Build a personalized news brief around the topics you care about. No more sorting through dozens of websites to keep up. First Pass filters hundreds of news articles into a concise briefing, tailored to your interests. It only surfaces stories that matter to you with a crisp summary and sentence on why it matters. Articles from leading publications summarized and analyzed- so you get to what matters quicker.
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Relevant, concise, customizable news summary platform that sends news highlights right to your inbox. Essential part of my morning routine.
What needs improvement
Customizable levels of analysis would be great
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Chosen over traditional news outlets that have pages of headlines and more inherent bias.
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I found myself spending way too much time manually checking different sources just to keep up with the news I cared about. So I built a personal agent that scans leading publishers every day, filters for stories I’d find interesting, and gives me a quick summary + a first pass on why this story matters.
A bunch of my friends said they’d love something like this for them too, so I scaled it into First Pass (https://firstpass.news).
You can choose from a set of existing topics, or suggest your own, and the agents will find automatically find the best sources and ingest them. You can also configure when you'd want your newsletter and how frequently.
If you think this would be useful to you, check it out and let me know what you think!
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Tried it this morning with a few topics and the summaries were actually useful, not just chopped headlines. Like that it tells me why a story matters without me having to click through.
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@havagqhy Really glad to hear that. The goal with First Pass is not just to shorten the news, but to give you enough clarity and context to understand what matters and reach to your own take faster. Great to know the summaries are actually helping with that!
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Love that each story comes with a quick "why it matters" line—that tiny touch makes the brief feel curated instead of just filtered. Smart build choice.
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@yiitellezf6fz Really appreciate that. The goal is for First Pass to add judgment and context, not just filter more information into your inbox. Glad the “why it matters” line made that difference!
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The "why it matters" line under each summary is such a thoughtful touch—it turns a skim into actual understanding instead of just headlines. Clean execution on something a lot of news apps skip.
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@eray3y7c Thank you! That was exactly the goal. I wanted First Pass to go beyond summarizing what happened and give readers enough context to quickly understand why the story is worth paying attention to. Really glad that came through!
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Tried it for my morning routine and the "why it matters" line is genuinely useful, saves me from opening ten tabs just to figure out if I care.
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@ademhelvac59796 That’s exactly what I’m hoping First Pass becomes part of: a morning routine that gives you enough clarity to know what deserves your attention, without needing ten tabs to get there!
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What I like is the way it’s news without any distractions.. I get the gist from the topics that matter to me at the precise time everyday. And it lets me customize the news according to my interests is a big deal versus giving me what’s interesting in general from whoever’s point of view.
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Tried it this morning with a few topics and the summaries were actually useful, not just chopped headlines. Like that it tells me why a story matters without me having to click through.
@havagqhy Really glad to hear that. The goal with First Pass is not just to shorten the news, but to give you enough clarity and context to understand what matters and reach to your own take faster. Great to know the summaries are actually helping with that!
Love that each story comes with a quick "why it matters" line—that tiny touch makes the brief feel curated instead of just filtered. Smart build choice.
@yiitellezf6fz Really appreciate that. The goal is for First Pass to add judgment and context, not just filter more information into your inbox. Glad the “why it matters” line made that difference!
The "why it matters" line under each summary is such a thoughtful touch—it turns a skim into actual understanding instead of just headlines. Clean execution on something a lot of news apps skip.
@eray3y7c Thank you! That was exactly the goal. I wanted First Pass to go beyond summarizing what happened and give readers enough context to quickly understand why the story is worth paying attention to. Really glad that came through!
Tried it for my morning routine and the "why it matters" line is genuinely useful, saves me from opening ten tabs just to figure out if I care.
@ademhelvac59796 That’s exactly what I’m hoping First Pass becomes part of: a morning routine that gives you enough clarity to know what deserves your attention, without needing ten tabs to get there!
What I like is the way it’s news without any distractions.. I get the gist from the topics that matter to me at the precise time everyday. And it lets me customize the news according to my interests is a big deal versus giving me what’s interesting in general from whoever’s point of view.
Reply to your onboarding email with "Product Hunt" to get a +1 max topic boost for your account on First Pass! Sign up now!