In a groundbreaking development for Sri Lanka’s digital media space, Chat2Find, a pioneering local AI startup, to launch News Dive, the country’s first AI-powered news aggregator in August 2025. This innovative platform is set to revolutionize how Sri Lankans and global users with Sri Lankan roots consume news, by using intelligent algorithms to deliver the most relevant, real-time and unbiased content, customized by location and category.
The First of Its Kind in Sri Lanka
In an age of information overload, fake news, and fragmented digital platforms, News Dive aims to simplify, personalize, and elevate the way people interact with current events. At its core, News Dive uses advanced Artificial Intelligence to scan, curate, and summarize news content from a wide array of verified local and international sources, presenting stories in a clean, digestible, and user-centric format.
Unlike conventional aggregators, News Dive is equipped to identify a user’s location and tailor the news feed accordingly whether the user is in Colombo, New York, London, or Sydeny. In addition to local updates, the platform automatically prioritizes country-relevant news for expatriates, international observers, and diaspora audiences who want to stay connected with Sri Lanka.
“We believe in the power of context,” said a spokesperson from Chat2Find. “News Dive doesn’t just show you the headlines. It brings you the right news, in the right language, from the right place at the right time.”
Core Features That Set News Dive Apart
- Hyper-Personalized News Feeds: News Dive categorizes content based on user location, interests, and country relevance, making it ideal for both local readers and Sri Lankans abroad.
- AI-Powered Summarization: Converts lengthy articles into concise, neutral summaries using natural language processing (NLP) tools.
- Multiple Perspectives: Highlights alternative coverage of the same event to mitigate bias and promote media literacy.
- Smart Categorization: Organizes news across politics, economy, tech, sports, health, entertainment, and more, dynamically adapting based on usage patterns.
- Future Multilingual Support: Sinhala and Tamil language summarization is currently in development for wider accessibility.
Locally Built, Globally Relevant
The team behind Chat2Find has consistently focused on building AI-driven tools for education and public awareness. With News Dive, they bring their technological expertise into the public information space bridging the gap between complex global news cycles and the everyday Sri Lankan reader.
Moreover, this location- and country-aware design offers a major breakthrough for Sri Lanka’s global diaspora. Whether a Sri Lankan is living in Dubai, Toronto, Melbourne, or London, they can now get curated, real-time updates from back home across politics, business, culture, and society all from a single platform.
What’s Next?
With mobile apps for Android and iOS expected later this year, News Dive is currently available in beta via www.newsdive.net Early adopters will play a key role in refining the experience, and Chat2Find encourages user feedback to shape future versions.
Upcoming features in the pipeline include:
- Voice-based daily briefings
- In-app AI chatbot for news explanations
- Live fact-checking capabilities
- Video summaries powered by generative AI
“This is not just a news app it’s a mission to empower citizens, fight misinformation, and build an informed society through the power of AI,” added the Chat2Find team.
As Sri Lanka navigates through its socio-economic transformation, News Dive emerges as a timely innovation, putting intelligent, transparent, and hyper-local journalism at every citizen’s fingertips. It’s not just changing how we read the news
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