Ungated
How it works
Ungated gives you the day's news in a few calm minutes: short summaries in our own words, each built from several sources and linked to all of them. It is free, has no ads and does not track you.
Why it exists
Much of the best journalism sits behind paywalls, so a quick, trustworthy overview of the day is hard to find. Ungated collects what free and open sources report, groups reports of the same event, and tells you in a few sentences what happened, with a link to every source so you can read more.
We never copy or republish anyone's articles, and we never get around paywalls.
From reports to a story
- Collect. Every 30 minutes from early morning to late evening, and hourly overnight, we read the official news feeds of 25 free and open sources from 20 countries. See them all.
- Group. Reports about the same event, in any language, are grouped into one story. A computer does the grouping; no AI writes anything at this step.
- Rank. Stories reported by more independent sources, by official bodies or very recently rise to the top. Each section gets a fair share of the day.
- Write. An AI model reads the facts the sources report and writes a summary of 30 to 60 words in its own words, plus a line on why it matters when that is clear from the facts. How we use AI.
- Check. Before anything is published, automatic checks make sure the summary sticks to the facts the sources report, doesn't reuse their wording, and doesn't name private people in crime or accident stories.
- Publish. The story goes on the site with every source linked. If a story changes, we update it and say what changed.
Stories without a summary
Sometimes a story shows only who reported it, with links, and no summary. That happens when the story touches a sensitive subject, when so far only sources that don't allow summaries have reported it, when the facts are still thin, when our checks hold a summary back, or when the free AI service we use has reached its daily limit. These cards contain no AI-written text.
People in the loop
Stories are published automatically. An editor is responsible for the site, can correct or remove any story at any time, and answers every message. Corrections are public, and you can reach us at [email protected].