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News Brief Sources

Curated list of sources for the daily news brief and YouTube recommendations


News Brief Sources by Category

🏎️ Formula 1

Status: Active | Spoiler Policy: Strict — no results, winners, standings

Source Type URL Notes
Formula1.com Official https://formula1.com Official news, testing updates
Sky Sports F1 Sports https://skysports.com/f1 Live blogs, technical news
Autosport Racing https://autosport.com/f1 Technical analysis
The Race Media https://the-race.com Independent coverage
Reddit r/formula1 Community https://reddit.com/r/formula1 Discussion, news aggregation

Search Query: "Formula 1 news today" site:formula1.com OR site:autosport.com


🤖 AI / LLM

Status: Active

Source Type URL Notes
Hacker News Tech https://news.ycombinator.com Community curated
LLM Stats Benchmarks https://llm-stats.com Model releases, updates
AI Updates Today News https://llm-stats.com/ai-news Daily AI news
MIT Technology Review Media https://technologyreview.com Long-form analysis
TechCrunch AI Tech https://techcrunch.com/category/artificial-intelligence/ Industry news
Anthropic Blog Company https://anthropic.com/news Claude updates, research
OpenAI Blog Company https://openai.com/blog GPT updates, research

🏠 Home Automation

Status: Active

Source Type URL Notes
Home Assistant Blog Official https://home-assistant.io/blog/ Release notes, features
Smart Home Solver YouTube/Blog https://smarthomesolver.com Reviews, guides
Everything Smart Home YouTube https://youtube.com/@EverythingSmartHome Tutorials, hardware
Reddit r/homeassistant Community https://reddit.com/r/homeassistant Community news, projects
Reddit r/selfhosted Community https://reddit.com/r/selfhosted Self-hosting tools

🎮 Gaming (Modern)

Status: New Category

Source Type URL Notes
Rock Paper Shotgun Gaming https://rockpapershotgun.com PC gaming, reviews
PC Gamer Gaming https://pcgamer.com Hardware, games
IGN Gaming https://ign.com News, reviews
GameSpot Gaming https://gamespot.com News, reviews
Reddit r/gaming Community https://reddit.com/r/gaming Community news
Reddit r/survivalgaming Community https://reddit.com/r/survivalgaming Survival games focus
Reddit r/rpg_gamers Community https://reddit.com/r/rpg_gamers RPG focus

Keywords: Open world, survival, crafting, RPG, new releases


👾 Retro Gaming

Status: New Category

Source Type URL Notes
Time Extension News https://timeextension.com Daily retro news Primary
Indie Retro News Homebrew https://indieretronews.com Homebrew, new releases
Retro Handhelds Hardware https://retrohandhelds.gg Handheld devices
Retro Game Coders Coding https://retrogamecoders.com Programming, deep dives
Retro News Community https://retronews.com General retro community
Tom's Hardware Retro Hardware https://tomshardware.com/retro-gaming Technical analysis
Den of Geek Retro Features https://denofgeek.com/retro-games Editorial content
r/retrogaming Community https://reddit.com/r/retrogaming Community news

Highlighted: Time Extension does a "Retro Recap" every weekend — roundup of the week's news.


💻 Frontend / Web Dev

Status: New Category

Source Type URL Notes
CSS-Tricks Tutorials https://css-tricks.com CSS, frontend
Smashing Magazine Design https://smashingmagazine.com Web design, UX
Frontend Focus Newsletter https://frontendfoc.us Weekly frontend news
Web.dev Official https://web.dev Google web platform
Reddit r/webdev Community https://reddit.com/r/webdev Community news
Reddit r/frontend Community https://reddit.com/r/frontend Frontend specific
Hacker News Tech https://news.ycombinator.com General tech

YouTube Channels

Retro Gaming / Hardware

Found via research:

Channel Content Why Subscribe
RMC The Cave Hardware restoration "Trash to Treasure" series — restores old systems
Jan Beta Repair/hacking Electronics, tinkering, vintage audio
Jeff Nay Rare vintage computers Altair, SOL-20, super rare stuff
Happy Console Gamer Retro gaming reviews Fun personality
RetrospectiveGaming Old CRPG reviews Deep dives into classic RPGs
RoseTintedSpectrum ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga UK perspective, witty
Civvie 11 FPS reviews Doom, Quake, retro FPS

Your Favorites (To Add)

Channel Category Why You Like It Similar Channels
[(https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles) Conspiracies He covers multiple topics from aliens to cryptids to government coverups. At the end of each video he debunks what he can.
(https://www.youtube.com/@kallmekris) True Crime Deep dives into try crime. She presets the topic in an entertaining way with a bit of comedy sprinkled in.
(https://www.youtube.com/@paulhibbert) Home automation tech He covers a wide variety of home automation tech.
https://www.youtube.com/@MrMario2011 Console gaming Hrdware He covers the console gaming moding scene. He talks about new mods and has moding tutorials.
https://www.youtube.com/@Madlittlepixel Retro Gaming A good retro gaming channel with a wide variety of content
https://www.youtube.com/@companyman114 Business He talks about business that have failed and what caused the failure from bad financial decisions to bad management
https://www.youtube.com/@NateBJones AI Maintains an unbiased informative view of the ai landscape
https://www.youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections Everyday Tech An extremely good breakdown of general tech that is in our every day lives.
https://www.youtube.com/@NetworkChuck Modern tech Covers modern technology from pc building to home networking. Very informative and excellent tutorials.

Instructions: Add your favorite channels above. For each:

  1. Channel name + link
  2. What category (gaming, tech, etc.)
  3. Why you like it
  4. I'll research similar channels

Feed/RSS Options

For automated scraping via cron:

Hacker News RSS: https://news.ycombinator.com/rss
Reddit r/formula1: https://reddit.com/r/formula1/.rss
Reddit r/retrogaming: https://reddit.com/r/retrogaming/.rss
Time Extension: [Check site for RSS]
RSS-Bridge: Self-hosted bridge for sites without RSS

News Brief Format

Obsidian Full Brief Location: News Briefs/YYYY-MM-DD.md

Template Structure:

---
title: News Brief — YYYY-MM-DD
date: YYYY-MM-DD
category: News
tags: [f1, ai, ha, gaming, retro, frontend]
---

# News Brief — YYYY-MM-DD

## 🏎️ Formula 1
• [Article](URL) — Summary
• [Article](URL) — Summary

## 🤖 AI / LLM
• [Article](URL) — Summary

## 🏠 Home Automation
• [Article](URL) — Summary

## 🎮 Gaming
• [Article](URL) — Summary

## 👾 Retro Gaming
• [Article](URL) — Summary

## 💻 Frontend / Web Dev
• [Article](URL) — Summary

Discord Summary Version:

  • One-liner per category
  • "Full brief in Obsidian" link
  • Keep under 2,000 characters

To Do

  • Add Corey's favorite YouTube channels
  • Research similar channels based on favorites
  • Test RSS feeds for automation
  • Update cron job with new sources
  • Add source reliability ratings

Created: 2026-02-25
Next: Add personal YouTube favorites