About Kern
A calm daily news briefing: the stories that matter, written plainly, with the sources linked so you can check them.
What you get
Top stories are the handful that would lead a serious paper that day: usually four or five each morning, and never more than seven in a day. Headlines cover everything else worth knowing, in a line or two. Good Reads are longer explainers that stay around for a few weeks. Catch up holds earlier stories you haven't seen.
How the stories are made
Twice a day, Kern reads a curated list of trusted sources: news agencies, public broadcasters, major newspapers and official bodies, from many countries. An AI editor picks what matters, including stories that get less coverage, and an AI writer turns each one into a short, plain-English piece. Every article links the reporting it is based on. Drafts that are thin or badly sourced are thrown out.
AI writes every article on Kern. Each fact should lead back to reporting or documents published by people. Kern doesn't own that reporting. It summarises what has been made public, never copies articles in full, and always links the original.
Where people come in
I read all the feedback. I can remove articles, fix mistakes and add sources. The engine runs on its own, but I keep an eye on it. If something looks wrong, flag it from the article or send me a message.
A note from Ed
I'm Ed, from Scotland. I made Kern because I like reading the news. And, perhaps like you, because not only am I curious to learn, I'm sceptical. I like to know the sources, the evidence behind anything I read. So Kern is the app I always wanted to find: a good-looking, minimal news app that surfaces top stories and interesting reads.
My background is mainly in tech start-ups, but I did work for a newspaper in Beirut for a year, and I love tinkering with stuff on the side. For many years I used a basic RSS aggregator that I'd built. I'm still learning, so if you have any feedback or suggestions, please let me know. I'd love to hear from you.
No ads, no tracking. Kern is kept going by optional tips.