About

Magpie is a daily audio news briefing covering the stories that shaped the past twenty-four hours across the United States, India, and the wider world. Each morning, a new edition is generated from current news sources, converted to speech, and published here.

How it works

An AI model searches wire services each morning, synthesises the day's reporting into spoken segments, and publishes the audio alongside full transcripts. Primary sourcing draws from Reuters, the Associated Press, BBC News, and The Hindu, among others.

Daily segments

The Big Picture The most consequential global stories of the past 24 hours.
US Economy & Markets Markets, monetary policy, and the economic indicators that moved the day.
India Briefing Politics, business, and society across India.

Weekly specials

Energy Security A weekly look at global energy markets grounded in physical reality: oil flows, gas prices, the pace of the energy transition, and what the underlying numbers actually show. The segment pays particular attention to India's position as the world's third-largest energy consumer, tracking Russian crude imports, Gulf exposure, and the renewables buildout against stated targets.

Editorial policy

Every specific claim is sourced from live search at generation time. Wire services are the first authority for facts; where sources report different figures for the same number, the discrepancy is noted. Public reaction on Reddit and commentary from named analysts on X are drawn on as a secondary layer, to surface how informed people are reading a story. These are treated as context, not reportage, and opinion is attributed as such.

The briefings aim to be neutral in editorial stance and consistent in voice. Received Pronunciation, for those keeping score.

A note on accuracy

These briefings are produced by an AI model and are intended as an orientation to the day's events. Specific figures and attributed statements should be verified against primary reporting before being relied upon.