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What is the Newsreader?

The Elata Newsreader implements System 4 of Stafford Beer’s Viable System Model — the “outside and future” sensing organ of the DAO. It monitors the external environment across neuroscience, psychiatry, DeSci, and adjacent fields, then transforms raw information into actionable intelligence for token holders and contributors.
Live at: news.elata.bio
The system aggregates content from 400+ sources spanning academic journals, pharma news, neurotech companies, DeSci communities, regulatory bodies, and more. Every article is scored for relevance using OpenAI, tagged across 86 domain-specific tags, and surfaced through a Next.js frontend with full-text search and filtering.

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Source Categories

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Key Features

  • NewsAPI integration for keyword-based aggregation across global news
  • Web scraping of curated scientific and industry sources
  • GPT-powered relevance scoring — each article is evaluated against the Elata mission
  • 86 domain-specific tags covering EEG, BCI, precision psychiatry, DeSci, pharmacology, biohacking, and more
  • Podcast generation — AI-narrated audio summaries via ElevenLabs
  • Discord notifications for high-relevance articles
  • REST API serving current.json with date-filtered queries

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Tech Stack