Sources and methodology

Trust the evidence, not a mysterious score.

TechDrift watches the publications and communities you choose, then promotes a topic only when the underlying evidence persists.

1. 01

   Sources stay attributable

   Every signal retains its article links, publication context, and evidence. Source selection is user-controlled; a high-volume feed cannot make a topic trend alone.

2. 02

   Signals earn their place

   Topics must repeat across distinct articles, persist across collection runs, cover comparable sources, and show meaningful lift against their own recent baseline.

3. 03

   Candidates remain visible

   Emerging topics that have not yet cleared the bar are shown as candidates with their missed gate—not disguised as finished signals.

4. 04

   AI stays advisory

   When assisted analysis appears, it is labelled with confidence and uncertainty. It does not silently rewrite deterministic scoring or source evidence.