diff --git a/src/components/EmptyChat.tsx b/src/components/EmptyChat.tsx
index 8c6bdab..2a06d1d 100644
--- a/src/components/EmptyChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EmptyChat.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { File } from './ChatWindow';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import WeatherWidget from './WeatherWidget';
+import NewsArticleWidget from './NewsArticleWidget';
 
 const EmptyChat = ({
   sendMessage,
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ const EmptyChat = ({
           <div className="flex-1 max-w-xs">
             <WeatherWidget />
           </div>
+          <div className="flex-1 max-w-xs">
+            <NewsArticleWidget />
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/NewsArticleWidget.tsx b/src/components/NewsArticleWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eca6940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/NewsArticleWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+interface Article {
+  title: string;
+  content: string;
+  url: string;
+  thumbnail: string;
+}
+
+const NewsArticleWidget = () => {
+  const [article, setArticle] = useState<Article | null>(null);
+  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+  const [error, setError] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch('/api/discover?mode=preview')
+      .then((res) => res.json())
+      .then((data) => {
+        const articles = (data.blogs || []).filter((a: Article) => a.thumbnail);
+        setArticle(articles[Math.floor(Math.random() * articles.length)]);
+        setLoading(false);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        setError(true);
+        setLoading(false);
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="bg-light-secondary dark:bg-dark-secondary rounded-xl border border-light-200 dark:border-dark-200 shadow-sm flex flex-row items-center w-full h-24 min-h-[96px] max-h-[96px] px-3 py-2 gap-3 overflow-hidden">
+      {loading ? (
+        <>
+          <div className="animate-pulse flex flex-row items-center w-full h-full">
+            <div className="rounded-lg w-16 min-w-16 max-w-16 h-16 min-h-16 max-h-16 bg-light-200 dark:bg-dark-200 mr-3" />
+            <div className="flex flex-col justify-center flex-1 h-full w-0 gap-2">
+              <div className="h-4 w-3/4 rounded bg-light-200 dark:bg-dark-200" />
+              <div className="h-3 w-1/2 rounded bg-light-200 dark:bg-dark-200" />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </>
+      ) : error ? (
+        <div className="w-full text-xs text-red-400">Could not load news.</div>
+      ) : article ? (
+        <a
+          href={`/?q=Summary: ${article.url}`}
+          className="flex flex-row items-center w-full h-full group"
+        >
+          <img
+            className="object-cover rounded-lg w-16 min-w-16 max-w-16 h-16 min-h-16 max-h-16 border border-light-200 dark:border-dark-200 bg-light-200 dark:bg-dark-200 group-hover:opacity-90 transition"
+            src={
+              new URL(article.thumbnail).origin +
+              new URL(article.thumbnail).pathname +
+              `?id=${new URL(article.thumbnail).searchParams.get('id')}`
+            }
+            alt={article.title}
+          />
+          <div className="flex flex-col justify-center flex-1 h-full pl-3 w-0">
+            <div className="font-bold text-xs text-black dark:text-white leading-tight truncate overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap">
+              {article.title}
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-black/70 dark:text-white/70 text-xs leading-snug truncate overflow-hidden whitespace-nowrap">
+              {article.content}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </a>
+      ) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default NewsArticleWidget;