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Your news, read aloud before your coffee's ready.
Pick the topics you care about, the outlets you trust and the time you listen. Every morning, Morning Desk turns the day's headlines into a short briefing made just for you.
Free while in early access. Takes about a minute to set up.
Today's briefing
Top stories · World · Tech
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In pictures: More than 500,000 took to the streets as France protests erupted into violence
CNBC
- 02
Suburban women souring on Paxton could doom him in tight race
The Washington Post
- 03
Exclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Discuss Ukraine Deal
WSJ
How it works
Three choices. One briefing, every morning.
- 1
Choose your topics
World, business, tech, sport, or anything you type in, like “Formula 1” or “climate”.
- 2
Pick your sources
Favour the outlets you trust. Hear them first, or hear only them.
- 3
Set your time
Tell us when you listen. Your briefing is ready and waiting by then.
Features
Built for the first ten minutes of your day
Radio-style briefing
A short, natural-sounding read of the stories that matter to you. No scrolling required.
Thousands of outlets
Headlines come from Google News, so every major outlet and many local ones are covered.
Your sources first
Choose favourite outlets and their stories rise to the top, or filter everything else out.
On your schedule
Weekdays at 7:00? Every day at 6:30? Set it once and forget about it.
Listen in any podcast app
Your briefing shows up as a private podcast, right next to your other shows.
Or get it by email
Prefer reading? Get the same briefing in your inbox at your time.
Start tomorrow better informed.
Set up your briefing in about a minute. You can change everything later.