Watchtower / What’s new
Product updates
Major releases, new datasets and useful improvements—with release dates and links to explore what changed.
Follow updates via RSS →Publicly mapped Flock locations in Cameras
Cameras now includes a Flock locations view with reported coordinates, source links, local tracking, map-change history and a downloadable mapped dataset.
Read update →A new Aviation globe for source-grounded flight tracking
Watchtower’s Aviation workspace now combines broad public aircraft observations, a dedicated 3D tracking globe, searchable aircraft, observed trails and local watchlists.
Read update →Professional intelligence briefings with traceable daily evidence
Watchtower reports now consider the reviewed dataset inventory, show source freshness and coverage, and retain the evidence behind each published edition.
Read update →Faster Watchtower loading, with the same evidence and calculations
Watchtower prioritizes useful content, shares compatible in-flight reads, loads selected presentation code on demand, and delivers smaller compressed assets. Linked Events opens with fewer requests and faster indexed queries.
Read update →Linked Events: a source-aware event tracker
Linked Events moves into the main navigation with searchable evidence, timelines, a clustered map, source coverage, captured revisions and personal tracking.
Read update →A new Watchtower loading experience
A spinning shield, soft orbital depth and clearer startup stages give Watchtower a refined introduction across desktop and mobile.
Read update →Map recovery and clearer App Health diagnostics
Shared map graphics now recover more reliably, unavailable imagery is handled more clearly, and App Health keeps useful diagnostics for repeated failures.
Read update →More alternative and libertarian sources in News and Social
New publisher feeds, citation-backed editorial labels, Odysee and podcasts, plus clearly qualified Rumble references and channel links.
Read update →Smoother camera-map zoom and reliable basemap recovery
The Cameras map now avoids repeated world copies, handles zoom and fullscreen resizing more reliably, and restores its basemap after a graphics reset.
Read update →Forecast Lab: explore what could happen next
A new workspace combines cross-asset research projections, source-linked global scenarios, weather outlooks and economic catalysts with transparent uncertainty and a prospective shadow record.
Read update →Explore public cameras and build live viewing walls
Watchtower’s Cameras workspace now combines a public-camera map, global location search, nearby-camera lists and saved viewing grids.
Read update →A broader global economic calendar with official release schedules
Explore economic releases, central-bank dates and auctions with richer filters, timezone-aware schedules, source details and retained history.
Read update →Steadier War Room maps and controlled zoom
War Room gains bounded zoom, smoother loading and improved terrain recovery after graphics resets and hidden sessions.
Read update →One map for conflict evidence and military observations
Regional conflict assessments and their supporting evidence now live alongside the existing Conflict / Military map, replacing the separate Conflict Zones tab.
Read update →War Room gains connected maps, saved views and dated satellite imagery
Explore connected source evidence, save map workspaces, compare available imagery and monitor selected areas while retaining War Room’s terrain look and existing layers.
Read update →Website colours throughout Watchtower light mode
Light mode now follows the website's warm paper, charcoal and orange styling across workspaces and controls, while dark mode retains its existing appearance.
Read update →Broader search and better keyword matching in Simple mode
Watchtower Search now uses a dedicated, regularly refreshed index with broader dataset coverage and better handling of the words you search for.
Read update →Choose how your Watchtower report is written
Choose an intelligence, economic, financial-risk or independent-news writing style for daily, weekly, monthly and custom reports.
Read update →Personal data alerts and centre-screen notifications
Build your own rules from supported Watchtower data fields, choose optional centre-screen notifications, and review the evidence behind each trigger.
Read update →Pro Brief brings advanced intelligence into Simple mode
A dedicated Pro briefing puts priority signals, market moves, credit and liquidity conditions, country risk and upcoming catalysts in one readable view.
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