Bottom line up front.

BLUF saves you time. It reads credible reporting and official sources from across the U.S. and the world, groups coverage of the same real-world event, and tells you what happened, why it matters, what changed and what to watch — with every source one tap away.

Why BLUF exists: the two-minute rule →

Collect

Every two hours BLUF checks news outlets, government agencies and medical journals through their public feeds.

Filter

Celebrity, lifestyle, opinion columns and routine noise are set aside. Single-outlet claims can wait for corroboration.

Cluster

Reports about the same event are grouped together, so five articles become one brief.

Brief

The BLUF engine writes a neutral headline, a two-sentence BLUF, why it matters and what's next — using only the linked sources.

Trace

Each key claim is tagged with its evidence state and linked to the reporting that supports it.

Editorial standards

Neutral and nonpartisan. BLUF doesn't advocate, rank political actors or tell you what to think. Contested claims are attributed to whoever made them.
U.S.-first, globally aware. Consequential U.S. developments lead; major world events and those that affect U.S. interests are included.
The top keeps moving. A story with no new developments for about three hours gradually gives up its top spot to fresher news, in line with how major news sites rotate their front pages (top stories typically last 2 to 5 hours). Stories with real new reporting keep their place, and the biggest stories can hold the top longer.
Evidence states, not fake confidence. Confirmed means an official or primary source supports it. Corroborated means two or more independent outlets agree. Reported means one outlet reports it. Disputed means credible sources conflict. BLUF never shows made-up confidence percentages. See the evidence standard →
Automated, source-bound, monitored. Sourcing and summaries are automated by the BLUF engine, using the linked articles only, then checked automatically so that evidence labels match the sources. Our team monitors the briefs and reviews top stories (marked “Reviewed”), but stories publish automatically, so the engine can still make mistakes. Verify important details at the original.
Images. Story photos are file photos from Wikimedia Commons that are public domain or openly licensed (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA) — never news-agency or outlet photos. Each one is credited with its author and license and links to its source page. A file photo shows a subject tied to the story (a place, institution or public figure), not the event itself. When no suitable free photo exists, BLUF uses its own labeled illustration.
Medical content is not medical advice. Research findings are often preliminary. Talk to a qualified clinician before making health decisions.

The CUB audio brief

The Commander's Update Brief is an on-demand audio briefing modeled on the executive update brief. It reads the top developments aloud with the bottom line first, using your device's built-in voice, and you can control it hands-free (“next”, “go back”, “stop”). The CUB is built from public, open-source reporting — it is not an official or classified product.

Sources BLUF monitors

BLUF links to the originals and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt only. Read the full stories at the source. Select an outlet to see what it has covered recently and how often it reported a story first.

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