Last week, I built something I've been wanting for a long time: four AI-curated Telegram news channels that aggregate, filter, and deliver breaking news — completely automated, 24/7.
No manual curation. No editorial bias. Just the news, from trusted sources, delivered instantly.
The Problem
I was tired of:
- Scrolling through 50 tabs of news sites
- Missing important stories buried in algorithmic feeds
- Getting the same story from 10 different sources
So I built my own.
The Architecture
Each channel runs on the same engine:
- RSS Aggregation — Pulls from 8-14 trusted sources per topic
- Web Search — SearXNG queries catch breaking stories RSS hasn't picked up yet
- Deduplication — Title hashing prevents the same story appearing twice
- Smart filtering — For niche channels, keywords filter mainstream feeds for relevant stories only
- Image Extraction — Pulls og:image from articles for rich posts
- Telegram Delivery — One story per message, with images
The Channels
Pokemon News Pulse
Sources: Serebii, PokeBeach, PokeJungle, PokePatch, Pokemon GO Hub, Dexerto, NintendoLife, NintendoEverything, ScreenRant + mainstream gaming sites filtered for Pokemon content.
AI Tech Pulse Daily
Sources: TechCrunch, Ars Technica, The Verge, Wired, VentureBeat, MIT Tech Review, Hacker News
The Daily Brief
Sources: BBC, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Guardian, PBS NewsHour
EZ Market Alpha
Sources: CoinDesk, CoinTelegraph, Decrypt, The Block, Bitcoin Magazine
The Code
The core logic is surprisingly simple:
# Fetch from multiple RSS feeds
all_stories = []
for name, url in RSS_FEEDS:
stories = fetch_rss(url)
all_stories.extend(stories)
# Deduplicate
seen = load_seen_hashes()
new_stories = [s for s in all_stories if hash(s.title) not in seen]
# Post one story per message with image
for story in relevant[:3]:
image = story.image or extract_og_image(story.url)
post_to_telegram(story, image)
The whole thing runs on a single Linux server via cron. No cloud. No API costs.
What's Next
- Premium tier with AI analysis
- Custom alerts for specific topics
- More niche channels
Want to try it? All free, all automated, all signal:
Part of the Building MFS Corp series.
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