Personal news monitor: a short neutral brief on your topics and area a few times a day, every story sourced, no repeats, alerts only for truly big news.
What this Grok bot does
A personal news monitor that sends a short, neutral brief on your own topics and area a few times a day, every story linked to its source with no repeats, plus a quick alert only for truly big breaking news.
Max News at a glance
Max News is an on demand research bot shared by @jimaggie and first listed on 2026-10-25. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. One public catalog lists it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-25.
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Max News
- Prefer bots that cite sources inline over ones that only summarize.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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