About Glean

Glean is a weekly curated AI digest for practitioners who build with LLMs, agents, and AI coding tools. Every Friday morning, it collects the most important AI developments of the week into one page — so you can stay current without scrolling through dozens of sources.

The name comes from "to glean" — gathering the best bits from scattered sources. The .fm domain reinforces the broadcast metaphor: a weekly signal you tune into.

The four topics

Each digest is organized into four editorial sections. News covers what shipped and happened this week. Practical Picks surfaces tools, tutorials, and workflows worth trying. Trends is the editorial desk — analysis, opinion essays, and the "why it matters" pieces. And Hidden Gems is the curator's ear — individual voices most digests would miss.

How it works

Glean uses a hybrid AI + human curation model. An automated system scans dozens of sources across all four topics every week, generates summaries, and assembles a draft digest. Then the curator reviews, edits, reorders, and adds anything the automation missed. The result is a digest that combines the breadth of automated collection with the judgment of someone who builds with these tools daily.

Every link gets a credibility score, reading time estimate, topic classification, and a concise summary — so you can decide what's worth your time without clicking through everything. Only credibility 4+ sources make the cut.

Who curates it

Glean is curated by Bala (Balazs Barta) — a builder who works with AI tools daily and got tired of feeling behind. If you have feedback, a link suggestion, or just want to say hi, reach out.

Stay in the loop

The best way to follow Glean is through RSS. Add the feed to your reader and never miss a Friday digest.