V0.1 Public Beta & News Discovery

Lucid opens its public beta, bringing conversational research, broader news discovery and the first version of Signals into one intelligence experience.

Type
Changelog
Published
2026-03-15
Last updated
2026-08-23
Reading time
1 min

Features ✅

  • Lucid public beta – Brought news discovery, conversational analysis and source-backed research together in the first broadly usable version of Lucid.
  • Expanded news coverage – Added Guardian reporting to Lucid's existing news coverage, increasing the range of sources available for comparison and analysis.
  • Signals preview – Introduced an early Signals experience for identifying and following important developments.
  • Subscriptions – Added paid plans and self-service billing alongside free access.

Improvements 🧱

  • Broader Discover coverage – Improved how Lucid surfaces current stories across different publishers and topics.
  • Better responsive navigation – Refined the main product navigation for desktop, tablet and mobile.
  • Stronger account flows – Improved sign-in, account recovery, consent and session handling.
  • Production reliability – Strengthened caching, traffic handling and application stability as Lucid opened to more users.

Fixes 🔧

  • Fixed cases where the Discover feed could stop loading prematurely.
  • Fixed authentication and session edge cases affecting account access.
  • Improved handling when an external news source was unavailable.
  • Fixed navigation and layout issues across smaller screens.