1.) Wikatu (Admin) wrote on July 30, 2025 - 7:37 AM (PDT)
Searching 1,000+ U.S. News Sources
As of today, Wikatu continuously searches more than 1,000 U.S. news sources across more than 100 distinct publishers. Thank you for trying out Wikatu!
What's New?
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2.) Wikatu (Admin) wrote on June 28, 2025 - 7:24 AM (PDT)
Hello and Welcome! 
Dear visitors, Wikatu News Search has opened its doors. Over the past few weeks, many small refinements have been made to ensure a good experience.
Currently, Wikatu is open in North America (USA, the Caribbean, Canada, Mexico) as well as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. In all other regions, access simply requires a quick free guest login.
Welcome, and happy exploring!
Wikatu added:
August 30, 2025: The following countries have been added to the open-access list: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
3.) Wikatu (Admin) wrote on June 21, 2025 - 5:55 AM (PDT)
Wikatu is Launching Soon 
Things are going well so far, and Wikatu is expected to launch in the next few weeks, ideally by the end of this month.
4.) Wikatu (Admin) wrote on May 27, 2025 - 2:49 PM (PDT)
New Features in Wikatu v3.0 
For those already familiar with Wikatu or interested in the latest updates, the new version brings many improvements. Here are some of the highlights:
• A new voting and sharing system
• Article read-time estimation
• Near real-time index updates
• Enhanced data scaling and distribution
• New autocomplete (Wikatu Topic Sense)
• A more responsive news digest
• Auto timezone detection (GeoIP)
• Overall performance enhancements
Everything is still in testing and will require some time to adjust.
5.) Wikatu (Admin) wrote on May 25, 2025 - 4:38 AM (PDT)
Welcome to Wikatu USA! 
Hello and welcome! Hopefully, Wikatu News Search will soon be ready to find the latest headlines from across the USA. Wikatu is currently in testing and eager to start crawling and indexing news headlines soon. Thank you for your interest!