Monitor the news
Stay on top of the latest news and industry trends with Databar’s news monitoring connectors. Search and track articles from TechCrunch, Hacker News, Google News, and other global news sources - both live and historical. Follow competitor mentions, monitor funding announcements, or surface stories that signal buying intent with Databar's structured, searchable access to the news in real time. This collection is perfect for sales teams looking for trigger events (like acquisitions, product launches, or executive hires), marketing teams tracking brand mentions, and analysts who need a historical view of coverage. Databar also offers the ability to enrich a list of companies with their latest news stories. To use one of these templates head over to our templates section.
Search Google News
Search Google News stories in real-time.
Search Hacker News
Sorted by relevance, then points, then number of comments
Get TechCrunch articles
Extracts the latest or most relevant articles from TechCrunch by category or key word.
Search live and historic news articles
Get live and historical articles with filters for category, outlet/source, language, publish date, and key words.
What kind of news data can I access?
You can search and extract structured data including article titles, publication source, author, publication date, summary, URL, and in many cases the full article text. This makes it easy to filter, enrich, and use news items in your workflows.
How do sales and marketing teams use news monitoring?
- Sales teams use news to detect buying signals (e.g., a competitor’s funding round, executive changes, product launches). - Marketing teams track brand mentions, thought-leadership opportunities, and competitor PR. - Agencies surface industry stories to fuel campaigns or newsletters.
Can I track news over time or just live updates?
Both. Databar connectors let you access live news feeds for real-time monitoring as well as historic datasets. This means you can run backfill analyses (e.g., all mentions of a competitor over the past year) or set up ongoing alerts for new mentions.