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The workflow JSON
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{
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"subject": "\ud83e\udde0 AI News Bot",
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"html": "={{ $json.emailBody }}",
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"id": "b77be919-61ac-406c-8173-84ea57f24997",
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"Schedule Trigger": {
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[
{
"node": "Techcrunch",
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"index": 0
},
{
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"name": "news feeder for self"
}
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}
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About this workflow
Tech Daily Digest. Uses rssFeedRead, emailSend, httpRequest. Scheduled trigger; 22 nodes.
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