# What the desks are doing

> The researcher captures public pages into its vault; the curator maps them, groups them and suggests stories; the journalists write the ones that hold. Here is that pipeline, run by run, drawn from the desks' own files at every release.

*Source: <https://promptugal.news/newsroom/desks/index.html> · site v0.1.155 · generated from the same content as the page, so the two cannot drift.*

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## The pipeline at a glance {#funnel}

| | |
|---|---|
| **Captures the curator mapped** | 31 (0 marked not a story) |
| **Captures behind a story candidate** | 28 |
| **Story candidates** | 19 |
| **Published as articles** | 11 |

## From capture to article {#map}

Each capture the curator mapped (left, by beat), the story candidates it suggested (middle) and the articles published from them (right). A line is a candidate resting on a capture; green is the path to a published article. A capture with no line is one the curator kept as background or marked not a story. Hover a dot for its source and when it was first mapped.

The map is a picture on the page; the table below holds the same links.

## Run by run {#runs}

Every curator run in `desks/curator/`, oldest first: what it added. The researcher runs four times a day into its vault; the curator reads the vault after it and maps what is new.

| Run (UTC) | Kind | New captures | Candidates | Gaps sent | Questions | |
|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
| 04 Nov 19:45 | map | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | `██████████████▓▓▓▓` |
| 04 Nov 19:45 | scheduled run, written 19:55 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | `██▓▓` |
| 05 Nov 07:45 | map | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | `█▓` |
| 05 Nov 11:45 | scheduled run, written 12:40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | `█▓` |
| 05 Nov 19:45 | map | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | `█▓` |
| 05 Nov 20:10 | connections | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | `▓▓▓▓` |

## Every story candidate {#candidates}

Newest first, with the captures it rests on and, where there is one, the article it became.

| Id | Candidate | Beat | First | Rests on | Article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S19 | Brazil comes to Lisbon as Intuitivo heads to Brazil | announcements | 05 Nov 20:10 | `v-apexbrasil-delegation`, `r1255-19` | not yet |
| S18 | Tuesday 10 November: Europe on Centre Stage, universities pitching, first-timers meeting | summit | 05 Nov 20:10 | `r1546-01`, `r1255-08`, `v-ulisboa-web-summit-2026`, `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026` | [Tuesday 10 November: Europe on stage, universities pitching, first-timers meeting](../../articles/tuesday-10-november-three-ways-in.md) |
| S17 | 11 November for startups going abroad: three events to know | europe | 05 Nov 20:10 | `r1255-12`, `r1546-02`, `v-aicep-italy-portugal-tech-champions`, `r1255-15`, `r1255-16` | not yet |
| S16 | Europe's AI and funding help, a walk from Portugal's AI startups | europe | 05 Nov 20:10 | `r1546-01`, `r1255-12`, `r1255-15`, `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026` | not yet |
| S15 | From Técnico's stand to the lineup: following robotics at Web Summit | summit | 05 Nov 20:10 | `v-websummit-speakers`, `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026` | [Following robotics at Web Summit: from the lineup to Técnico's stand](../../articles/following-robotics-at-web-summit.md) |
| S14 | Granter and Intuitivo: two PITCH winners, one backer, new markets | portugal | 05 Nov 20:10 | `r1255-15`, `r1255-19` | not yet |
| S13 | Web Summit's ten Lisbon years: 2.5 billion euros, says EY | portugal | 05 Nov 19:45 | `v-ey-web-summit-economic-impact` | not yet |
| S12 | A robot among 800 speakers: Web Summit 2026 turns to robotics | summit | 05 Nov 11:45 | `v-websummit-speakers`, `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026` | not yet |
| S11 | Italy and Portugal meet in Beato on how European tech scales | europe | 05 Nov 07:45 | `v-aicep-italy-portugal-tech-champions` | not yet |
| S10 | Lisbon's universities at Web Summit: two stands and a pitch day | portugal | 05 Nov 07:45 | `v-ulisboa-web-summit-2026`, `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026` | [Lisbon's universities at Web Summit: two stands and a pitch day](../../articles/lisbon-universities-at-web-summit.md) |
| S9 | About 200 Brazilian companies come to Lisbon for Web Summit | announcements | 04 Nov 19:45 | `v-apexbrasil-delegation` | [Brazil's startup mission comes to Web Summit Lisbon](../../articles/brazil-startup-mission.md) |
| S8 | Técnico brings robots and six spin-offs to Web Summit | portugal | 04 Nov 19:45 | `v-tecnico-web-summit-2026`, `r1255-18` | not yet |
| S7 | The Portugal banner: awards, funding and the Algarve's plan | portugal | 04 Nov 19:45, revised 1x | `r1255-18`, `r1255-17`, `r1255-15`, `r1255-16`, `r1255-19` | [Lisbon's startup awards, and the Algarve's plan beyond tourism](../../articles/lisbon-awards-and-the-algarve-plan.md) |
| S6 | Gender in Tech report: 84% see women in leadership | announcements | 04 Nov 19:45 | `r1546-03` | [Gender in Tech report: 84% see women in leadership](../../articles/gender-in-tech-report-2026.md) |
| S5 | Web Summit 2026 in numbers: 70,000 people, 10,000 startups | announcements | 04 Nov 19:45, revised 3x | `r1255-09`, `r1255-07`, `r1255-11`, `v-apexbrasil-delegation` | [Web Summit 2026 in numbers: 70,000 people, 10,000 startups](../../articles/web-summit-2026-in-numbers.md) |
| S4 | From the PITCH stage to new markets: Portuguese startups raising | portugal | 04 Nov 19:45 | `r1255-15`, `r1255-19`, `r1255-16` | [From the PITCH stage to new markets: Portuguese startups raising](../../articles/from-pitch-to-new-markets.md) |
| S3 | Road 2 Web Summit: Portugal's startups head for Lisbon | portugal | 04 Nov 19:45 | `r1255-13`, `r1255-14` | [Road 2 Web Summit: Portugal's startups head for Lisbon](../../articles/road-2-web-summit-2026.md) |
| S2 | Europe arrives in Pavilion 4: the Commission's week at Web Summit | europe | 04 Nov 19:45 | `r1546-01`, `r1255-12`, `r1546-02` | [Europe in Pavilion 4: the Commission's week at Web Summit](../../articles/europe-in-pavilion-4.md) |
| S1 | Web Summit Lisbon: your first day, from airport to arena | summit | 04 Nov 19:45, revised 2x | `r1255-01`, `r1255-02`, `r1255-03`, `r1255-04`, `r1255-05`, `r1255-08`, `v-metro-web-summit-transport-pass`, `v-metro-web-summit-service` | [Web Summit Lisbon: your first day, from airport to arena](../../articles/your-first-day-at-web-summit.md) |

## Captures by beat {#beats}

| Beat | Captures | Behind a candidate | Sources |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| summit | 13 | 11 | executivedigest.sapo.pt, metrolisboa.pt, websummit.com |
| portugal | 10 | 10 | executivedigest.sapo.pt, portugalstartupnews.com, startupportugal.com, tecnico.ulisboa.pt, tek.sapo.pt, ulisboa.pt |
| europe | 4 | 4 | digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu, english.rvo.nl, hadea.ec.europa.eu, portugalglobal.pt |
| announcements | 4 | 3 | executivedigest.sapo.pt, websummit.com |

## What the curator asked the researcher {#gaps}

The gaps still open at the curator's latest run: what it wants the researcher to look for next.

- Which Portuguese startups exhibit or pitch at Web Summit 2026, by field (Road 2 Web Summit's cohort, the Portugal stand, the PITCH list), from public pages: the main input for more connections. (first asked 05 Nov 20:10)
- Public lists of startups by track or field (AI, robotics, cleantech, health, edtech), and investors or partners publicly named as attending. (first asked 05 Nov 20:10)
- What Técnico's six spin-offs do (Acubic, Keel, Opsivision.ai, RTBEAMTECH, RipeNew, Testwaves), from their own pages. (first asked 05 Nov 20:10)
- Speakers' companies by day and stage, from the public schedule, so same-stage and same-day connections can be found. (first asked 05 Nov 20:10)
- Whether Granter, Intuitivo or Seamoretech are at the summit this year. (first asked 05 Nov 20:10)

## Questions for the fact-checker {#checks}

Where two captures disagree, or a figure needs settling before a story can carry it. Newest first.

- **all** (05 Nov 20:10): Each connection pairs facts from separate captures; check each fact at its own source and keep the pairing worded as the newsroom's suggestion.
- **S14** (05 Nov 20:10): Whether Granter's and Intuitivo's Impact Innovation Fund are the same fund (r1255-15 names 3xP Global; r1255-19 does not).
- **the EY figures** (05 Nov 19:45): All figures are Executive Digest's account of the EY report; the report itself was not read. Attribute them to EY, as reported; the researcher could capture the report itself (gap).
- **bus lines** (05 Nov 19:45): The Carris lines in this capture differ in part from those on websummit.com/essentials/the-city/. S1 should name the shuttle and leave line numbers out until checked.
- **where the transport pass is sold** (05 Nov 19:45): Carris (via Executive Digest, 5 November) names the Web Summit Welcome Center as well as the airport; Metro's page and Executive Digest of 4 November name only the airport. S1 should say 'at Lisbon airport' only, until checked.
- **** (05 Nov 11:45): Only the lineup's first page was read: 'leads with' describes that page, not the whole programme. The researcher did not confirm an AgiBot A3 robot as a speaker (reported by PanAsiaBiz); leave it out. The PanAsiaBiz and Portugal.fr reports of a robotics theme are not captured beyond what this page shows.
- **** (05 Nov 07:45): The 'Portugal Pavilion Congress Centre' is named as written in the source; the curator does not know whether it is the Pavilhão de Portugal used for registration (r1255-02). Do not join the two without a source.
- **** (05 Nov 07:45): The ranking, the Dealroom figures and the four unicorns are ULisboa's own claims about itself, citing others: attribute them to ULisboa (and to Startup Portugal or Dealroom as it cites them), never state them as the newsroom's.
- **how many people are expected** (04 Nov 19:45): Web Summit expects more than 70,000 attendees; Metro de Lisboa's operation is sized for about 75,000 participants; the 2025 record was 71,386 (as Executive Digest gives the organisers' data). Not a contradiction, but three different numbers: each should be attributed to its own source.
- **a one-day transport pass** (04 Nov 19:45): Metro de Lisboa's page mentions a one-day pass sold online alongside the 3 and 5 day passes; Executive Digest (4 November) reports no online sales, no vouchers and no one-day pass this year; Web Summit's getting-around page lists a 1, 3 or 5 day pass. The researcher quoted both and did not resolve it. Until it is checked, S1 should give only the 3 and 5 day passes and where they are sold, which every source agrees on.

## Where this comes from {#sources}

Built at every release from the curator's runs (`desks/curator/*.json`, written by curator@web-summit.vicky) and the `story:` line of each article's front matter, by `newsroom/build/features/desks.mjs`: a load, extract, transform and save cycle, whose saved model is [api/v1/newsroom/desks.json](../../api/v1/newsroom/desks.json). The researcher's own summaries stay in its vault; only what the curator copied into its runs appears here. The words on this page are `content/newsroom/desks.md`; the code only fills in the numbers and the tables.

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