World Monitor v1.7.0
New Features
- Tech Variant: Separate tech/startup-focused dashboard (
VITE_VARIANT=tech)- Tech-specific AI prompts, Tech Readiness panel, Tech Hubs
- Geopolitical panels gated per variant
- Service Status panel (OpenAI, Linear, Replicate, etc.)
- Tech events via Techmeme ICS + dev.events RSS
- Variant Switcher: Sleek toggle in header
- Startup Ecosystem Coverage: VC blogs, regional news, unicorn tracking
- Protest Clustering: Grouped markers for busy regions
- Geopolitical Hubs Panel: Activity tracking for full variant
- World Bank Readiness Panel: Tech readiness scores per country
- Source Credibility Badges: Attribution on news items
Tech Variant Feeds
- Global startup funding (Asia, India, MENA, Africa, LATAM)
- IPO and GitHub trending feeds
- Cybersecurity feeds
- Accelerator programs
- Service status monitoring
Infrastructure
- YouTube live stream detection API
- Wildcard CORS for
*.worldmonitor.app - Polymarket added to tech variant allowlist
- System Health filtering by variant
Bug Fixes
- Fix tech variant AI summary cache collision
- Fix Brookings Tech feed parse error
- Fix World Bank API 403 (Edge blocked, converted to Node.js)
- Fix broken RSS feeds (TNW, YC News, Techstars)
- Fix Disrupt Africa feed redirects
- Fix live-news panel grid layout overlap
Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.7.0