What is The Information and who founded it?
The Information is a premium subscription-based technology news website founded by journalist Jessica Lessin in December 2013. Lessin is a former Wall Street Journal technology reporter who created The Information to provide deep, exclusive reporting on Silicon Valley without relying on advertising revenue. The publication is headquartered in San Francisco with approximately 60 employees and has become one of the most respected sources for tech industry scoops and analysis.
How much does The Information cost in 2026?
The Information costs $399/year for the Standard subscription (or $39/month if billed monthly), $999/year for The Information Pro, and $225/year for the Young Professional plan for readers age 30 and under. Pro adds proprietary databases tracking roughly 4,000 individuals and around 50 companies, org charts, and market trend datasets. All plans include every newsletter. Pricing is based on theinformation.com as of April 2026.
What newsletters does The Information publish?
The Information publishes 6 specialized newsletters: The Briefing (daily, Silicon Valley's most-read executive newsletter by Martin Peers and Jessica Lessin), AI Agenda (weekly AI developments), Dealmaker (weekly VC deals and funding), AI Infrastructure (weekly technical analysis), Applied AI (weekly practical applications), and The Weekend (Saturday long-form features). All newsletters are included with a standard $399/year subscription.
How is The Information different from TechCrunch or The Verge?
The Information is subscription-only ($399/year) with no advertising, enabling deeper investigative reporting without clickbait pressure. TechCrunch and The Verge are free, ad-supported sites that prioritize speed and volume. The Information focuses on exclusive scoops, in-depth analysis, and insider access to executives and venture capitalists. It's positioned as premium journalism for tech professionals who need strategic intelligence, not just news updates.
Does Readless work with The Information subscription?
Yes. Forward your Information newsletters (The Briefing, AI Agenda, Dealmaker, and others) to your @mail.readless.app address and Readless AI extracts the key insights into your daily or weekly digest. Every summary links back to the full article on theinformation.com, and your paywalled content stays behind the paywall and private in your Readless inbox. Click through whenever you need full context for citations.
How does Readless help me maximize my premium subscriptions?
If you're paying $5,000+/year for premium sources (The Information, Stratechery, CB Insights, etc.) but only reading 30% due to overwhelm, Readless surfaces what matters from each source in one consolidated digest. You actually use what you're paying for. AI spots connections across sources (e.g., 'The Information reports X deal, Stratechery analyzes strategy implications, CB Insights shows market trend'). Typical ROI: $3,000+ in unlocked subscription value per year.
Can I separate The Information from my other newsletters?
Yes! Readless Pro allows multiple digest schedules. Common setup: (1) Daily Premium Digest: The Information + Stratechery + CB Insights delivered at 6 AM, (2) Daily Free Tech News: TechCrunch, The Verge, Hacker News at 8 AM, (3) Weekly Deep Dives: Long-form content from Not Boring, The Generalist on Sundays. Each digest can have different schedules and filters.
Is The Information Pro ($999/year) worth it?
The Information Pro is worth it for C-suite executives, VCs, and corporate strategy teams who make investment, M&A, or competitive intelligence decisions. The $999/year tier adds proprietary databases tracking roughly 4,000 tech industry individuals, org charts for around 50 companies, market trend datasets, and monthly reader surveys on top of the standard $399 subscription. If you do not use that data in your day-to-day work, the $399 Standard plan is the better choice.
How secure is my Information content in Readless?
All emails are encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256). We process your Information newsletters solely for your personal digest generation—never shared with third parties. Full original newsletters remain accessible only to you. SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is in progress. The Information's paywalled content stays behind the paywall; Readless just helps you triage what to read in full.
What if I need to cite The Information in my work?
Every digest entry links to the full original article. Click through to read the complete Information story, copy quotes, verify facts, and cite sources properly. Digest helps you discover which articles matter, originals provide the citation-quality content. This is especially important for executive briefings, investor memos, or research reports where source attribution is critical.
Can I combine The Information with Stratechery and other premium newsletters?
Absolutely! That's exactly what Readless is designed for. Most tech professionals read The Information AND Stratechery AND Not Boring AND StrictlyVC—that's $1,000+/year in subscriptions and 90+ minutes daily. Readless consolidates all of them into one 12-minute digest, removes duplicate coverage of the same stories (e.g., OpenAI funding round covered by 5 sources), and organizes everything by topic.
How does Readless handle The Information's exclusive scoops?
The Information is famous for breaking exclusive stories hours or days before competitors. Readless delivers digests on your schedule (e.g., 6 AM daily), so you'll see scoops in your morning digest. For truly time-sensitive news (e.g., major acquisition announced), you can set up push notifications from The Information app directly. Use Readless digest for daily synthesis and strategic intelligence; use The Information app for real-time breaking news alerts.