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Sprout learns your news reading habit and supplies only stuff you like. At least that’s what the beta version says. Looks like some sort of Bayesian learning:

• Sprout intuitively learns and adapts to your preferences by statistically evaluating your positive and negative feedback
• The more you use Sprout, the more it learns about your likes and dislikes; increasing the probability of finding relevant content for you
• Over time, Sprout’s growing comprehension will lead you to news and entertainment you never even though of looking for
• As your interests start to change, Sprout’s content will change with you - learning occurs within 15-20 minutes of use, and never stops

More on the developer’s site:

Sprout NewsReader

Through a unique cataloguing algorithm, Sprout delivers to you articles that match your preferences. Our cataloging system filters and sorts articles from all over the web and allows Sprout to fetch the most well-suited articles for you, our user, based on your user profile. Your profile is created by simply reading articles and telling Sprout whether you like them or not. Very quickly, our powerful profiling system aligns the articles you receive with your preferences without ever putting you through an onerous set-up process. Every time you let Sprout know what you think about an article, your profile becomes even more accurate as it takes into account endless details about those articles that you like and dislike.

Sprout is unlike any other article finding system available today. It is programmed to your individual preferences and is always learning from your responses. Instead of spending endless hours trolling the web for a few tidbits of news or information that you actually want to know about, Sprout shows you articles you’ll enjoy every time you use it. Our goal is that every article you see makes your day.

For more information and to sign up, visit www.yourSprout.com

Haven’t decided whether to try it.They do have a whitepaper here: DOWNLOAD THE SPROUT WHITEPAPER

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