BriefNews.ai - Real-Time AI News Summarization
Build a platform that summarizes news in real time from thousands of sources while reducing information overload.
Key Results Achieved
The Challenge
Build a platform that summarizes news in real time from thousands of sources while reducing information overload.
Business Challenges
- Ensure users can stay informed without information overload
- Deliver engaging UX on a lean startup budget
- Compete with established news aggregators
Technical Challenges
- Ingest and normalize thousands of articles in real time
- Maintain summarization accuracy and relevance
- Enrich content with media while keeping performance high
Our Solution
We developed a fast, scalable platform that aggregates global news, deduplicates and filters it, summarizes it using LLMs, and enhances it with media. The result was a real-time summarization tool with strong UX and AI-based relevance ranking.
Core Features
- Real-time news aggregation and deduplication
- AI summarization via LLMs with fact retention
- Auto-enrichment with related images and videos
- Personalized feeds with trending topics
- Fast, mobile-friendly interface
Technologies & Implementation
Technologies & Platforms
Knowledge Stack
Technical Architecture
- News aggregation pipeline with source normalization
- Vector search and semantic relevance ranking
- Cloud storage + CDN for optimized media delivery
- Scalable backend with Redis caching and topic clustering
AI Components
- AI-based summarization using OpenAI and DeepSeek
- Entity extraction, topic clustering, and semantic deduplication
- Media relevance scoring and contextual attachment
Implementation Timeline
Week 1
Discovery, tech planning, source integration
Week 2
News ingestion engine and metadata extraction
Week 3
Summarization model integration and testing
Week 4
Media enrichment with images and video
Week 5
Topic clustering and personalized feeds
Week 6
Frontend development and performance tuning
Week 7
QA and benchmarking for accuracy
Week 8
Final polish, go-live deployment
Results & Impact
Immediate Results
- Summarized 25,000+ stories in first 30 days
- Aggregated content from 1,000+ global sources
- 70% reduction in user read time per article
Long-term Impact
- High user retention with fast UI
- Established as reliable news summarization platform
- Growing user base with strong engagement metrics
“Proglia delivered an incredibly sophisticated platform on a startup budget. The AI summarization is accurate and fast, and our users love the experience. It exceeded our expectations.”
Key Lessons Learned
AI can make information consumption more efficient and enjoyable
Real-time processing at scale requires smart caching strategies
User experience is critical for news platform retention
Cost-effective development is possible with right technology choices
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