Daily tech news curation with RSS, GPT-4o-Mini, and Gmail delivery
How it works
This workflow automatically curates and sends a daily AI/Tech news digest by aggregating articles from premium tech publications and using AI to select the most relevant and trending stories.
🔄 Automated News Pipeline
- RSS Feed Collection - Fetches articles from 14 premium tech news sources (TechCrunch, MIT Tech Review, The Verge, Wired, etc.)
- Smart Article Filtering - Limits articles per source to ensure diverse coverage and prevent single-source domination
- Data Standardization - Cleans and structures article data (title, summary, link, date) for AI processing
- AI-Powered Curation - Uses Google Vertex AI to analyze articles and select top 10 most relevant/trending stories
- Newsletter Generation - Creates professional HTML newsletter with summaries and direct links
- Email Delivery - Automatically sends formatted digest via Gmail
🎯 Key Features
- Premium Sources - Curates from 14 top-tier tech publications
- AI Quality Control - Intelligent article selection and summarization
- Balanced Coverage - Prevents source bias with smart filtering
- Professional Format - Clean HTML newsletter design
- Scheduled Automation - Daily delivery at customizable times
- Error Resilience - Continues processing even if some feeds fail
Setup Steps
1. 🔑 Required API Access
- Google Cloud Project with Vertex AI API enabled
- Google Service Account with AI Platform Developer role
- Gmail API enabled for email sending
2. ☁️ Google Cloud Setup
- Create or select a Google Cloud Project
- Enable the Vertex AI API
- Create a service account with these permissions:
- AI Platform Developer
- Service Account User
- Download the service account JSON key
- Enable Gmail API for the same project
3. 🔐 n8n Credentials Configuration
Add these credentials to your n8n instance:
Google Service Account (for Vertex AI):
- Upload your service account JSON key
- Name it descriptively (e.g., "Vertex AI Service Account")
Gmail OAuth2:
- Use your Google account credentials
- Authorize Gmail API access
- Required scopes: gmail.send
4. ⚙️ Workflow Configuration
- Import the workflow into your n8n instance
- Update node configurations:
- Google Vertex AI Model: Set your Google Cloud Project ID
- Send Newsletter Email: Update recipient email address
- Daily Newsletter Trigger: Adjust schedule time if needed
- Verify credentials are properly connected to respective nodes
5. 📰 RSS Sources Customization (Optional)
The workflow includes 14 premium tech news sources:
- TechCrunch (AI & Startups)
- The Verge (AI section)
- MIT Technology Review
- Wired (AI/Science)
- VentureBeat (AI)
- ZDNet (AI topics)
- AI Trends
- Nature (Machine Learning)
- Towards Data Science
- NY Times Technology
- The Guardian Technology
- BBC Technology
- Nikkei Asia Technology
To customize sources:
- Edit the "Configure RSS Sources" node
- Add/remove RSS feed URLs as needed
- Ensure feeds are active and properly formatted
6. 🚀 Testing & Deployment
- Manual Test: Execute the workflow manually to verify setup
- Check Email: Confirm newsletter arrives with proper formatting
- Verify AI Output: Ensure articles are relevant and well-summarized
- Schedule Activation: Enable the daily trigger for automated operation
💡 Customization Options
Newsletter Timing:
- Default: 8:00 AM UTC daily
- Modify "triggerAtHour" in the Schedule Trigger node
- Add multiple daily sends if desired
Content Focus:
- Adjust the AI prompt in "AI Tech News Curator" node
- Specify different topics (e.g., focus on startups, enterprise AI, etc.)
- Change output language or format
Email Recipients:
- Update single recipient in Gmail node
- Or modify to send to multiple addresses
- Integrate with mailing list services
Article Limits:
- Current: Max 5 articles per source
- Modify the filtering logic in "Filter & Balance Articles" node
- Adjust total article count in AI prompt
🔧 Troubleshooting
Common Issues:
- RSS Feed Failures: Individual feed failures won't stop the workflow
- AI Rate Limits: Vertex AI has generous limits, but monitor usage
- Gmail Sending: Ensure sender email is authorized in Gmail settings
- Missing Articles: Some RSS feeds may be inactive - check source URLs
Performance Tips:
- Monitor execution times during peak RSS activity
- Consider adding delays if hitting rate limits
- Archive old newsletters for reference
This workflow transforms daily news consumption from manual browsing to curated, AI-powered intelligence delivered automatically to your inbox.
Daily Tech News Curation and Gmail Delivery
This n8n workflow automates the process of curating daily tech news from an RSS feed, summarizing articles using OpenAI's GPT-4o mini, and delivering a concise daily digest via Gmail. It's designed to help you stay updated with the latest tech news without manually sifting through articles.
What it does
This workflow performs the following steps:
- Triggers Daily: The workflow is scheduled to run at a specific time daily (e.g., every morning).
- Reads RSS Feed: It fetches the latest articles from a specified RSS feed (e.g., n8n.io blog).
- Filters and Prepares Data:
- It filters out any items that do not have a
descriptionfield. - It then iterates through each article, cleaning up the
descriptionby removing HTML tags and trimming whitespace. - It also extracts the article
titleandlink.
- It filters out any items that do not have a
- Summarizes with OpenAI: For each article, it sends the cleaned description to OpenAI's GPT-4o mini model to generate a concise summary.
- Aggregates Summaries: It collects all the generated summaries along with their original titles and links.
- Formats Email Content: It constructs a well-formatted HTML email body containing all the summarized articles.
- Sends Daily Digest Email: Finally, it sends the curated daily tech news digest to a specified email address using Gmail.
Prerequisites/Requirements
To use this workflow, you will need:
- n8n instance: A running n8n instance.
- OpenAI API Key: An API key for OpenAI with access to the
gpt-4o-minimodel. This needs to be configured as an n8n credential. - Gmail Account: A Gmail account configured as an n8n credential for sending emails.
- RSS Feed URL: The URL of the tech news RSS feed you wish to monitor.
Setup/Usage
- Import the workflow: Import the provided JSON into your n8n instance.
- Configure Credentials:
- OpenAI: Create or select an existing OpenAI credential and ensure your API key is correctly entered.
- Gmail: Create or select an existing Gmail API credential. You will likely need to go through the OAuth consent process to grant n8n permission to send emails on your behalf.
- Customize RSS Feed (Node: RSS Read):
- Double-click the "RSS Read" node.
- In the "URL" field, replace the placeholder URL (
https://n8n.io/blog/feed/) with your desired tech news RSS feed URL.
- Customize Schedule (Node: Schedule Trigger):
- Double-click the "Schedule Trigger" node.
- Adjust the "Mode" and "Time" settings to define when you want the workflow to run (e.g., daily at 8:00 AM).
- Customize Email Recipient (Node: Gmail):
- Double-click the "Gmail" node.
- In the "To" field, enter the email address where you want to receive the daily tech news digest.
- Activate the workflow: Save and activate the workflow. It will now run according to your defined schedule.
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