Automate Daily AI News Updates with n8n Workflow

Transform Your Morning Routine with Automated AI-Powered News Digests

Stop manually browsing multiple news sites every morning. This n8n workflow automatically delivers a personalized news digest to your inbox at 7AM daily, complete with AI-generated summaries from GPT-4o-mini. Simply configure your topics once in Google Sheets, and wake up to curated news articles that matter to you.

What This Workflow Does

• Reads active topics from Google Sheets and skips paused ones — Control which topics appear in your digest by setting Active to TRUE or FALSE without deleting rows
• Fetches fresh articles from Google News RSS per topic — Each topic's keywords build live Google News RSS queries for today's most relevant articles
• Respects per-topic article limits — Set Max Articles per topic in your Google Sheets to get 5 articles for priority topics and 2 for others
• Generates AI summaries with GPT-4o-mini — Every article gets a clear 3-sentence summary, saving you reading time
• Creates styled HTML email digests — Articles are grouped by topic with dark section headers and clean article cards
• Automatically sends via Gmail — Your personalized digest arrives in your inbox every morning at 7AM
• Logs digest metrics — Track topic count, article count, and sent time in a dedicated Google Sheets log
• Skips topics with no results — Empty topics don't break the workflow or clutter your digest

Use Cases

• Stay updated on industry trends, competitor news, and market developments
• Monitor multiple technology topics, startup funding, or regulatory changes
• Track news about specific companies, products, or geographic regions
• Create team news briefings by forwarding or sharing your automated digest

Technical Details

Built with essential n8n nodes including Google Sheets integration for topic management, HTTP Request nodes for Google News RSS feeds, Gmail for email delivery, and Code nodes for data processing. Uses IF nodes for conditional logic and Sticky Note nodes for workflow documentation.