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GitHub - ThomsenDrake/ainews-source-extractor: Extracts all URLs from the most recent AI News issue (from news.smol.ai) and prepares them for seamless import into Google's NotebookLM
May 22, 2025 · github.comThe tool is installed via a GitHub repository and requires setting up a Python virtual environment. Usage involves running the main scraper, which automatically organizes the URLs and tweet content. Future improvements include enhancing URL filtering, developing a Discord scraper, and allowing customization of output paths and source URLs. Contributions to the project are encouraged through GitHub.
Key takeaways
- AI News Link Scraper extracts URLs from AI News issues for import into Google's NotebookLM.
- It organizes sources into a folder, separates non-social URLs into a `sources.txt`, and creates markdown files for quoted tweets.
- The tool is WebSync Ready, allowing `sources.txt` to be pasted into the WebSync for NotebookLM Chrome extension.
- Future improvements include better URL-filtering logic and a `discord_scraper.py` for Discord messages.