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8 tech newsletters to help you get ahead

Want to stay on top of the latest developments in the tech industry but don’t know where to start? These newsletters cover the news you need to know in easy to digest, bite-sized formats.

Bloomberg – Fully Charged

Eric Newcomer, a tech reporter for Bloomberg writes directly to you in Fully Charged. It reads like a personal letter and talks you through some od the topical subjects. It’s conversational and light-hearted, which is a pleasant contrast to some of the more impersonal newsletters out there. You also get a mini list of global tech news with links at the very end.

An example of Bloomberg's Fully Charged newsletters
Bloomberg

New York Times – Bits

‘Bits’ offers insight and analysis on Silicon Valley and the tech industry. The newsletter focuses on a different topic each week. The latest newsletter looked at the news surrounding smartphones.

The New York Times' Bits newsletters cover a topic each week.
The New York Times

MIT Technology Review

You can receive the latest information on emerging tech from MIT Technology Review. They have six newsletters dedicated to tech, but we recommend ‘The Download’ and ‘The Algorithm’ for journalists. ‘The Download’ is the weekday newsletter which gives you your daily dose on emerging technology. ‘The Algorithm’ is a Friday newsletter that focuses on developments in AI.

The sign-up page for The Download newsletter by MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review

WIRED

WIRED has both a daily and a weekly newsletter. ‘The Email from WIRED’ is delivered at noon every weekday. It offers you your daily briefing through a selection of technology, science and business coverage. The ‘WIRED Weekender’ is a weekly digest of the most notable stories published by WIRED in the past seven days.

Vox – Recode Daily

The aptly named ‘Recode Daily’ is a daily newsletter that tells you the essential tech and business news of the day. The great thing about ‘Recode’ is that it gives you a summary on the news, followed by a short paragraph of analysis, usually about the consequences and predictions for each topic. You can read past newsletters here.

The Recode Daily newsletter by Vox
Vox

Digiday UK

Digiday is already a familiar name for digital journalists, so why not add it to the inbox? Their European newsletter, ‘Digiday UK’ gathers the day’s top stories from the UK and EU scene. Digiday delivers the newsletter at 6 am. which is perfect for helping you get started and prepared for the day.

The Digiday UK newsletter
Digiday

Business Insider

If you’re looking for a newsletter that breaks down the essential stories, then ‘10 Things In Tech You Need To Know’ is a must-subscribe. It’s perfect for the morning and is curated by Business Insider’s tech experts. If you want a longer read, then check out their other newsletter ‘Trending’, which explores developments in the tech industry through analysis and exclusive reporting.

Business Insider's '10 Things In Tech You Need To Know'
Business Insider

TLDR

TLDR is short and concise daily newsletter bringing you a list of tech news. It’s easy to read with a maximum number of 10 stories each time. All the links are also accompanied by a TLDR. It’s incredibly useful for when you want to keep up-to-date, but don’t have time for the longer reads.

TLDR newsletter sign-up page
TLDR

What are some of your favourite newsletters? Are there any we should include in this list? Let us know in the comments below!

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2 thoughts on “8 tech newsletters to help you get ahead

  1. Hey Interhactives, looks like you missed Wire Weekly. It summarises the top tech news of the week in bullet points. Takes hardly 15 mins a week to read. Check it out at thewiremail.com

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