In detail / 01 · READING

Read sourced material first. Judge after.

Each day the reading edition picks the items worth your time from public sources: changes to AI companies, products and industries — every story carrying its source, publication time and the key numbers. Cards for scanning, full stories for depth.

  1. A daily editionThe day's items grouped by date; news cards tell you what happened at a glance — a restrained list, never padded for volume.
  2. Original sourcesEvery story names its source and publication time; key numbers are checked against the original, not paraphrased without attribution.
  3. Scan, then read deepNews cards carry the overview; stories worth depth are written up as short essays. Two layers, two jobs.
  4. Light markersOnly three markers — [background], [open question], [editor's note] — keeping facts, doubts and editorial judgment apart.
  5. Hand-off to researchAny story can be taken into research to keep asking: check the numbers, compare definitions, look for counterevidence.
  6. Bilingual editionsChinese and English editions are written and fact-checked independently — not machine translation.
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Three markers, known before you read

Light markers come in exactly three kinds — facts, doubts and editorial judgment never mix.

  • [background]Context: why this matters and what came before.
  • [open question]A claim we could not verify, with the doubt spelled out — your call.
  • [editor's note]The desk's judgment and reminders, kept apart from the facts.

From reading to research

  1. ReadScan the day's edition: news cards for the overview, essays where depth is due.
  2. AskQuestion a number or a claim? Take it into research — back to the source, compare definitions, look for counterevidence.
  3. TrackHand the judgments worth watching to the radar; it alerts only when something changes.