Question 1

What is PulseAggregator?

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PulseAggregator is a live news intelligence dashboard that monitors 10000+ sources on a recurring schedule (typically every 2 hours). It aggregates articles from general, tech, finance, science, health, politics, world, business, entertainment, sports, environment, education, gaming, culture, food, and travel news sources into a single searchable feed with deduplication, clustering, and bias analysis.

Question 2

Do I need an account?

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No — the feed is publicly accessible without an account. Creating a free account gives you keyword alerts, weekly digests, and read history.

Question 3

Is it free?

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Yes — the feed, search, story clusters, story comments, alerts, and digests are free. Pro Reader ($14.99/mo) adds saved rules, bias analysis, blindspot detection, signal tags, auto-tagging, signal trends, anomaly alerts, propaganda/clickbait/spin detection, and reading analytics. Pro Developer ($49.99/mo) adds REST API access, bulk exports, webhooks, and scheduled exports. Team ($249.99/mo) adds smart alert rules, shared boards, @mentions, and team collaboration. Enterprise plans are available for organizations.

Question 4

How do I get started?

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Head to the feed to browse live articles. Use the search bar to find topics, filter by category or bias, and click any article to open it. Create an account to set up alerts and customize your experience.

Question 5

Do I need to install anything?

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No — PulseAggregator runs entirely in your browser. There is nothing to download or install. Just visit the site and start browsing.

Question 6

Can I use PulseAggregator for market research?

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Yes — PulseAggregator is an excellent tool for competitive intelligence, brand monitoring, and market research. Pro Developer users can use the API and bulk exports to build custom analysis pipelines.

Question 7

How often is the feed updated?

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The spider runs on a scheduled cadence — typically every 2 hours. Some sources may update more or less frequently. You can see the last run time for each source on the Sources page.

Question 8

Can I filter by category or bias?

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Yes — the feed supports filtering by keyword, source, category (General, Tech, Finance, Science, Health, Politics, World, Business, Entertainment, Sports, Environment, Education, Gaming, Culture, Food, Travel, Press), and bias label (Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, Right).

Question 9

What does the bias label mean?

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Each source is tagged with a bias label based on independent media fact-checking organizations. These help you understand the editorial perspective of each source. Sources page has the full breakdown.

Question 10

How does deduplication work?

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Articles are deduplicated using content hashing and semantic similarity. The same story from different sources is grouped, not hidden — you can compare coverage in the Stories section.

Question 11

Can I translate articles?

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Yes — click the translate button on any article to translate it into 20 languages. Translation is available both on the client side (feed) and server side (digests).

Question 12

Does PulseAggregator index paywalled articles?

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We index freely accessible content. Articles behind paywalls are included only if full text is available via the source's RSS feed or if our extraction pipeline can access the summary or lead paragraph. We do not bypass paywalls.

Question 13

Can I request a new source to be added?

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Yes — use the Contact form to suggest a source. We review suggestions periodically and add sources that meet our editorial quality, consistency, and update-frequency criteria.

Question 14

How many articles are indexed?

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PulseAggregator indexes articles across 10,000+ sources. The index grows with each scheduled crawl cycle. Free accounts can search the most recent 7 days of articles; Pro plans extend that to a 30-day lookback window.

Question 15

Can I save or bookmark articles?

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Yes — signed-in users can bookmark articles to read later. Bookmarked articles appear in your Saved section and persist across sessions. You can organize them by topic.

Question 16

How far back does the archive go?

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Free accounts can search articles up to 7 days back. Pro Reader, Pro Developer, Team, and Enterprise plans unlock a 30-day lookback window.

Question 17

How do keyword alerts work?

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Create an alert with one or more keywords. When new articles matching those keywords appear in the feed, you receive an email notification. You can optionally pin alerts to specific sources.

Question 18

How many alerts can I create?

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Free users can create up to 3 keyword alerts. Team users get smart alert rules with AND/OR/NOT logic, per-source and per-language filters, sensitivity sliders, and rate caps.

Question 19

What is the weekly digest?

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The weekly digest is a curated email containing the top stories matching your keywords from the past week. You can preview it on-demand for any keyword before subscribing.

Question 20

Can I send alerts to Slack or Teams?

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Yes — Pro Developer users can configure webhook alerts to POST to Slack, Microsoft Teams, or any custom endpoint. This is a separate alert type from email alerts.

Question 21

Can I pause or snooze my alerts?

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Yes — you can pause individual alerts or snooze all alerts from your Alerts dashboard. Paused alerts resume automatically after the snooze period ends.

Question 22

Can I receive digests more than once a week?

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The standard digest is weekly. Pro users can request daily digest frequency from their settings. Enterprise customers can get fully customizable digest schedules.

Question 23

What are story clusters?

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Related articles covering the same topic are automatically grouped into story clusters. This lets you see how different sources report on the same event, with a bias coverage breakdown.

Question 24

How does story comparison work?

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Open any story cluster to see a side-by-side comparison of how different bias blocs (Left, Center, Right) are covering the same story. This reveals editorial slant and framing differences.

Question 25

What are blindspots?

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Blindspots are stories where coverage is heavily skewed toward one side of the political spectrum. If a story is reported primarily by left-leaning or right-leaning sources with little coverage from the other side, it gets flagged as a blindspot.

Question 26

Is the bias data reliable?

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Bias labels are sourced from independent media watchdog organizations and fact-checking non-profits. The data is updated periodically and each source's metadata page shows the source of its rating.

Question 27

How does PulseAggregator determine bias?

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Bias labels are sourced from independent media watchdog organizations including AllSides and Media Bias/Fact Check. Each source is reviewed manually or through established methodologies to assess editorial perspective. Labels reflect political bias, not content accuracy or quality.

Question 28

Can I filter articles by bias only?

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Yes — the feed includes a bias filter that lets you show articles from Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, or Right sources only. You can combine this with category and keyword filters.

Question 29

Does bias change over time?

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Bias labels are updated periodically as watchdog organizations revise their assessments. A source's bias rating may shift if its editorial direction changes. You can see the rating date on each source's metadata page.

Question 30

What does Pro include?

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PulseAggregator offers three paid tiers. Pro Reader ($14.99/mo or $149.99/yr) includes saved search rules, news bias analysis, blindspot detection, semantic signal tags, auto-tagging, signal trends, anomaly detection alerts, propaganda/clickbait/spin detection, and reading analytics. Pro Developer ($49.99/mo or $499.99/yr) adds full REST API access via X-API-Key header, CSV/JSON bulk export with time-range filters, webhook alerts, and scheduled exports. Team ($249.99/mo or $2,499.99/yr) adds smart alert rules with AND/OR/NOT logic, shared boards, @mentions, story assignments, and team digests. Enterprise plans include SSO, RBAC, org workspaces, and audit logs.

Question 31

How do I subscribe?

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Go to the Pricing page, sign in, and click Subscribe. You will be redirected to PayPal to complete the payment. Access activates immediately on payment confirmation.

Question 32

Can I cancel my subscription?

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Yes — go to your Settings page and click Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Question 33

How do I generate an API key?

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After subscribing to Pro Developer, go to your Account page and generate an API key from the API Keys section. The key is shown once — store it securely.

Question 34

What are the API rate limits?

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Pro Developer: 120 RPM (full API). Team: 300 RPM. Enterprise: 600 RPM. Free and Pro Reader do not include API access. Full limits are documented on the API Docs page.

Question 35

Can I export more than 50,000 articles?

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Contact us for enterprise volume pricing if you need higher export limits.

Question 36

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

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Yes — you can upgrade or downgrade at any time from your Settings page. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period.

Question 37

Is there API documentation?

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Yes — full API documentation including endpoints, parameters, authentication, rate limits, and code examples in multiple languages is available on the API Docs page.

Question 38

Do unused API requests roll over?

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No — API rate limits are per-minute maximums (RPM). Unused capacity in a given minute does not accumulate or roll over to the next minute.

Question 39

How do I sign in?

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Sign in with your Google account. There are no passwords to remember or reset — just click "Continue with Google" and follow the prompts.

Question 40

Can I delete my account?

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Yes — go to your Account page and request account deletion. We will email you a confirmation link; click it to permanently remove your account including alerts, preferences, and API keys.

Question 41

Do you support two-factor authentication?

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Yes — TOTP-based two-factor authentication is available for all accounts. Compatible with Google Authenticator, Authy, and other authenticator apps.

Question 42

How is my data protected?

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All traffic uses TLS 1.3. Sign-in uses Google OAuth, so we never store passwords. API keys are stored as hashes only. Sensitive actions are confirmed via a link sent to your verified email. See our Security page for details.

Question 43

Where is my data stored?

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All data is stored in PostgreSQL on Supabase infrastructure. We do not share or sell your data.

Question 44

Do you comply with GDPR and CCPA?

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Yes — we comply with GDPR and CCPA requirements. You can request a data export or account deletion from your Account page. For privacy-related inquiries, contact us directly.

Question 45

How long do you retain my data?

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Account data (alerts, preferences, saved searches) is retained until you delete your account. If you cancel a paid subscription, your settings are preserved for 90 days before being removed. Search history is stored for 30 days for free users and 90 days for Pro users.

Question 46

Can I change my email address?

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Yes — go to your Account page and update your email in the profile settings. A verification email will be sent to the new address.

Question 47

Can I create multiple API keys?

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Yes — Pro Developer users can generate multiple API keys from the Account page. Each key can be named and revoked independently for fine-grained access management.

Question 48

Do you sell or share my personal data?

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No — we never sell or share your personal data with third parties. Your information is used solely to provide, maintain, and improve the PulseAggregator service.

Question 49

Can I export my data?

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Yes — you can export your alerts, preferences, and saved searches from your Account page at any time. Pro Developer users can also export article data in CSV or JSON format with time-range filters.

Question 50

How do you protect my payment information?

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We use PayPal for payment processing. We never store credit card numbers or banking details on our servers. PayPal handles all payment data securely under their strict security standards.

Question 51

Does PulseAggregator use cookies?

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We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We do not use third-party tracking cookies or sell browsing data. See our Privacy Policy for details.

Question 52

Is my data used to train AI models?

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No — your personal data, alerts, preferences, and usage patterns are never used to train AI models. Any AI features use general models and do not learn from your specific data.

Question 53

Is there a mobile app?

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Not yet — PulseAggregator is currently web-only but is fully responsive and works well on mobile browsers. A native mobile app is on the roadmap.

Question 54

What browsers are supported?

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We support all modern browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Internet Explorer is not supported.

Question 55

Does PulseAggregator support RSS feeds?

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Yes — many of our sources are ingested via RSS/Atom feeds. You can also subscribe to custom RSS feeds generated from your search queries or alert keywords.

Question 56

Can I integrate PulseAggregator with other tools?

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Yes — Pro Developer users can access our REST API for custom integrations. Webhook alerts can POST to Slack, Microsoft Teams, or any HTTP endpoint. Additional integrations are on the roadmap.

Question 57

Is there a dark mode?

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Yes — PulseAggregator supports both light and dark mode. Toggle it from the theme switcher in the top navigation bar. Your preference is saved across sessions.

Question 58

Is there a status page?

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Yes — our status page at status.pulseaggregator.com shows real-time uptime, incident history, and scheduled maintenance for the feed, API, and related services.

Question 59

Does PulseAggregator have an API SDK?

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Not yet — but our REST API uses standard HTTP with JSON responses, making it compatible with any programming language. Community SDKs are being developed, and official SDKs are on the roadmap.

Question 60

How do team workspaces work?

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Team workspaces are available on the Enterprise plan. You can create team workspaces, invite members, and share saved rules, views, and exports. Role-based access controls let you manage permissions. Contact us for enterprise pricing.

Question 61

Do you offer white-label deployments?

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Yes — contact us through the Contact page with Agency / white-label selected to discuss custom deployments, white-label solutions, and enterprise pricing.

Question 62

Is there an enterprise plan?

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Yes — contact us for enterprise pricing with higher rate limits, custom source configurations, dedicated infrastructure, and SLA guarantees.

Question 63

Can we get a dedicated or self-hosted instance?

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Enterprise customers can request a dedicated environment with isolated infrastructure. Self-hosted on-premises deployments are available for organizations with specific compliance requirements.

Question 64

Do you offer onboarding and training?

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Yes — Enterprise plans include dedicated onboarding support, team training sessions, and a named account manager to help your team get the most out of PulseAggregator.

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