Unlike other news apps, you tell us the exact topics you care about, and we bring you time-saving, unbiased takeaways from the world's most trusted sources.
We're the team behind Dola AI serving almost 3 million users. This time we are presenting Syft AI! We are a group of productivity hackers, news junkies, tech nerds, and lifelong learners who grew tired of the "one-size-fits-none" approach of traditional news apps.
Why do we build Syft? As heavy news consumers ourselves, we kept hitting the same walls:
1. Worst pain: Locked into pre-set topics and categories Why can't I track "robotics startups news around the world, only tech breakthroughs and fundraising news" for my news feed? Or get updates on "the crazy user growth successes happening around the world"? This is why professionals waste 1.5 hours a day checking 10+ news tabs.
2. Second pain: Unfiltered, bad, scattered sources Today's news is a giant spam folder. There are good ones, but algorithm pushes what's viewed the most - clickbaits go to the top. You think: Clickbaits again? Repeat News? Another fake news? Is this local story made up again by AI?
It's imposible to get a full picture of a topic. Especially covering local news from all over the world. Wherever you go, it's just US media coverage losing local context in translation, or worse, translated truths with biases. When you want to read local news with google translation? It's 20 tabs of work.
3. Still pain: Wasting time on duplicates & recycled stories Well most of us are stockholders of at least 1 stock, and god when I read the same APPL news across 12 articles repeating each other, with a tiny bit of extra input.
How we're tackling these problems (so far): 📰 Solution 1: Self-Define your topics, track updates automatically A VC user wanted to track "Gen-AI, semiconductor, robotics, start-up news in silicon valley" - no app allowed that mix. With Syft, he typed it in. Now, it's his morning digest. You create your unique news feeds.
I (a growth professional, start-up founding team user) personally subscribe to 16 "user growth news" topics for 16 different 2C products I learn from, and each channel gathers reliable articles from 8-20 unique sources relevant & reliable to that particular topic - here comes the second breakthrough Syft brings:
🌎 Solution 2: Trusted global sources from all perspectives Our user who is a head of research on Wall Street, subscribes to the topic "What influences are Trump tariff policy creating? I want local news from countries Trump tariff affects such as Canada, China, etc."
He loves the source reliability, efficiency boosting summaries, the original truths, the different perspectives, and the untwisted local news of the same event.
And the reason behind is Syft curates reliable and high authority news specific to each topic & its relevant areas - it also means relevant local news around the world. Many users struggled to find balanced coverage and true voices from different local sources until using Syft.
✂️ Solution 3: AI-powered story deduplication & summarization to save your time Another developer user investing in Nvidia stock tracks "all reasons why Nvidia stock price fluctuates" just because trading apps bombard him with repeating news. And now half our team follows that channel.
Syft's engine stitches key updates into one takeaway - like a friend saying, "Hey, you know what's new today." You can choose when to get the push notifications alert for different channels too. Can't believe this is now his bedtime story.
We're inviting you to shape what's next: For product hunt community: Syft is now giving away 10 news channels for 0 cost where you can literally create any topics you want to follow their updates. Got a product-specific topic? A niche passion? A controversial concern? Type it in - we'll hunt the news, you reclaim your time.
Oh! Want more free news channels? We even have more quota granting our angel users who help us improve. If you are a heavy news user and want more customized channels, just fill out this poll: https://forms.gle/RJHtQDf3dMjQ4rs16
Question for you: What are your specific/unique topics you'd track or frequently search? What sources you want us to integrate next? (Our co-founder subscribes to the topic "SAAS pricing models news worldwide").
🎁 Show Don't Tell. Use cases and more - Here's Today's Steals from some awesome founders: Our friends in YC, A16Z, founders fund etc. helped us with one big favor where I think Product Hunt family may benefit from: I gathered what their startup founders find useful, helpful, novel, and awesome to follow on Syft. Here are some "secret sauces" they love:
Sometimes you just wanna sift out what can help you, and this is for all the awesome developers out there - you are our Kings:
For the bread makers and (part-time) traders, you might need a quick take-away daily: Commodity, Gold, and Bitcoin Price Trendshttps://justsyft.com/feeds/sdfQlJx55p7Op
I love the idea of this app. I've been looking for something just like this. Do you have plans for API access to it?
Is there some reason why you are not in the Google Play store?
I currently use Inoreader RSS reader. I will check out Syft
@sophiaatdola Congratulations on the launch of one of the most awaited products.
Syft AI can help me stay updated on topics that matter most to me. How does it prioritize personalized news curation?
As a fellow builder, I admire how Syft tackles two hard problems: 1) hyper-personalization without echo chambers, and 2) language barriers in global news. Congrats!
Congrats on the launch! This is getting awesome, just gave you a five star rating and yes I need more than 10 channels, how?
🚀 Congrats Syft AI team! As a news junkie, Syft solves my daily chaos:
- Topic precision: Custom channels like "Robotics fundraising in EU" actually work!
- Global truth-seeking: Local perspectives on tariff impacts > US-centric narratives.
❓ Q: Any plans for API integration? Could supercharge research workflows!
Finally - a news app that actually lets me follow ultra-specific interests. The auto-translate plus trusted sources combo is killer.
As someone who’s tired of sifting through noise, Syft's approach - letting users specify hyper-niche topics - is a breath of fresh air. Love how you combine precision with trusted sources and native-language summaries. Quick Q: How do you ensure ‘unbiased takeaways’ in practice? Excited to see how this evolves!
Really impressed by Syft AI! 🧠📚 Love how it puts users in control of their news diet—choosing topics, sources, and timing. The multilingual coverage and AI-powered summaries are especially useful for staying informed without the noise. Great job to the team! 👏 Looking forward to seeing how this evolves.
I think this is an important product for management in any industry! How to accurately find effective and true information in the age of exploding information density is a skill that decision makers must learn!
I've been looking for an app like this for a long time and have tried many others, but none of them worked well. Syft AI, however, is outstanding — the user experience is friendly and the summaries are intelligent. I really hope it continues to improve and evolve.
I have been using it for a while, and the topic-based smart subscription is very convenient. I wonder if in the future it will allow adding custom sources to the existing topics?
Glad to have this with me.
I have been trying to find an alternative to the current app I use. I wanted something more focused towards ai and have it all in just a single feed.
so far this is really great and comfortable to use. Congrats ✨
I tried the web version.
To keep up with AI developments, I tried similar tools half a year ago and even built my own crawler for notifications, but neither worked well - either the timeliness was terrible or websites blocked the crawlers.
So I was really surprised to see the "Latest AI Tools" channel here.
I also like the newest-to-oldest sorting - that's exactly how I prefer to browse news.
One small suggestion: could you add a dynamic update indicator for each channel? That way I'd know when there's new content. Also, when I select a specific article, adding a one-click summary feature would be great (haha, I'm still a bit lazy about reading).
Hey Syft Team! This sounds amazing! I love the idea of customizable news feeds. Being able to track specific topics without the clutter is a game changer. Can't wait to try it out! What’s the most unique topic you’ve seen someone request so far?
