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The service

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Acceptable use

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• Don't scrape the feed at scale. Public RSS-style endpoints, if added, will be documented.
• Don't abuse CloudBot or its credits, resell its output, or try to extract the underlying prompts or models.
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• Admin features require explicit grant; unauthorized use is prohibited.

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Content

Article summaries and long-form bodies are AI-generated and may contain errors. Always check the cited primary source before acting on technical claims. We don't guarantee accuracy, completeness, or timeliness.

Source links point to third-party sites whose content is owned by their respective publishers. merge.news doesn't claim ownership of underlying news facts; the layout, AI-generated summaries, and curation are © merge.news.

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Termination

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms. You may close your account at any time.

Changes

We may update these terms occasionally. Material changes will be flagged on this page; continued use after a change means you accept the new terms.

Contact

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