What Blasting News does

Blasting News operates an AI-only newsroom that identifies, creates, and distributes real-time news at scale through specialized AI agents working in parallel with no human in the loop. The platform analyzes each story through multiple angles combining data, context, and contrasting viewpoints to produce balanced, personalized content, targeting general news consumers globally and explicitly engineering exposure to diverse perspectives to reduce polarization and information bias. The company was founded in 2013 as the world's first global virtual newsroom with over 2,000 freelancers across eight countries, peaked at 30 million monthly readers, and pivoted in 2023 to its current fully automated model; credibility is anchored by NewsGuard Green Shield and Trust Project compliance plus partnerships with the European Union and Google on misinformation.

Blasting News is privately held as Blasting SA, registered in Lugano, Switzerland (with a London business listing in firmographic data), with 51-100 employees and no disclosed institutional funding, parent company, or subsidiaries. The core product is a single unified web platform at blastingnews.com with a localized Italian edition at it.blastingnews.com, delivered direct-to-consumer without a mobile app, API, or marketplace integrations. Distribution is organic and PLG-style, relying on the website, an X (Twitter) presence at @BlastingNewsLab, and search/social referral.

The business model is advertising-led with a heavy data-monetization overlay. The site runs on programmatic advertising and shares first-party device, browsing, and interaction data with 1,624 advertising partners (including Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Taboola) for targeted advertising, content personalization, and audience analytics. There is no public pricing; the platform is free to end users and no paying enterprise customer base or B2B offering is disclosed. Customer logos are absent and the only named "customer" segment is general news consumers, making the company structurally dependent on the open-web programmatic advertising ecosystem and on regulatory acceptance of automated news content.

Name

Blasting News

Legal name

Blasting SA

Website

https://blastingnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Blasting News operates an AI-only newsroom that autonomously generates and distributes real-time, multi-perspective news to general consumers worldwide, monetized through programmatic advertising and first-party data shared with advertising partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

News & Current Affairs Aggregators (MPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized) (MPAJADAE), Content-Aware/AI Media Processing (Per-Title Encode, Scene Detection) (MPAHAHAH)

Keywords

• AI news generation
• Digital news publishing
• Automated journalism
• Programmatic advertising
• Online news platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Digital advertising: The platform monetizes through programmatic advertising with 1,624 advertising partners requesting consent for personalized advertising, content personalization, and audience analytics. The site uses first-party and third-party cookies including Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Taboola, and numerous other adtech platforms.
2. First-party data monetization: Collection and processing of user data including device characteristics, browsing behavior, and interaction patterns shared with 1,624 advertising partners for targeted advertising and content personalization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Blasting News operates as an AI-only newsroom that identifies, creates, and distributes real-time information at scale. Specialized AI agents work in parallel to autonomously transform raw data into published news stories in under 60 seconds, with 24/7 continuous monitoring and no human in the loop. The platform analyzes every story through multiple angles, combining data, context, and contrasting viewpoints to deliver balanced, personalized news content aimed at reducing polarization and information bias.

Product overview

Blasting News operates as a single unified AI-powered newsroom platform that handles the complete news production lifecycle. The platform is 100% automated, using specialized AI agents working in parallel to turn raw data into published news in under 60 seconds. Founded in 2013 as the world's first global virtual newsroom, the company transitioned to an AI-only model, democratizing journalism through advanced technology that delivers faster, more insightful, and deeply personalized news while exposing readers to multiple perspectives to reduce polarization. The platform serves readers globally with editions including Italy (it.blastingnews.com) and maintains partnerships with NewsGuard, Trust Project, European Union, and Google.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Blasting News AI Newsroom Platform An AI-powered news platform that autonomously generates and distributes real-time news articles. The system monitors information 24/7 and publishes stories in under 60 seconds, analyzing every story through multiple angles to deliver balanced, personalized news content to general readers globally without requiring registration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stories published in under 60 seconds from raw data
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the European Union to pioneer the fight against fake news. Blasting News collaborated on initiatives to combat misinformation and promote reliable journalism across the EU.
• GooglecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Google to pioneer the fight against fake news. Joint efforts to develop and implement technologies for detecting and combating misinformation.
• NewsGuardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarned NewsGuard Green Shield certification, indicating the platform meets journalistic credibility standards set by NewsGuard for transparency and accuracy.
• Trust ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdherence to Trust Project standards for ethical journalism and transparency in news reporting practices.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SmartNews: SmartNews is an AI-driven news aggregation app that personalizes and distributes news from multiple publishers globally. It is directly comparable to Blasting News as an AI-powered, ad-supported news discovery platform serving mass-market consumers.
• Reuters / Thomson Reuters: Reuters operates one of the world's largest news agencies and digital news properties, distributing real-time news to consumers and licensees. It is comparable to Blasting News as a real-time, multi-perspective digital news producer and distributor at global scale.
• Associated Press (AP): AP is a global wire service and digital news publisher producing real-time, multi-perspective news for consumers and licensees. Comparable to Blasting News in its newsroom-style production pipeline and broad distribution to general audiences.
• Ground News: Ground News is a digital news subscription product that explicitly surfaces multiple perspectives and bias indicators to reduce polarization. It is directly comparable to Blasting News's stated multi-perspective, anti-polarization value proposition.
• BuzzFeed: BuzzFeed is a digital-first news and entertainment publisher monetized primarily through programmatic advertising. It is comparable to Blasting News as a digital-native, ad-supported news publisher serving global mass-market audiences.
• HuffPost: HuffPost is a digital news publisher with global editions and ad-supported monetization. It is comparable to Blasting News in its digital-first publishing model, multi-country reach, and reliance on advertising revenue.
• Daily Mail / MailOnline: Daily Mail operates one of the world's largest English-language digital news properties, monetized through programmatic advertising at global scale. Comparable to Blasting News in its global digital reach, ad-supported model, and emphasis on high-volume, real-time publishing.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Start (MSN): Microsoft Start (formerly MSN) is a major AI-personalized news aggregation and distribution portal operated by a global incumbent. Comparable to Blasting News as a broad, ad-funded digital news aggregator with significant scale advantages.
• Google News: Google News is the dominant AI-driven news discovery and aggregation product, integrated with Google's search and advertising stack. Comparable to Blasting News as a primary distribution and discovery layer for digital news globally.

Emerging players

• Artifact (acquired by Yahoo): Artifact was an AI-driven news discovery app focused on personalization, multi-perspective views, and clickbait reduction, later acquired by Yahoo. Comparable to Blasting News as a smaller, AI-native news product with similar personalization and multi-perspective framing.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BlastingNewsLab
• Facebookfacebook.com/blastingnews

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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