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The Pulse Report

Not news. Not opinions. Just what the internet is actually paying attention to — measured automatically across 100+ news sources and live search trends, then explained.

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September 18, 2026 😐 -0.049

Sentiment drifts more negative as World News dominates and sports searches outrun headlines

Overall sentiment stayed Neutral (47.5%) but slid to -0.0492 as World News (44.4% share) and negative-leaning pockets like Crime (-0.3536) outweighed small positives like Sports (+0.0277).

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September 14, 2026 😐 -0.030

Sentiment inches up to neutral as World News dominates, while search gaps widen

Today’s biggest disconnect is search interest with near-zero headline pickup: “peso mexicano” (1000+, 0 headlines) plus several 500+ trends with 0 coverage.

3,245 headlines 46 sources Read report →
September 01, 2026 😐 -0.045

Neutral mood holds as World News dominates; search interest outpaces coverage in tennis

Today’s sentiment stays neutral at -0.0451, while multiple Google trends (notably Iga Świątek) show strong search demand with near-zero headline pickup.

3,084 headlines 45 sources Read report →
August 25, 2026 😐 -0.043

Sentiment holds neutral as World News dominates; search interest outpaces headlines on “populism”

The biggest attention gap today is in Google searches: “yahoo news” and “populism” both show 500+ traffic with zero headline mentions in the 3,046-headline sample.

3,046 headlines 45 sources Read report →
August 23, 2026 😐 -0.033

Neutral mood, heavy World News mix, and a sports-search gap the press isn’t matching

Today’s sentiment is Neutral (-0.0327) with World News dominating 47.1% of headlines, while several high-traffic sports searches show near-zero headline coverage.

3,065 headlines 44 sources Read report →
August 20, 2026 😐 -0.040

Neutral mood holds as World News dominates and “trump” leads headline volume

The biggest attention gap is in sports: “peyton watson” is a 10,000+ search trend with zero mentions in 3,031 headlines.

3,031 headlines 42 sources Read report →
August 17, 2026 😐 -0.050

Neutral sentiment slips as World News dominates nearly half of headlines

Public search interest is spiking for topics like “jessica pegula” (2000+) that appear in zero of 2,957 headlines—an unusually wide attention gap.

2,957 headlines 44 sources Read report →
August 14, 2026 😐 -0.042

Attention stays neutral as World News dominates; tennis searches outrun headlines

The clearest gap today is sports interest: “venus williams” is a 1000+ search trend with just 3 matching headlines, while multiple match queries have zero coverage.

3,112 headlines 43 sources Read report →
August 12, 2026 😐 -0.033

Neutral mood rebounds as World News dominates; eclipse and football drive attention

Search demand is spiking around Russell Westbrook (10,000+; 1 headline) and several 500+ trends with zero headlines, a clear attention gap versus newsroom coverage.

3,119 headlines 44 sources Read report →