed last updated, with a health dot linked to the latest run.cfc876e#265
  • webA public changelog at /changelog.542b676

Fixes21

  • webNo single source can take more than 25% of the feed.f98ffc4#299
  • webDigest bullets get their story thumbnails and links back.bc9de56#34
  • webStory summaries are no longer cut short, and a story with no photo falls back to its share card.b2fca66#256
  • webThe story dialog is wider on large screens, tighter overall, and shows the summary.c0d27c4
  • webStory pages hide an empty source link or a missing date instead of showing a blank.6493dd5#289
  • webCategories stay in the site's own list in every language.0077a40
  • webMuted text uses colors with enough contrast on every reading background.dcfa6bc#240
  • webThe phone menu is a two-column grid of large tiles, with language at the top.ff9d158
  • webHeader icons have 44px tap targets with even spacing.d1fed2e#79
  • webAbout moved from reading settings into the menu.85eca74
  • webYour language choice stays as you move between pages, without redirect loops.4d18a7c#182
  • webThe story dialog links to the permalink in your language.71cadb8
  • webSign-in no longer fails with a 502 after the login handshake.58d1445#212
  • webnews.duyet.net redirects to the same page on aidr.today.ab701ad#48
  • webThe site no longer loads Microsoft Clarity or the pageview tracker.f472129
  • webLong headlines and missing photos no longer break the share card layout.7a71163#192
  • telegramA post whose send result is unknown is not sent a second time.8f0e9de#314
  • mailDigest links are clickable in Gmail and fonts render without stray quotes.3fc9c09#56
  • webGet AI;DR lives at /subscribe.639e22d#66
  • webLinks in story Markdown are sanitized against escaped-URL tricks.715e28a#184
  • webSubmitting works with a normal signed-in session, and the title is optional.bc16dbe

Performance8

  • webThe homepage renders with about three database round trips.41ed437#130
  • webSign-in code loads after the page, not before it.4c189f1#132
  • webPages you already opened come back from a local cache.f060469#126
  • webSelf-hosted fonts and smaller thumbnails make phones paint faster.9caafe6
  • webThe main text paints sooner and no longer jumps when fonts load.b476a14#243
  • webCritical CSS is inlined so the first paint needs no extra request.bea5b44#291
  • webThe AI;DR wordmark no longer shifts while the page loads.9b16fef#303
  • webThe Data page loads each section on its own.5a08809#122

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