Your world, briefed.

The news as a short, personalised audio brief — only the stories that matter to you, in the time you actually have. Set a time and it's ready when you are.

No doomscrolling · No ads · 3–7 minutes
Why it's good

You're busy. The news doesn't care.

Endless feeds, twenty open tabs, and you still feel behind. While You Were Busy does the reading for you and hands back a tight audio briefing of what actually moved — so you're informed in the gaps of your day, not buried by them.

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Audio-first

Listen on your commute, your run, or your morning coffee. Eyes free, hands free.

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Personalised to you

Pick the topics you care about and the brief is weighted to them — not a one-size feed.

On your schedule

Choose a time; it's generated and waiting. Wake up to a brief instead of a firehose.

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The whole world

Global sources, balanced across regions and languages so you're not stuck in one bubble.

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English & Mandarin

Listen in English or Mandarin Chinese today, with more languages on the way.

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Private by design

No ads, no cross-app tracking, no selling your data. An anonymous account — no sign-up needed.

How it works

From "too much news" to done, in three steps.

Pick your topics

Tell it what you care about — world, markets, tech, your region, whatever. Or just describe it in plain words.

Set a time, or tap generate

Schedule a daily brief for the morning, or make one on demand. It scores the stories, writes the script, and narrates it.

Listen — and get on with your day

A 3–7 minute briefing, saved on your device for offline listening. Skip between stories, scrub, done.

Ready when you are

Get the brief. Skip the scroll.

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