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Eight alerts watch the same six topics. Every message is timed from the moment its story first appeared online.

Stories
58
Alerts
8
Window
Oct 20 to Nov 1, 2026
Updated
Nov 1, 3:00 PM ET

01 Standings

Ranked by stories reported first, then share caught, then typical delay.

#AlertFirst to reportCaughtTypical delayBad pushes
1Tellwhen
45/58
95%55/5814 min0
2Muse
6/58
82%47/571 h 31 min3
3Google Alerts
3/58
82%46/5610 h 45 min1,649+
4Grok
2/58
91%49/547 h 52 min617+
5Google AI Mode
2/58
17%5/3010 h 58 min17
6ChatGPT
0/58
48%13/2721 h 50 min3
7Gemini
0/58
21%12/571 day 1 h 17 min57
8Claude
0/58
17%5/291 h 17 min0
First to report
stories it reached before every other alert.
Caught
share of the stories it could be scored on.
Typical delay
the median time after the story first appeared online. Tellwhen’s time is its first email on that topic from the creator’s alerts.
Bad pushes
old news, repeats, or not what the alert asked for. A + means at least that many. Tellwhen’s count starts Oct 29, 11:14 AM ET.

02 Highlights

Six of Tellwhen’s fastest emails, each timed from the moment its story first appeared online.

1 min

Warhound $200M seed round

Big startup funding over $100M

First online
Thu Oct 22, 7:15 PMTechCrunch
Tellwhen
Thu Oct 22, 7:16 PM

2 min

Recursive releases Flint, an open 40B coding model

Major AI model or product releases

First online
Wed Oct 21, 12:35 PMWired, via Techmeme
Tellwhen
Wed Oct 21, 12:37 PM

2 min

eBay cuts about 9% of staff

Big tech company layoffs

First online
Wed Oct 21, 8:05 AMTechmeme, from a Reuters report
Tellwhen
Wed Oct 21, 8:07 AM

3 min

Cohere Series E targeting up to C$7B

Big startup funding over $100M

First online
Thu Oct 29, 11:45 AMCompany release on PR Newswire
Tellwhen
Thu Oct 29, 11:48 AM

3 min

Guidewire buys hyperexponential, $1.7B (up to $2.1B)

Big tech acquisitions over $1B

First online
Tue Oct 27, 7:00 AMPR Newswire
Tellwhen
Tue Oct 27, 7:03 AM

3 min

Pathos AI $237M Series E

Big startup funding over $100M

First online
Fri Oct 23, 8:40 AMTechmeme
Tellwhen
Fri Oct 23, 8:43 AM

03 Every story

Newest first. Open a story to see every alert’s time, including where Tellwhen lost.

DeepSeek open-sources Super-AgentMajor AI model or product releasesSat Oct 31, 12:25 PMGoogle AI Mode12 h 38 min

First online Sat Oct 31, 12:25 PM, from BigGo Finance (earliest we hold)

  1. Google AI Mode4 h 1 minSat 4:26 PM
  2. Tellwhen12 h 38 minSun 1:03 AM
  3. Grok20 h 48 minSun 8:13 AM
  4. Google Alerts23 h 18 minSun 10:43 AM
  5. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running when it broke (worked again from Sat 7:10 PM; later runs saw it and sent nothing)
FDA approves Voceryq (Inovio)FDA new drug approvalsFri Oct 30, 4:32 PMTellwhen14 min

First online Fri Oct 30, 4:32 PM, from FDA

  1. Tellwhen14 minFri 4:46 PM
  2. Google Alerts1 h 4 minFri 5:36 PM
  3. Grok1 h 29 minFri 6:01 PM
  4. Muse1 h 34 minFri 6:06 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Dulo (Sebastian Thrun) $130M seedBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 12:00 PMTellwhen6 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 12:00 PM, from The Information

  1. Tellwhen6 minThu 12:06 PM
  2. Google Alerts54 minThu 12:54 PM
  3. Muse23 h 57 minFri 11:57 AM
  4. Grok1 day 2 h 13 minFri 2:13 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Cohere Series E targeting up to C$7BBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 11:45 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 11:45 AM, from Company release on PR Newswire

  1. Tellwhen3 minThu 11:48 AM
  2. Muse43 minThu 12:28 PM
  3. Google Alerts4 h 22 minThu 4:07 PM
  4. Grok10 h 27 minThu 10:12 PM
  5. Gemini1 day 21 h 50 minSat 9:35 AM
  6. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Fractile £540M Series CBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 10:34 AMGrok2 h 15 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 10:34 AM, from Sifted exclusive from filings (online by this time)

  1. Grok1 h 45 minThu 12:19 PM
  2. Tellwhen2 h 15 minThu 12:49 PM
  3. Google Alerts1 day 4 h 28 minFri 3:02 PM
  4. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Mistral releases Large 4 open weightsMajor AI model or product releasesThu Oct 29, 9:18 AMGoogle Alertsmissed

First online Thu Oct 29, 9:18 AM, from The Next Web

  1. Google Alerts3 h 9 minThu 12:27 PM
  2. Muse5 h 14 minThu 2:32 PM
  3. Google AI Mode7 h 47 minThu 5:05 PM
  4. Grok7 h 52 minThu 5:10 PM
  5. TellwhenMissed (its AI wrongly called it old news, dated Oct 21; the preview was Oct 6 and the weights came out Oct 29)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Solink raises over $100MBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 8:00 AMTellwhen6 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 8:00 AM, from SiliconANGLE

  1. Tellwhen6 minThu 8:06 AM
  2. Muse1 h 27 minThu 9:27 AM
  3. Google Alerts4 h 54 minThu 12:54 PM
  4. Grok8 h 12 minThu 4:12 PM
  5. Gemini1 day 1 h 12 minFri 9:12 AM
  6. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Group14 €150M (about $169M) Series D extensionBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 8:00 AMTellwhen11 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 8:00 AM, from Company release on PR Newswire

  1. Tellwhen11 minThu 8:11 AM
  2. Muse28 minThu 8:28 AM
  3. Google Alerts2 h 44 minThu 10:44 AM
  4. Grok1 day 5 h 14 minFri 1:14 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Kalshi $1B at $40BBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 7:45 AMTellwhen13 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 7:45 AM, from The New York Times

  1. Tellwhen13 minThu 7:58 AM
  2. Muse43 minThu 8:28 AM
  3. Google Alerts2 h 59 minThu 10:44 AM
  4. Grok9 h 33 minThu 5:18 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17BBig tech acquisitions over $1BThu Oct 29, 7:15 AMMuse16 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 7:15 AM, from Company release on Business Wire

  1. Muse11 minThu 7:26 AM
  2. Tellwhen16 minThu 7:31 AM
  3. Google Alerts2 h 30 minThu 9:45 AM
  4. Grok5 h 57 minThu 1:12 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Dren Bio raises $350MBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 7:00 AMTellwhen5 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 7:00 AM, from Endpoints

  1. Tellwhen5 minThu 7:05 AM
  2. Google Alerts4 h 45 minThu 11:45 AM
  3. Muse10 h 28 minThu 5:28 PM
  4. Grok1 day 9 h 14 minFri 4:14 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Clorox names Fabian Garcia CEOS&P 500 new CEO appointmentsThu Oct 29, 7:00 AMTellwhen29 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 7:00 AM, from Company release

  1. Tellwhen29 minThu 7:29 AM
  2. Muse59 minThu 7:59 AM
  3. Grok2 h 13 minThu 9:13 AM
  4. Google Alerts4 h 34 minThu 11:34 AM
  5. Gemini3 days 3 h 23 minSun 9:23 AM
  6. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Serval $150M Series C at $3BBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 29, 6:30 AMTellwhen7 min

First online Thu Oct 29, 6:30 AM, from Forbes

  1. Tellwhen7 minThu 6:37 AM
  2. Muse1 h 58 minThu 8:28 AM
  3. Grok3 h 3 minThu 9:33 AM
  4. Google Alerts4 h 14 minThu 10:44 AM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
FuriosaAI $620M Series D at $2.9BBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 28, 7:00 PMTellwhen31 min

First online Wed Oct 28, 7:00 PM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen31 minWed 7:31 PM
  2. Grok1 h 22 minWed 8:22 PM
  3. Google Alerts1 h 58 minWed 8:58 PM
  4. Muse7 h 57 minThu 2:57 AM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Align Technology names Jennifer Davis CEOS&P 500 new CEO appointmentsWed Oct 28, 4:05 PMMuse1 h 28 min

First online Wed Oct 28, 4:05 PM, from Company release

  1. Muse57 minWed 5:02 PM
  2. Tellwhen1 h 28 minWed 5:33 PM
  3. Google Alerts2 h 22 minWed 6:27 PM
  4. Grok17 h 8 minThu 9:13 AM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Google releases Gemini 4 CarbonMajor AI model or product releasesWed Oct 28, 1:00 PMTellwhen11 min

First online Wed Oct 28, 1:00 PM, from Google's blog and DeepMind's blog (times as Tellwhen recorded them); 9to5Google at 1:08 PM

  1. Tellwhen11 min1:11 PM
  2. Muse1 h 31 min2:31 PM
  3. Grok6 h 12 minWed 7:12 PM, run time
  4. Google Alerts10 h 15 minWed 11:15 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Thu 9:05 AM run listed only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Cyber)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Nvidia releases Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe (open-weight speech model)Major AI model or product releasesWed Oct 28, 10:58 AMGoogle AI Modemissed

First online Wed Oct 28, 10:58 AM, from Nvidia's post on Hugging Face

  1. Google AI Mode10 h 58 minWed 9:56 PM
  2. Grok1 day 13 h 11 minFri 12:09 AM
  3. TellwhenMissed (its AI called it niche, not a flagship release)
  4. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  5. Google AlertsMissed (none of its emails from Wed 9 AM to Sun 3 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Thu 9:05 AM run listed only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Cyber)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not running (no task email from it since Wed Oct 28; its layoffs task sent one on Thu Oct 29)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Firehawk Defense $150M+ Series D at over $1.4BBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 28, 7:00 AMTellwhen8 min

First online Wed Oct 28, 7:00 AM, from Company release on Business Wire

  1. Tellwhen8 min7:08 AM
  2. Muse1 h 56 min8:56 AM
  3. Google Alerts1 day 5 h 54 minThu 12:54 PM
  4. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  5. ChatGPTMissed (its 8:46 AM run said nothing new)
  6. GeminiMissed (its 9:08 AM run, two hours later, listed only Hex's $100M round)
  7. GrokNot counted: not in what we could read (its funding emails show only the first items)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Micronano Core raises over ¥1B (about $140M), Series C2Big startup funding over $100MWed Oct 28, 12:00 AMTellwhen9 h 12 min

First online Wed Oct 28, 12:00 AM, from Sina's noon (Beijing time) chip-news roundup; Pedaily's full story later

  1. Tellwhen9 h 12 minWed 9:12 AM, from another of its funding alerts
  2. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  3. Google AlertsMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  4. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  5. ChatGPTMissed (its Wed 8:46 AM run said nothing new)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:08 AM run listed only Hex's $100M round)
  7. GrokNot counted: not in what we could read (its funding emails show only the first items)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
BioGeometry's Series A passes $100MBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 27, 11:30 PMTellwhen10 h 41 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 11:30 PM, from Pedaily (China), reposted by Sina Finance at 11:30 AM Beijing time

  1. Tellwhen10 h 41 minWed 10:11 AM
  2. Grok11 h 45 minWed 11:15 AM
  3. Google Alerts18 h 41 minWed 6:11 PM
  4. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  6. ChatGPTMissed (its Wed 8:46 AM run said nothing new)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:08 AM run listed only Hex's $100M round)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Wealthsimple raises up to C$425MBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 27, 6:30 PMMuse1 h 48 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 6:30 PM, from Wealthsimple's release on Newsfile

  1. Muse1 h 27 min7:57 PM
  2. Tellwhen1 h 48 min8:18 PM
  3. Grok10 h 41 minWed 5:11 AM
  4. Google Alerts1 day 18 h 24 minThu 12:54 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  6. ChatGPTMissed (its Wed 8:46 AM run said nothing new)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:08 AM run listed only Hex's $100M round)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
CooperCompanies' CEO steps down; CEO search beginsS&P 500 new CEO appointmentsTue Oct 27, 4:31 PMTellwhen40 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 4:31 PM, from StreetInsider; the company's release at 4:43 PM

  1. Tellwhen40 min5:11 PM
  2. Google AI Mode14 h 24 minWed 6:55 AM
  3. MuseMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  4. Google AlertsMissed (none of its messages to Sun Nov 1, 3 PM had it)
  5. GrokMissed (its daily CEO run, Wed 9:25 AM, said no new CEO announcements)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:03 AM run listed two Oct 19 appointments instead)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Google releases Genie 4 world modelMajor AI model or product releasesTue Oct 27, 12:00 PMTellwhen5 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 12:00 PM, from Google's blog; DeepMind's post at 12:01 PM

  1. Tellwhen5 min12:05 PM
  2. Grok2 h 7 min2:07 PM; its 12:11 PM run named only GPT-6.1 Terra, its 1:10 PM run hit its rate limit
  3. Muse4 h 31 min4:31 PM
  4. Google Alerts11 h 18 minTue 11:18 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:25 AM run said nothing new)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Re:Build $2.1B roundBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 27, 9:00 AMMuse7 h 34 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 9:00 AM, from Company release on GlobeNewswire

  1. Muse6 h 27 min3:27 PM
  2. Tellwhen7 h 34 min4:34 PM
  3. Google Alerts10 h 27 min7:27 PM
  4. Grok14 h 15 min11:15 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (none of its updates to Sat Oct 31, 8:11 PM had it)
  6. ChatGPTMissed (its Wed 8:46 AM run said nothing new)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Wed 9:08 AM run listed only Hex's $100M round)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Guidewire buys hyperexponential, $1.7B (up to $2.1B)Big tech acquisitions over $1BTue Oct 27, 7:00 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Tue Oct 27, 7:00 AM, from PR Newswire

  1. Tellwhen3 min7:03 AM
  2. Muse56 min7:56 AM
  3. Grok2 h 38 min9:38 AM
  4. Google Alerts10 h 55 min5:55 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (its updates since covered only job cuts and AI models)
  6. ChatGPTMissed (its Tue 8:53 AM run said nothing new; its Wed 8:40 AM email showed only Intel-Classiq)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Tue 9:03 AM run listed only Vertiv's deal closing; its Wed 9:20 AM run listed only Intel-Classiq)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Intel buys Classiq, about $2.2BBig tech acquisitions over $1BMon Oct 26, 4:01 PMTellwhen19 min

First online Mon Oct 26, 4:01 PM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen19 min4:20 PM
  2. Muse56 min4:57 PM
  3. Claude1 h 13 minMon 5:14 PM
  4. Grok6 h 14 minMon 10:15 PM
  5. Google Alerts12 h 31 minTue 4:32 AM
  6. ChatGPT1 day 16 h 39 minWed 8:40 AM; its Tue 8:53 AM run said nothing new
  7. Gemini1 day 17 h 19 minWed 9:20 AM; its Tue 9:03 AM run listed only Vertiv's deal closing
  8. Google AI ModeMissed (its updates since covered only job cuts and AI models)
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 TerraMajor AI model or product releasesMon Oct 26, 2:06 PMTellwhen14 min

First online Mon Oct 26, 2:06 PM, from OpenAI's post on X

  1. Tellwhen14 min2:20 PM
  2. Muse53 min2:59 PM
  3. Grok3 h 3 minMon 5:09 PM
  4. Google Alerts9 h 52 minMon 11:58 PM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (its Tue 8:11 AM and 4:57 PM updates didn't have it)
  6. GeminiMissed (its Tue 9:06 AM run said nothing new)
  7. ClaudeMissed (its 3:32 PM run found it but said a previous run would have caught it; none did)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 staffBig tech company layoffsMon Oct 26, 11:30 AMTellwhen5 min

First online Mon Oct 26, 11:30 AM, from Business Insider; Microsoft's own post at 11:34 AM

  1. Tellwhen5 min11:35 AM
  2. Google Alerts1 h 12 min12:42 PM
  3. Google AI Mode20 h 41 minTue 8:11 AM
  4. Grok20 h 55 minTue 8:25 AM, its daily layoffs email
  5. ChatGPT21 h 4 minTue 8:34 AM
  6. MuseMissed (its Monday messages never mentioned it)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Tue 9:23 AM run said nothing new)
  8. ClaudeMissed (its 12:12 PM run saw it and called it older news; no alert)
Bedrock Robotics $600M Series CBig startup funding over $100MMon Oct 26, 9:35 AMMuse1 h 44 min

First online Mon Oct 26, 9:35 AM, from Company release on GlobeNewswire (Bloomberg may have been earlier; its time couldn't be read)

  1. Muse51 min10:26 AM
  2. Tellwhen1 h 44 min11:19 AM, from another of its funding alerts
  3. Grok11 h 49 minMon 9:24 PM, the first funding email naming it; the emails are cut short
  4. Google Alerts18 h 57 minTue 4:32 AM
  5. GeminiCaught, 4287 min (Thu Oct 29, 9:02 AM)
  6. Google AI ModeMissed (its Tue 8:11 AM update covered only job cuts)
  7. ChatGPTMissed (its Tue 8:18 AM run said nothing new)
  8. ClaudeMissed (its 12:18 PM run saw it and called it older news; no alert)
Approaching.AI (Qujing) about $195M Series BBig startup funding over $100MSun Oct 25, 9:29 PMGoogle Alerts10 h 5 min

First online Sun Oct 25, 9:29 PM, from PEdaily (Chinese); Dealroom in English at 10:18 PM

  1. Google Alerts6 h 29 minMon 3:58 AM
  2. Muse7 h 27 minMon 4:56 AM
  3. Tellwhen10 h 5 minMon 7:34 AM, from another of its funding alerts
  4. Grok1 day 11 hTue 8:29 AM
  5. Google AI ModeMissed (its Mon 8:11 AM update covered only Apple's job cuts)
  6. ChatGPTMissed (its Mon 8:32 AM run said nothing new)
  7. GeminiMissed (its Mon 9:09 AM run listed only older rounds: FundPark, Town, Valon)
  8. ClaudeMissed (hourly runs Sun 10:11 PM to Mon 8:26 AM all said nothing new)
Moonshot releases Kimi K3.1 ProMajor AI model or product releasesFri Oct 23, 12:59 PMTellwhen11 min

First online Fri Oct 23, 12:59 PM, from Kimi's own models page; its X post at 1:15 PM

  1. Tellwhen11 min1:10 PM
  2. Grok2 h 9 min3:08 PM
  3. Muse3 h 3 min4:02 PM
  4. Gemini20 h 27 minSat 9:26 AM
  5. Google AlertsNot counted: no AI email since Thu 11:58 PM
  6. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Pathos AI $237M Series EBig startup funding over $100MFri Oct 23, 8:40 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Fri Oct 23, 8:40 AM, from Techmeme; Business Wire, STAT and Endpoints at 9:00 AM

  1. Tellwhen3 min8:43 AM, from another of its funding alerts
  2. Grok4 h 33 min1:13 PM
  3. Muse6 h 19 min2:59 PM
  4. Google Alerts19 h 51 minSat 4:31 AM
  5. ChatGPT23 h 31 minSat 8:11 AM
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Fri 9:19 AM and Sat 9:21 AM)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
Star Therapeutics $200M roundBig startup funding over $100MFri Oct 23, 7:00 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Fri Oct 23, 7:00 AM, from Business Wire

  1. Tellwhen3 min7:03 AM, from another of its funding alerts
  2. Muse57 min7:57 AM
  3. Google AlertsMissed (its Sat 4:31 AM funding email didn't have it)
  4. GeminiMissed (ran Fri 9:19 AM and Sat 9:21 AM)
  5. GrokNot counted: not in what we could read (50 of its 52 funding emails are cut short)
  6. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its emails show only the first items); its Sat 8:11 AM email showed Pathos
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not running
MiniMax M3.1 Flash open weightsMajor AI model or product releasesThu Oct 22, 9:06 PMGrokmissed

First online Thu Oct 22, 9:06 PM, from MiniMax's X post; Hugging Face

  1. Grok9 h 1 minFri 6:07 AM
  2. Muse13 h 26 minFri 10:32 AM
  3. TellwhenMissed (held back at 12:06 PM: its AI wanted to send it, but no page about it could be read)
  4. Google AlertsMissed (its Thu 11:12 PM and 11:58 PM AI emails didn't have it)
  5. GeminiMissed (ran Fri 9:30 AM and Sat 9:26 AM)
  6. ClaudeMissed (ran to Fri 5:32 AM)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
Warhound $200M seed roundBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 22, 7:15 PMTellwhen1 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 7:15 PM, from TechCrunch

  1. Tellwhen1 min7:16 PM, from another of its funding alerts
  2. Muse12 min7:27 PM
  3. ChatGPT13 h 22 minFri 8:37 AM
  4. Grok15 h 25 minFri 10:40 AM
  5. Google Alerts1 day 9 h 16 minSat 4:31 AM
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Fri 9:19 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed (ran to Fri 5:32 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
OpenAI makes its Decisions API generally availableMajor AI model or product releasesThu Oct 22, 3:00 PMTellwhen27 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 3:00 PM, from OpenAI's post; TechCrunch at the same time

  1. Tellwhen27 min3:27 PM
  2. Muse1 day 6 h 31 minFri 9:31 PM
  3. Grok3 days 4 h 10 minSun Oct 25, 7:10 PM, listed among 'other notable products'; its runs from Thu 3:07 PM to Sun afternoon didn't have it
  4. Google AlertsMissed (none of its AI emails had it)
  5. GeminiMissed (its Fri 9:30 AM run didn't have it)
  6. ClaudeMissed (its 6:32 PM run saw it and called it old news, since a limited version launched Oct 7)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: paused itself (last ran Thu Oct 22 morning)
Tractian $130M Series DBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 22, 12:00 PMTellwhen38 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 12:00 PM, from The Information (paywalled exclusive); Techmeme with the amount at 12:35 PM

  1. Tellwhen38 min12:38 PM
  2. Muse3 h 59 min3:59 PM
  3. Grok11 h 10 min11:10 PM
  4. ChatGPT20 h 37 minFri 8:37 AM
  5. Google Alerts1 day 16 h 31 minSat 4:31 AM
  6. GeminiMissed (its Fri 9:19 AM run didn't have it; it listed it Tue Oct 27 among older rounds)
  7. ClaudeMissed (its hourly runs Thu 9:11 AM to Fri 5:11 AM never mentioned it)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Warp Sciences (Kevin Weil) launches with $215MBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 22, 11:30 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 11:30 AM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen3 min11:33 AM
  2. Muse1 h 41 min1:11 PM
  3. Grok7 h 45 min7:15 PM
  4. Google Alerts12 h 28 min11:58 PM
  5. GeminiMissed (its Fri 9:19 AM run didn't have it)
  6. ClaudeMissed (its hourly runs Thu 9:11 AM to Fri 5:11 AM never mentioned it)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its Fri 8:37 AM email showed Warhound and Tractian)
Helion $225M ($175M federal chips award + $50M private)Big startup funding over $100MThu Oct 22, 9:05 AMTellwhen2 h 11 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 9:05 AM, from Helion's release on the $175M award (letter of intent); TechCrunch reported the $225M total at 10:59 AM

  1. Tellwhen2 h 11 min11:16 AM
  2. Google Alerts2 days 19 h 30 minSun 4:35 AM
  3. MuseMissed (its messages never mentioned it)
  4. GeminiMissed (its Fri 9:19 AM run didn't have it)
  5. ClaudeMissed (its hourly runs Thu 9:11 AM to Fri 5:11 AM never mentioned it)
  6. GrokNot counted: not in what we could read (its funding emails are cut short)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its Fri 8:37 AM email showed Warhound and Tractian)
Xona Space $250M Series DBig startup funding over $100MThu Oct 22, 6:30 AMTellwhen10 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 6:30 AM, from Forbes

  1. Tellwhen10 min6:40 AM, from another of its funding alerts; the compared alert at 7:27 AM
  2. Muse3 h9:30 AM
  3. GrokMissed (ran 7:15 to 9:33 AM)
  4. GeminiMissed (ran 9:21 AM)
  5. ClaudeMissed (ran to 10:15 AM; saw it 9:11 AM, no alert)
  6. Google AlertsNot counted: no funding email since 4:31 AM
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its emails show only the first items)
LSEG buys Octus, $3.5BBig tech acquisitions over $1BThu Oct 22, 2:00 AMTellwhen14 min

First online Thu Oct 22, 2:00 AM, from LSEG's announcement (Wed evening's reports said only that a deal was near)

  1. Tellwhen14 min2:14 AM, from another of its deals alerts
  2. Muse1 h 25 min3:25 AM
  3. Grok4 h 11 min6:11 AM
  4. ChatGPT1 day 6 h 56 minFri 8:56 AM
  5. Google AlertsMissed (its 2:40 AM deals email didn't have it; none since, to 10:40 AM)
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Thu 9:13 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:15 AM; saw it, no alert)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
DeepSeek $15B roundBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 21, 10:17 PMTellwhen15 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 10:17 PM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen15 min10:31 PM
  2. Muse1 h 21 min11:38 PM
  3. Google Alerts6 h 14 minThu 4:31 AM
  4. GrokMissed (ran 11:10 PM to Thu 9:33 AM)
  5. GeminiMissed (ran Thu 9:21 AM)
  6. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:15 AM; saw it, no alert)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its emails show only the first items); its Thu 8:53 AM email showed Legora
Flapping Airplanes $1B roundBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 21, 1:00 PMTellwhen3 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 1:00 PM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen3 min1:03 PM
  2. Grok5 h 13 minWed 6:13 PM
  3. Muse6 h 14 minWed 7:14 PM
  4. Google Alerts15 h 31 minThu 4:31 AM
  5. GeminiMissed (ran Thu 9:21 AM)
  6. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:15 AM)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its emails show only the first items); its Thu 8:53 AM email showed Legora
Recursive releases Flint, an open 40B coding modelMajor AI model or product releasesWed Oct 21, 12:35 PMTellwhen2 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 12:35 PM, from Wired, via Techmeme

  1. Tellwhen2 min12:37 PM
  2. MuseMissed (to 8:10 PM, when the wording changed)
  3. Google AlertsMissed (to 8:10 PM, when the wording changed)
  4. GrokMissed (ran 2:07 to 6:07 PM; not in its wording after 8:10 PM)
  5. ClaudeMissed (ran to 7:32 PM, when the wording changed)
  6. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  7. ChatGPTNot counted: not in its wording by its next run (Thu 8:34 AM)
  8. GeminiNot counted: not in its wording by its next run (Thu 9:30 AM)
Whop $205M roundBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 21, 10:00 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 10:00 AM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen3 min10:03 AM
  2. Muse4 h 57 min2:57 PM
  3. Grok8 h 13 minWed 6:13 PM
  4. Google Alerts18 h 31 minThu 4:31 AM
  5. Gemini23 h 21 minThu 9:21 AM
  6. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:15 AM)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ChatGPTNot counted: not in what we could read (its emails show only the first items); its Thu 8:53 AM email showed Legora
eBay cuts about 9% of staffBig tech company layoffsWed Oct 21, 8:05 AMTellwhen2 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 8:05 AM, from Techmeme, from a Reuters report

  1. Tellwhen2 min8:07 AM
  2. ChatGPT6 min8:11 AM
  3. Muse21 min8:26 AM
  4. Google Alerts4 h 38 min12:43 PM
  5. Grok1 day 20 minThu 8:25 AM
  6. Gemini1 day 1 h 18 minThu 9:23 AM
  7. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:17 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Legora $550M Series EBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 21, 8:05 AMTellwhen12 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 8:05 AM, from Legal-tech news report

  1. Tellwhen12 min8:17 AM, from another of its funding alerts; the compared alert at 9:25 AM
  2. Muse3 h 47 min11:52 AM
  3. Grok10 h 8 minWed 6:13 PM
  4. Google Alerts20 h 26 minThu 4:31 AM
  5. ChatGPT1 day 48 minThu 8:53 AM
  6. Gemini1 day 1 h 16 minThu 9:21 AM
  7. ClaudeMissed (saw it 10:13 AM, no alert)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Peak Energy $108M Series BBig startup funding over $100MWed Oct 21, 7:00 AMMuse1 h 2 min

First online Wed Oct 21, 7:00 AM, from Bloomberg

  1. Muse28 min7:28 AM
  2. Tellwhen1 h 2 min8:02 AM
  3. Grok11 h 13 minWed 6:13 PM
  4. Google AlertsMissed
  5. ChatGPTMissed (ran 8:37 AM)
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Thu 9:21 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed (ran to Thu 10:15 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Pigment $250M roundBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 4:00 PMTellwhen3 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 4:00 PM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen3 min4:02 PM
  2. Muse8 h 58 minWed 12:58 AM
  3. Grok11 h 19 minWed 3:19 AM
  4. Google Alerts11 h 46 minWed 3:46 AM
  5. Claude13 h 13 minWed 5:13 AM
  6. Gemini17 h 15 minWed 9:15 AM
  7. ChatGPTMissed (ran Wed 8:37 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
FDA approves HibsagoFDA new drug approvalsTue Oct 20, 3:40 PMTellwhen9 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 3:40 PM, from FDA press release

  1. Tellwhen9 min3:49 PM
  2. Muse54 min4:34 PM
  3. Google Alerts1 h 24 min5:04 PM
  4. Grok2 h 21 min6:01 PM
  5. Gemini17 h 50 minWed 9:30 AM
  6. ChatGPTCaught in its Wed morning run (exact time not readable)
  7. ClaudeMissed (ran to Wed 10:32 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Mistral Voxtral 3 modelsMajor AI model or product releasesTue Oct 20, 12:02 PMTellwhen30 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 12:02 PM, from mistral.ai

  1. Tellwhen30 min12:31 PM
  2. Grok5 h 5 min5:07 PM
  3. Google Alerts10 h 36 min10:38 PM
  4. ChatGPT1 day 20 h 32 minThu 8:34 AM; its Wed 8:52 AM run said nothing new
  5. GeminiMissed (ran Wed 9:10 AM)
  6. MuseNot counted: not in its wording (sent 11:00 PM, after the change)
  7. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
  8. ClaudeNot counted: not in its wording
ASI $325M roundBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 10:00 AMTellwhen18 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 10:00 AM, from Bloomberg

  1. Tellwhen18 min10:18 AM
  2. Muse1 h 43 minby 11:43 AM
  3. Claude2 h 13 min12:13 PM
  4. Grok6 h 11 min4:11 PM
  5. Google Alerts17 h 46 minWed 3:46 AM
  6. ChatGPT22 h 37 minWed 8:37 AM
  7. GeminiMissed (ran Wed 9:15 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Reliable Robotics $115M Series DBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 9:17 AMTellwhen3 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 9:17 AM, from TechCrunch

  1. Tellwhen3 min9:20 AM
  2. Claude57 min10:14 AM
  3. Muse1 h 14 min10:31 AM
  4. Grok2 h 58 min12:15 PM
  5. Google Alerts18 h 29 minWed 3:46 AM
  6. ChatGPTMissed (ran Wed 8:37 AM)
  7. GeminiMissed (ran Wed 9:15 AM)
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Arda $230M roundBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 9:03 AMTellwhen23 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 9:03 AM, from CNBC

  1. Tellwhen23 min9:26 AM
  2. Muse55 min9:58 AM
  3. Grok3 h 12 min12:15 PM
  4. Google Alerts18 h 43 minWed 3:46 AM
  5. ChatGPTMissed (ran Wed 8:37 AM)
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Wed 9:15 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Eka Robotics $150M Series ABig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 9:00 AMTellwhen18 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 9:00 AM, from TechCrunch

  1. Tellwhen18 min9:18 AM
  2. Muse1 h 31 min10:31 AM
  3. Grok3 h 15 min12:15 PM
  4. Google Alerts18 h 46 minWed 3:46 AM
  5. ChatGPTMissed (ran Wed 8:37 AM)
  6. GeminiMissed (ran Wed 9:15 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Salesforce buys Braze, $5.66BBig tech acquisitions over $1BTue Oct 20, 8:00 AMTellwhen15 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 8:00 AM, from Business Wire

  1. Tellwhen15 min8:15 AM, from another of its deals alerts; the compared alert at 8:16 AM
  2. Muse43 min8:43 AM
  3. ChatGPT51 min8:50 AM
  4. Claude1 h 17 min9:17 AM
  5. Grok1 h 31 min9:31 AM
  6. Google Alerts18 h 51 minWed 2:51 AM
  7. Gemini2 days 1 h 13 minThu 9:13 AM
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Otter.ai $320M growth financingBig startup funding over $100MTue Oct 20, 7:00 AMTellwhen4 min

First online Tue Oct 20, 7:00 AM, from TechCrunch

  1. Tellwhen4 min7:03 AM
  2. Grok15 min7:14 AM
  3. MuseMissed
  4. Google AlertsMissed
  5. ChatGPTMissed (ran 8:24 AM)
  6. GeminiMissed (ran 9:09 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)
Qualcomm global layoffsBig tech company layoffsTue Oct 20, by 1:14 AMGoogle Alerts5 h 47 min

First online Tue Oct 20, by 1:14 AM, from Reddit post, then Reuters at 6:53 AM

  1. Google Alerts0 min1:14 AM
  2. Tellwhen5 h 47 min7:01 AM
  3. Muse6 h 10 min7:24 AM
  4. ChatGPT7 h 3 min8:17 AM
  5. GrokMissed
  6. GeminiMissed (ran 9:10 AM)
  7. ClaudeMissed
  8. Google AI ModeNot counted: set up after (Sat 8:09 PM)

04 How it’s scored

  • Each alert watches the same six topics, set to check as often as its plan allows.
  • “First online” is the time on the publisher’s own page or feed, for the first source we found.
  • An alert’s time is when its message arrived: the email in the inbox, or the message in its app.
  • Missed means the alert ran after the story was out and didn’t mention it.
  • Not counted means we couldn’t read that alert’s message, it wasn’t running at the time, or the story fell outside its wording. It counts neither for nor against it.