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The Tech Brief: Make an AI Tech News Briefing for Busy Professionals
Industry tech news and analysis, briefed by two AI anchors in minutes.
Spin up a polished, two-anchor tech news briefing from your own sources, no recording required.
The Tech Brief turns the firehose of industry tech news into a tight, listenable audio briefing voiced by two AI anchors. Instead of skimming twenty tabs before a standup, you paste a few links or connect a feed, and Pollinator Studio writes and narrates a clear, analytical rundown of what actually matters.
It works because the briefing format respects attention: a lead anchor drives the story, a second voice adds analysis and context, and the whole thing lands in your ears while you commute, walk, or clear your inbox. For newsroom editions you can schedule it to rebuild and auto-publish daily or weekly, so your audience always has the latest without you lifting a finger.
How to make one with Pollinator Studio
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Start from the pre-built The Tech Brief template
In Pollinator Studio, open the template gallery and select The Tech Brief (Tech category) with one click. It arrives ready to run: two anchors, Alnilam on lead and Autonoe on analysis, a news-paced script structure, intro and outro prompts, and background music already wired up. You can generate immediately, or customize any piece before you do.
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Add your tech sources
Feed the briefing what to cover. Paste article URLs, drop in raw text from a research doc or earnings note, or just give it a topic like 'this week in AI infrastructure.' For newsroom editions, connect an RSS, WordPress, or JSON feed so the briefing pulls the latest headlines automatically on a daily or weekly schedule.
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Edit the AI script and prompts to fit your beat
Open the script, intro, and outro prompts and sharpen them for your niche, fintech, cybersecurity, devtools, or enterprise SaaS. Tell the AI to prioritize analysis over recap, flag implications for engineers, or keep each story under 90 seconds. Set the target length (a 5-7 minute brief is ideal for a daily) so the script writes to that runtime.
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Tune the two anchors and voices
Keep Alnilam and Autonoe or swap either from the 73 available AI voices. Preview voices before committing, then set each host's delivery and pace, a crisp, authoritative lead and a slightly warmer analyst pairs well. Up to 4 anchors are supported if you want to add a guest correspondent for a recurring segment.
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Set music, cover art, and pronunciation
Choose a background bed and transitions from the 83-track licensed library, or keep the template default. Generate cover art with AI or upload your own brand artwork. Add workspace or project pronunciation rules so product names, tickers, and acronyms (Kubernetes, GPU, SaaS, NVDA) are said correctly every time.
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Render, then download or distribute
Generate the briefing and let the fast async render assemble script, voices, music, and transitions into a finished episode. Download the MP3 to share internally, or use one-click RSS distribution to push it to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Save your tuned setup as a custom template so every future edition is one click.
Make it your own
The The Tech Brief template is ready to use as-is — one click and you're generating. But every part is editable: swap any of the 73 AI voices and set each host's delivery and pace, change the background music, edit the AI script and intro/outro prompts, set the length, and add your own or AI-generated cover art. Use The Tech Brief as-is for an instant briefing, or change everything: swap either anchor from 73 voices and tune each host's delivery and pace, edit the AI script, intro, and outro prompts to match your beat (AI, fintech, cybersecurity, devtools), set the length, change the background music, generate or upload cover art, and save it all as your own reusable custom template.
Prefer to start from scratch? Build your own custom template and save your setup to reuse for every future episode.
Tips for a great tech episode
- Keep dailies to 5-7 minutes and lead with the single biggest story, professionals bail on bloated briefings; let the AI rank stories by impact, not chronology.
- Use the analysis anchor (Autonoe) for the 'so what', prompt the script to have the second voice add implications and context after each headline rather than just reading more facts.
- Load your beat's jargon into pronunciation rules once, tickers, product names, and acronyms mispronounced even once break trust with a technical audience.
- For newsroom editions, schedule the rebuild for early morning and auto-publish so the briefing is waiting before your audience's first meeting.
- Save a custom template per vertical (AI, security, fintech) so you can spin up parallel briefings without re-tuning prompts and voices each time.
What you can do with Pollinator Studio
- 100+ ready-made templates — one click to start
- 73 AI voices — preview + per-host delivery & pace
- AI script from a URL, pasted text, or a topic
- 83-track licensed music + transition library
- AI-generated (or upload your own) cover art
- One-click RSS distribution to Spotify, Apple & Amazon
- Schedule daily/weekly auto-generation + auto-publishing from your feed
Try the The Tech Brief template free
30 minutes of audio per month. No credit card, no microphone.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
Can I make this a fully automated daily tech briefing?
Yes. In newsroom edition mode, connect an RSS, WordPress, or JSON feed and set a daily or weekly schedule. Pollinator Studio rebuilds the briefing from the latest headlines and can auto-publish it to your distribution channels with no manual step.
How do I keep the analysis sharp instead of just reading headlines?
Edit the script prompt to instruct the AI to add context and implications after each story, and lean on the second anchor for the 'so what.' Limiting each story's length also forces the script to prioritize insight over recap.
Can I change the voices and add a third host?
Absolutely. Swap Alnilam or Autonoe for any of the 73 AI voices, preview them first, and set each host's delivery and pace. The template supports up to 4 anchors, so you can add a guest correspondent for a recurring segment.
Will technical terms and product names be pronounced correctly?
Set workspace or project pronunciation rules for acronyms, tickers, and product names. Once added, every briefing renders them correctly, which matters when your audience knows the difference.
Do I have to publish a feed, or can I just get the file?
Both work. Download the finished MP3 to drop into Slack, a newsletter, or an internal portal, or use one-click RSS distribution to Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.
