NewsAPI Industry Trend Digest

Task

Use @NewsAPI/Search News ArticlesName it "NewsAPI/Search News Articles" and call it with @NewsAPI/Search News Articles to search for news across multiple industry-related keywords over the past 7 days. Use @google_searchName it "google_search" and call it with @google_search to supplement with blog posts and reports that NewsAPI might miss. Identify the top themes, group articles by topic, log raw data to Google Sheets via @Google Sheets/Add RowName it "Google Sheets/Add Row" and call it with @Google Sheets/Add Row, and post a curated digest to Slack via @Slack/Send MessageName it "Slack/Send Message" and call it with @Slack/Send Message.

Example: Give me a weekly digest of AI and machine learning news. Group by theme and post to #industry-news in Slack.

Input

The user will provide:

1. Industry or topic area (e.g., "fintech", "AI/ML", "cybersecurity", "SaaS")
2. Optional: specific subtopics or keywords to track
3. Slack channel for the digest
4. Optional: Google Sheet ID for archiving articles

Example: "Weekly roundup of everything happening in developer tools and DevOps. Post to #dev-news."

Context

Search Strategy

1. Break the industry into 3-5 specific search queries to get broad coverage
   • For "AI/ML": search "artificial intelligence", "machine learning", "large language models", "AI regulation", "AI startups"
   • For "fintech": search "fintech funding", "digital payments", "neobank", "open banking", "fintech regulation"
2. Run each query through NewsAPI with a 7-day time window
3. Supplement with Google Search for industry reports, analyst takes, and blog posts
4. Deduplicate articles that appear across multiple searches
5. Group articles into 3-5 emerging themes based on content patterns

Theme Identification

Look for clusters in the news:

• Multiple articles about the same event or trend
• Recurring company names or technologies
• Regulatory or policy shifts getting coverage
• Funding patterns (e.g., several companies in the same space raising rounds)
• Product category trends (e.g., "AI coding assistants" appearing frequently)

Scoring Articles

Rank articles by signal strength:

• Must-read: Major industry shifts, regulatory changes, big funding rounds, market-moving news
• Notable: Interesting product launches, partnerships, analyst reports
• FYI: General coverage, opinion pieces, smaller announcements

What Makes a Good Digest

• Lead with the biggest theme, not the most recent article
• Give each theme a punchy one-line summary before listing articles
• Cap it at 10-15 articles total — be ruthless about what actually matters
• End with a "So What" section connecting trends to your team's work

Output

Slack Message Format:

Industry Digest: [Topic] — Week of [Date]

[2-3 sentence executive summary of the week's biggest themes]

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Theme 1: [Theme Name] [One-line summary of this trend]

• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]
• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]
• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]

Theme 2: [Theme Name] [One-line summary]

• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]
• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]

Theme 3: [Theme Name] [One-line summary]

• [Article Title] ([Source], [Date]) — [1-line takeaway]

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So What? [1-2 paragraphs connecting these trends to actionable implications for the team. What should we be paying attention to? What might change how we operate?]

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[Total articles scanned] articles reviewed | [X] archived to Google Sheets