Curate tech news from RSS with OpenAI, Google Sheets and Slack

This workflow automatically collects the latest technology news, filters for emerging topics, and uses AI to score relevance and generate clean, ready-to-share content. It helps you focus on high-impact updates while eliminating noise, making it ideal for curated tech feeds or internal intelligence channels.

Who’s it for

• Automation engineers and builders using n8n
• Tech content curators and researchers
• Teams tracking AI, cybersecurity, or emerging tech trends

How it works / What it does

The workflow pulls articles from an RSS feed (e.g., TechCrunch) on a schedule. It filters recent and relevant topics, removes duplicates using Google Sheets, and sends each article to an AI model. The AI assigns an innovation score, generates a tweet, and suggests an image concept. Results are normalized, filtered by score (e.g., ≥8), ranked, and limited to top items. Finally, formatted messages or tweet are sent to Slack and logged for tracking.

How to set up

• Add your RSS feed URL
• Configure OpenAI API credentials
• Connect Google Sheets for deduplication and logging. Create a sheet with the following columns:
  • link
  • guid
  • creator
  • pub_date
  • tweet
  • score
  • date_posted
• Set up a Slack webhook or Slack node

Requirements

• n8n (self-hosted or cloud)
• OpenAI API key
• Google Sheets access
• Slack workspace with webhook enabled

How to customize the workflow

• Adjust score threshold to control content quality
• Modify the AI prompt for tone or niche focus
• Change output destination (X, Telegram, email)
• Extend logging fields for analytics or reporting