{
  "id": 12906444,
  "title": "My News Digest Got a Telegram Channel That Forgets Everything After a Week",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/my-news-digest-got-a-telegram-channel-that-forgets-everything-after-a",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:36:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/den0011/my-news-digest-got-a-telegram-channel-that-forgets-everything-after-a-week-1o14"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A while back, the author of a free digest called RealFeedApp shared an update about the service. The digest collects science and tech news, ranks the stories by significance, and provides a short summary of each story in the user's preferred language. One recent change was the addition of a Telegram channel that automatically deletes all posts after a week. The headline for this story is that the channel format includes a setting that deletes each post after a week. The first version of the channel was a wall of text, which was not well-received. The author then redesigned the channel to post one story per message, using a card format with a cover image, headline, summary, plain-language explanation, tags, a link to the original story, and a Russian translation. The author also explained why the posts disappear after a week, emphasizing that a channel that keeps everything becomes a less useful product. The channel is meant to be a preview of the stories, leading readers to the site for more information. The author also mentioned that the channel is available in English and Russian, with the Russian version included inside the English post. The RSS feed and the Bluesky platform were also mentioned as additional ways to access the stories. Finally, each story now has its own page on the site, with a clear button to the original story. The author also explained how to add keywords to filter the feed and how the daily digest in the app provides a quieter, more honest way to stay updated.",
  "summary": "A while back I posted here about RealFeedApp , a free digest that collects science and tech news, collapses the retellings into one card, ranks by significance and writes a short summary in your language. Last time it learned to explain itself : every card got three plain-language lines under the summary. This post is about what happened since. The headline is a Telegram channel, and the most…",
  "key_points": [
    "Telegram channel for My News Digest deletes posts after a week",
    "Channel redesign includes card format with cover image and summary",
    "Russian translation included, available in English and Russian"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}