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.
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.
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.
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.