Inspiration

Brevan Howard, Information accuracy for use by a hedge fund.

What it does

Gathers and ranks news articles based on numerous factors, categorising them and displaying the top 5 articles for each sector for investing in; alongside a summarisation of the articles key points. Recursively updating the database of articles daily.

How we built it

Python flask with, HTML/CSS and Javascript, making use of SQL and external API calls.

Challenges we ran into

API rate limits, accessibility to news sites, accessability to large data sets, bugs and errors, stuff not working basically.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Working final project, with the intended main feature set.

What we learned

API use and fullstack development alongside hands on experience with GIT for collaboration

What's next for ValidIt

Scaling to production through means of several polishes, such as more metrics for article evalutation, larger data sets, customisable weightings, browser extension for on the go article scanning and evaluation.

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