Timeline
Mark Radar has been turning since January 2026. This page records what has been added along the way.
The radar starts turning, backstage
- Up and running
Every hour, the radar scans Chinese and English news sources; AI groups reports on the same story into one “event” and sorts it into crypto, fintech or AI. A first website, with 24-hour and 72-hour rankings.
- Seven-day ranking
A ranking that looks at the whole week.
- Expand to see every report
Each event opens up to show every outlet covering it.
- News relationship graphRetired in the July redesign
A force-directed graph of how events relate.
- Mobile layout
Comfortable to read on a phone.
Mark Radar goes live
- radar.markreadfintech.com opens
A new front page — cover, Today’s Signals, Ongoing Watch, the Weekly Index and the Sector Radar; two editorial passages on every event; event pages with The Backstory; RSS.
- The weekly newsletter begins
Subscriptions open and the first issue of Mark Radar Weekly goes out — every Friday at 8am from then on.
- Topic pages
Related events gathered into topics, each with an introduction and a timeline.
- Site search
Searches by meaning, not just wording.
- Field pages
Crypto, Fintech and AI each get a page of their own.
- English edition
/en/ goes live, with an English edition of the weekly.
- Core and peripheral
On topics with a clear subject, events split into core events and peripheral mentions; all times switch to Taipei time.
Reader accounts
- Free sign-up
Follow topics, My Radar, an account page and a privacy policy.
- About and Guide
What Mark Radar is, and how to use it.
- Key Moments
Topic pages get Key Moments too: the important developments picked out, so you can catch up after a few days away.
- Accounts on the English edition
English readers can sign up, follow topics and use My Radar too.
- One-click sign-in from the weekly
Request a sign-in email straight from the bottom of the newsletter.
- Google preferred source
Mark Radar can be set as a preferred source on Google.
Getting to know you
- Your interests
From the events you read, a picture of your interests, where your focus lies and how it’s shifting; “You might like” suggests nearby popular events; a demo even before you sign in.
Sharing and AI
- Share image
One tap on an event page makes a story-sized image you can share straight from your phone.
- Let an AI browse for you
WebMCP support: open the site in ChatGPT’s desktop app in Work mode and simply ask it to summarise, explain, search or make a share image.
- Timeline
This page: everything added since the radar started turning, in one place.
From real-time to depth
- Monthly Feature
A research piece on the 1st of every month: one theme that kept being discussed all month — why it happened, why it drew attention, where it stands and what may follow, ending with Mark’s Take; also sent to newsletter subscribers.
Coming next
- A paid plan Planned
Follow up to thirty topics instead of three, plus a personal digest email.