Open-Source Intelligence Platform

The data
was always
public.

Signal turns open-source data into original investigations, live trackers, and a trust engine for the information age. Built for journalists, researchers, and institutions who need to know what's real.

12+ Live Trackers
100% Open-Source Data
3 Investigations Live
48hr Source Verification
Signal Live Tracker — Preview Live
AI Infrastructure
Global data centre energy demand surpasses UK annual consumption
IEA · Updated 6h ago
+12%
YoY
Cybercrime
Ransomware payments reach $1.1bn in 2024 — record year
Chainalysis · Updated 2d ago
+34%
vs 2023
Climate Insurance
Insurers exit 12 US states — home premiums up 21% nationally
NAIC · Updated 1d ago
+21%
Premiums
Disinformation
AI-generated political content indexed: 4.2m posts this week
NewsGuard AI Tracker · Updated 3h ago
Trending
Political Finance
Dark money PAC spending up 67% vs equivalent period 2020
FEC / OpenSecrets · Updated 12h ago
+67%
vs 2020
DC Energy Demand — 7 Day Trend
Live Data
Data Centre Energy 415 TWh +12% YoY Ransomware Payments 2024 $1.1bn Record High US Climate Insurance Exits 12 States AI Content Indexed This Week 4.2m posts ↑ 340% IEA DC Projection 2030 945 TWh +128% Dark Money PAC Spend +67% vs 2020 Global Cybercrime Cost $9.2 Trillion CO₂ from Data Centres 180 Mt +8% YoY Data Centre Energy 415 TWh +12% YoY Ransomware Payments 2024 $1.1bn Record High US Climate Insurance Exits 12 States AI Content Indexed This Week 4.2m posts ↑ 340% IEA DC Projection 2030 945 TWh +128% Dark Money PAC Spend +67% vs 2020 Global Cybercrime Cost $9.2 Trillion CO₂ from Data Centres 180 Mt +8% YoY

Four pillars.
One platform.

Signal is the first platform to combine original data journalism, live open-source trackers, a source trust engine, and a structured data API — all powered exclusively by public information.

Inspired by Hunterbrook's editorial model, Quiver Quantitative's data layer, and Ground News's bias surface — but built to do all three at once, with full methodological transparency.

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01

Original Investigations

Long-form, data-driven stories built on open-source intelligence. Every claim is sourced, every dataset is public, every methodology is published.

Editorial
02

Live Trackers

Persistent dashboards across AI, climate, cybercrime, political finance and disinformation — updated continuously from public APIs and government data.

Data Product
03

Trust Engine

Every source is tagged: institutional type, known bias, geographic origin, AI-content flag, and reproducibility score. The only bias tracker built on verifiable data.

Verification
04

Data API

Clean, structured datasets behind every investigation — available via API or bulk download. Used by newsrooms, compliance teams and academic researchers.

Institutional
For Journalists & Newsrooms

Stop sourcing.
Start investigating.

Signal replaces weeks of data gathering with structured, verified datasets and trend signals — so you can spend time on the story, not the spreadsheet.

  • Pre-cleaned public datasets across 8 topic verticals, updated daily
  • Google Trends correlation tool — surface anomalies before they become news
  • Story licensing — publish Signal investigations under your masthead
  • Embeddable charts and interactive maps for digital publications
  • Methodological notes and data dictionaries included with every dataset
  • OSINT tipline — surface leads from public filings, planning apps, company registers
Newsroom Pricing →
Cybercrime Tracker — Live Updated 3h ago
Indicator
Value
Change
Ransomware Payments
Chainalysis · 2024 Total
$1.1bn
+34%
Healthcare Attacks
HHS · YTD 2025
847
+18%
Avg Ransom Demand
Coveware Q4 2024
$2.3m
+78%
State-Sponsored Incidents
CISA · 12-Month
312
−4%
Financial Sector Losses
FBI IC3 · 2024
$4.8bn
+22%

🔒 12 more indicators, CSV export, source docs

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For Curious Readers

The numbers
behind the
headlines.

Every major story has data behind it. Signal makes that data readable — original investigations, visual explainers, and bias-checked source ratings that let you see the full picture.

  • Original investigations with full data visualisations — free to read
  • Source Trust Engine — see the bias, funding and reliability of every outlet you read
  • Weekly Signal Briefing — the five data stories that matter, in plain English
  • Topic trackers across AI, climate, cybercrime, and politics
  • No agenda, no advertising-driven coverage — data leads the story
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Trust Engine — Source Analysis
Reuters
Wire Service · UK/Global · Est. 1851
94
Verified
The Guardian
Newspaper · UK · Centre-Left Lean
88
Verified
InfoWars
News Site · US · Far-Right · PAC-funded
12
Flagged
ZeroHedge
Finance Blog · US · Contested sourcing
41
Caution
Article Trust Score — "AI Could Replace 40% of Jobs"
UnreliableContestedVerified
For Institutional Buyers

Intelligence-grade
data. Open-source
transparency.

Compliance teams, ESG analysts, risk functions and academic researchers use Signal's structured data API to track political risk, climate exposure, reputational threats, and financial crime signals — all sourced and auditable.

  • RESTful API with JSON/CSV output across all tracker verticals
  • Historical data back to 2015 — full time-series access
  • Political risk scoring by jurisdiction — updated on filing events
  • Climate exposure mapping — geographic risk overlays via GIS layer
  • Financial crime red flag API — correlated public registry + news signals
  • SLA-backed uptime, dedicated account manager, custom data requests
Enterprise Enquiry →
Signal API — Climate Tracker
# Get climate insurance withdrawal data by US state
GET /v1/trackers/climate-insurance
?region=US-FL & from=2022-01
Authorization: Bearer sk_signal_••••••••••
200 OK · 3 records returned
insurer: "State Farm"
action: "market_exit"
state: "FL"
policies_affected: 72000
effective_date: "2024-07-01"
source: "FL Dept of Insurance"
verified: true
Rate limit: 10,000 req/day (Institutional) · 99.9% SLA uptime
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  • All published investigations
  • Basic tracker headlines
  • Source Trust Engine (limited)
  • Weekly Signal Briefing
  • CSV data export
  • Alert notifications
  • API access
  • Historical data
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Newsroom
Editorial
£99
per month · up to 5 seats
  • Everything in Pro
  • Story licensing rights
  • Embeddable chart widgets
  • Basic API (500 req/day)
  • Methodology & data dictionaries
  • 5 team seats
  • Priority source requests
  • Custom data requests
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Enterprise
Institutional
Custom
Annual contract · SLA-backed
  • Everything in Editorial
  • Full API (10,000 req/day)
  • Full historical data to 2015
  • Custom tracker verticals
  • GIS data layer access
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Custom data delivery (SFTP/S3)
  • Compliance-grade audit trail
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Current Coverage

Why Signal

How We Compare

Feature Signal Hunterbrook Quiver Quant Ground News
Original investigations Full OSINT editorial Market-focused
Live data trackers 12+ verticals Financial focus
Source trust / bias engine Data-verified Coverage-based
Structured data API All verticals Financial only
Climate / OSINT focus Partial
Methodology published Always Selective Selective Partial
Story syndication / licensing
100% open-source data Proprietary feeds
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The truth is
already public.
We find it.

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