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
Source Categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Neuroscience journals | Nature Neuroscience, Cell Neuron, Frontiers, Journal of Neuroscience |
| Psychiatry & clinical | Medscape, Psychiatric News, Lancet Psychiatry, MedPage Today |
| Hardware & BCI | OpenBCI, Neuralink, Synchron, Kernel, NeuroTechX |
| Pharma & biotech | STAT News, Fierce Pharma, BioPharma Dive, Endpoints |
| DeSci & Web3 | CoinDesk, Decrypt, molecule.xyz, VitaDAO |
| Preprints & archives | arXiv (q-bio.NC, cs.AI), PubMed, bioRxiv |
| Regulatory | FDA, EMA, NIH, NSF |
| Community | Warpcast channels, Reddit, Discord |
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.jsonwith date-filtered queries
Tech Stack
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Scraper engine | Node.js, Express, TypeScript |
| Process management | PM2 |
| AI analysis | OpenAI API |
| News aggregation | NewsAPI |
| Audio generation | ElevenLabs |
| Data validation | Zod schemas |
| Frontend | Next.js 15, App Router, SSR |