Set up a daily news readout for your kitchen

They used an automated workflow to gather headlines, rewrite them, and play a spoken briefing through a home speaker each morning.

Done with ChatGPT· Intermediate

What they did
They built an n8n flow that triggered at 6:30 a.m. and asked Perplexity for factual stories from a fixed set of outlets. The output was cleaned up, then ChatGPT reshaped it into a short script designed for speech. ElevenLabs converted that script into an MP3, which was stored on their NAS and queued to play in the kitchen through Home Assistant.
How it went
The custom bulletin replaced Alexa’s flash briefing with something calmer and more tailored. They shared an example audio clip, but said the timing still needed improvement, especially the pauses, and they were considering a different voice. They put monthly spending at roughly $3 to $4 for Perplexity API use and about $10 for OpenAI, counting other calls too.
Tips
This was not a fully local setup, even though it ran through home hardware. If you build a version of your own, ask for approval before any step that would send, delete, submit, or alter device settings.

Try it yourself with OpenClaw

Each day at [time], gather recent factual headlines from [selected outlets/topics], then turn them into a short spoken briefing for [home location/device]. Rewrite the material in a natural voice, keep it brief enough for [length limit], and pause for my approval before you send, save, delete, or change any settings. After I approve, make the audio with [text-to-speech service], store it in [storage location], and play it on my [speaker/device]. If you can, include [weather/calendar details], and tell me whether anything would run past [character or service limit].

Fill in the [brackets]. Agents can make mistakes, so review anything before it is sent, paid or deleted.

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