About
Orbis Signal
A daily intelligence briefing for business professionals who need a reliable source.
One source, every day, that tells you what changed and what it means.
- Independent
- Germany
- Daily
- Politics, finance, technology
Why it exists
The week, versus the briefing
The problem
- Jumping between news sites, newsletters, and feeds
- Spending your own time deciding what actually matters
- Hours each week scanning instead of using what you learn
Most business professionals do not have one reliable, convenient daily source. Staying informed still means jumping between news sites, newsletters, and feeds — then spending your own time deciding what actually matters.
That fragmentation has a real cost: hours each week spent scanning instead of using what you learn.
What we publish
- Politics
- Finance
- Technology
Orbis Signal delivers daily briefings across politics, finance, and technology. Each edition tells you what changed and what it means — conclusions drawn and connections made, so you do not have to assemble it yourself.
The output
What the institution produces
Briefings are published on the web, organized by topic and date, with an archive you can return to. Each desk also receives a weekly recap synthesising the previous Mon–Sun. You can read them or listen to them — on the web, as a podcast, or on iPhone. The goal is simple: one source, every day, that tells you what changed and what it means.
Web
Published by topic and date, with an archive you can return to.
Podcast
Listen to the briefing as well as read it.
iPhone
The same briefing, on the phone.
The operator
Who operates Orbis Signal
Orbis Signal is operated independently from Germany by Jan Wir-Konas. Legal and operator details — including the responsible publisher — are on the Imprint page.
The stage
Where we are today
We publish daily editions across politics, finance, and technology. We are actively improving content, coverage, and presentation based on what readers tell us.
We welcome feedback — it directly shapes the product. Use the support page to report issues or suggest improvements.
The charter
How we work
Every edition is produced under defined editorial standards, with automated quality controls and open disclosure of how briefings are built. The Methodology page describes our approach; the Transparency Center holds the policies that hold us accountable.
- MethodologyHow a briefing is built — the rules the product has to obey.
- Transparency CenterThe policies that hold production accountable.
- PhilosophyEditorial worldview. Not a binding statute.
Read today's briefing, explore how editions are built, or send feedback on the support page.