Glossary
The concepts behind Aperture Intelligence.
What is multi-source story clustering?
Multi-source story clustering is Aperture's process of grouping overlapping coverage into one canonical story per news event.
Multi-source story clustering takes 20+ articles covering the same event (e.g. a model release covered by Reuters, The Information, TechCrunch, Bloomberg) and synthesizes them into one canonical story with all sources cited. The output of an Aperture briefing is 5–7 multi-source stories per session, not a list of 20+ articles. This is what distinguishes Aperture from a news aggregator.
What is executive lens?
Executive Lens is The personalization layer that adapts every brief to the reader's role, company, and priority areas.
Executive Lens is the configuration object Aperture uses to personalize every briefing. It captures the reader's role (e.g. Head of AI), company context, and priority areas. Each story is then synthesized through that lens, surfacing implications for that specific reader rather than generic news coverage.
What is intelligence desk?
Intelligence desk is An independent briefing stream with its own sources, topics, and schedule.
Each desk has its own sources, topics, focus areas, and delivery schedule. A reader might run one desk for industry news at 7am, another for competitive intelligence at 9am, and a third for regulatory developments weekly. Tester users get 2 desks; Pro gets 5.
What is l1 / l2 / l3 briefing levels?
L1 / L2 / L3 briefing levels is Three briefing depths: headlines (L1), summaries (L2), and full executive analysis with action items (L3).
L1 is a headline-only scan (~30 seconds). L2 is summary-level (~2 minutes). L3 is the full executive briefing with PEEL-format analysis, takeaways, and action items (~5 minutes). Each level consumes a different number of credits.
What is peel format?
PEEL format is Point → Evidence → Explanation → Link, the structure Aperture uses inside L3 stories.
Point states the takeaway. Evidence cites the underlying data or source claim. Explanation interprets it for the reader's role. Link points to source articles for verification. PEEL is what distinguishes a synthesized intelligence brief from a summary.