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Android Authority
5 days ago
- Android Authority
4 apps you should use instead of Google News
Andy Walker / Android Authority While Google News is a popular choice, its user interface and limited customization options might not be for everyone. I used the app for a long time, but I eventually moved on to something better. After trying countless alternatives, I found a few that offer a more personalized and streamlined experience. Some of these apps provide a highly tailored experience, while others let you get to the gist of a story much faster. While I've listed my favorite first, the others are all excellent in their own way. Which Google News alternative do you think is best? 0 votes Feedly NaN % Flipboard NaN % Inoreader NaN % Ground News NaN % Other (let me know in the commnets) NaN % Feedly This is the Google News alternative I recommend to most people, though I'll admit it's not for everyone. The two apps are very different in their approach. Google News is a news aggregator that uses algorithms to show you what it thinks you'll like, while Feedly is an RSS reader that puts you in complete control. To get the most out of Feedly, you have to do a little upfront work. You'll create feeds based on topics and then add the specific sources you want to follow. For example, I have feeds set up for technology, investing, and entrepreneurship, and I've added all the sources I trust to each one. This lets me skip media outlets I don't like for various reasons, ensuring they never show up in my feed. I also appreciate Feedly's other features, like the ability to save articles to read later and the option to mark entire feeds as read to clear out older content. Plus, I can create boards to save articles for specific reasons — like those I want to revisit and read more than once. The free version of Feedly offers plenty, but there's a premium option starting at $8 a month for users who need more features, such as AI-powered article summarization and advanced content filtering. Flipboard Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority Before switching to Feedly, I was a dedicated Flipboard user. I really love its user interface; it's clean, simple, and very visually engaging. Flipboard's unique magazine-style layout lets me flip through pages of content instead of just scrolling — although this is also an option — which makes for a more immersive reading experience. Flipboard is a hybrid between a traditional news aggregator and a curated reader. For me, Flipboard is a great hybrid between a traditional news aggregator and a curated reader. There are 'magazines' available for specific topics, and I can personalize them by selecting subtopics I'm interested in. I can also create my own magazines to share with others. The For You section is great for discovering the most popular stories from all my magazines, and the Explore tab helps me find new stories and sources with trending topics and various categories. Inoreader Andy Walker / Android Authority Inoreader is very similar to Feedly since it's also an RSS reader. However, it's more feature-packed and customizable, making it a better choice for power users. The free tier is also quite generous compared to Feedly's, offering up to 150 feeds and unlimited folders. There are more than enough customization options to make Inoreader suit your personal preferences. For instance, I really like being able to choose how articles are displayed in my feed. You can select from different layouts, including a list, card, or magazine view. I typically go for the magazine style because it looks the best to me and isn't too cluttered, but your mileage may vary. I also love the option to mark all posts as read so they don't show up in my feed again. This is especially useful for older news I haven't gotten around to yet and no longer need to see. Ground News Mitja Rutnik / Android Authority I used Ground News for a while and really liked it because of its unique approach. The setup process is quick and interesting; I had to select my preferred edition (US, Europe, International, etc.) and a few topics of interest. Ground News is focused on media bias. What makes Ground News truly different is its focus on media bias. It allows you to compare how different news sources from across the political spectrum cover the same story, making it easier to find unbiased news. For example, for a major political story, Ground News will show you all the articles in one place, sorted by their perceived political slant — left, center, or right. This not only helps you see different perspectives but also lets you know if the coverage is balanced or if it's being heavily reported by just one side. Ground News is not an app for everyone, as some people don't dig that deep into media outlets' biases and just want to get the latest info from a trusted source. But for those who want to see the full picture, it's a fantastic tool. These are four of the best Google News alternatives I've used personally and highly recommend. Of course, there are so many other options out there. I haven't tried all of them, so let me know which ones you think are great and why in the comments. Follow
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg
The rebooted version of Digg's news aggregator has entered testing, offering users a first look at what this would-be Reddit competitor, built for the AI era, has in store. At its height in 2008, Digg's site was valued at $175 million, but it was split up and sold for parts a decade later. In March, Digg's original founder, Kevin Rose, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up to bring the brand back and reinvent the site for a new generation of internet users. The founders think that the internet is being flooded with bots and AI agents, which will create demand for online communities like Digg that foster real human connections. They've said they're also looking into using technology to establish ownership, like zero-knowledge proofs, alongside other tools that could verify whether someone is human before they're able to post and join conversations. On Friday, Digg launched its iOS app to testers who are a part of its Groundbreakers community of early adopters. The app, which is in alpha testing, provides a first look at the direction the rebooted Digg is headed. The app itself has a clean design with a navigation bar at the bottom for moving between the different parts of the service like the Home feed, Search, Leaderboards, and user profile page. Similar to Reddit, Digg offers a selection of feeds that allow you to view the site's content in different ways. There are feeds to see the site's most popular content (Most Digg), the Newest, Trending, and content that's 'Heating Up.' These filters can be used across either All of Digg or just your own Feed, which is based on the communities you follow. Unlike Reddit, there are only a handful of communities to join for the time being, including those focused on interests like art, entertainment, sports, finance, food, music, science, and technology, as well as those for asking questions (AMA), tracking news, or chatting about Digg itself. (The company says the ability to create communities will roll out in later tests.) As users share posts to these various communities, others can upvote or downvote them, save posts, and leave comments. Beneath posts, Digg is leveraging AI to summarize the article's content. This news summarization trend has been popularized in other apps like Artificat, which sold to Yahoo, and modern-day news readers like Particle. However, AI-based news summaries can be hit or miss, which is why some publishers have been wary of implementing them on their own sites. Digg hasn't yet added any other AI summarization tools, like the ability to have the story explained from both sides or in a simpler format, like 'Explain it like I'm 5,' like these earlier AI news apps had done. In trying to differentiate its upvote and downvote buttons from Reddit, Digg is using icons that are meant to resemble hands. This design still needs work, though. As some have pointed out, it's not clear which icon is meant to be the upvote or downvote; the icons could be read either way. The app also features user profiles with bios, stats, posts, and achievements. For instance, users can earn 'Gems' by being the first to Digg a post that then trends across the platform. The earlier you are to discover and dig these posts, the more Gems you earn. There are also leaderboards in the mobile app that highlight the top daily posts, comments, and Gem-finders, though Digg says it's responding to user feedback and has been dialing back gamification elements on the desktop. More importantly, Digg has learned from its past mistakes and is making its new leaderboards time-bound — that is, they refresh every 24 hours. In the prior version of Digg during the Web 2.0 era, Digg's leaderboards became dominated by certain individuals who then had outsized influence on what trended. Users organized to promote or bury pages en masse, and some even began charging to get stories to the front page. While the rebooted Digg may want to avoid these types of problems, including leaderboards in the app at all may send the wrong message. Though the new app is in good shape — especially considering it's an alpha — what it's not yet demonstrating is why anyone would leave Reddit to use Digg instead. That push may come in time, as Digg allows users to create their own communities and customize them to their liking. Rose suggested during a recent AMA that Digg would like to turn to AI to help in community design further down the road. 'We see a world where eventually you have a conversation with a built-in LLM on Digg and say, hey, I want my community to show up like this … I want to be this widget over here, or this be structured,' he explained. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
TechCrunch
18-06-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Here's your first look at the rebooted Digg
The rebooted version of Digg's news aggregator has entered testing, offering users a first look at what this would-be Reddit competitor, built for the AI era, has in store. At its height in 2008, Digg's site was valued at $175 million, but it was split up and sold for parts a decade later. In March, Digg's original founder, Kevin Rose, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up to bring the brand back and reinvent the site for a new generation of internet users. The founders think that the internet is being flooded with bots and AI agents, which will create demand for online communities like Digg that foster real human connections. They've said they're also looking into using technology to establish ownership, like zero-knowledge proofs, alongside other tools that could verify whether someone is human before they're able to post and join conversations. Image Credits:Digg On Friday, Digg launched its iOS app to testers who are a part of its Groundbreakers community of early adopters. The app, which is in alpha testing, provides a first look at the direction the rebooted Digg is headed. The app itself has a clean design with a navigation bar at the bottom for moving between the different parts of the service like the Home feed, Search, Leaderboards, and user profile page. Similar to Reddit, Digg offers a selection of feeds that allow you to view the site's content in different ways. There are feeds to see the site's most popular content (Most Digg), the Newest, Trending, and content that's 'Heating Up.' These filters can be used across either All of Digg or just your own Feed, which is based on the communities you follow. Image Credits:Digg Unlike Reddit, there are only a handful of communities to join for the time being, including those focused on interests like art, entertainment, sports, finance, food, music, science, and technology, as well as those for asking questions (AMA), tracking news, or chatting about Digg itself. (The company says the ability to create communities will roll out in later tests.) Techcrunch event Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Save $200+ on your TechCrunch All Stage pass Build smarter. Scale faster. Connect deeper. Join visionaries from Precursor Ventures, NEA, Index Ventures, Underscore VC, and beyond for a day packed with strategies, workshops, and meaningful connections. Boston, MA | REGISTER NOW Image Credits:Digg As users share posts to these various communities, others can upvote or downvote them, save posts, and leave comments. Beneath posts, Digg is leveraging AI to summarize the article's content. This news summarization trend has been popularized in other apps like Artificat, which sold to Yahoo, and modern-day news readers like Particle. However, AI-based news summaries can be hit or miss, which is why some publishers have been wary of implementing them on their own sites. Digg hasn't yet added any other AI summarization tools, like the ability to have the story explained from both sides or in a simpler format, like 'Explain it like I'm 5,' like these earlier AI news apps had done. In trying to differentiate its upvote and downvote buttons from Reddit, Digg is using icons that are meant to resemble hands. This design still needs work, though. As some have pointed out, it's not clear which icon is meant to be the upvote or downvote; the icons could be read either way. Image Credits:Digg The app also features user profiles with bios, stats, posts, and achievements. For instance, users can earn 'Gems' by being the first to Digg a post that then trends across the platform. The earlier you are to discover and dig these posts, the more Gems you earn. There are also leaderboards in the mobile app that highlight the top daily posts, comments, and Gem-finders, though Digg says it's responding to user feedback and has been dialing back gamification elements on the desktop. More importantly, Digg has learned from its past mistakes and is making its new leaderboards time-bound — that is, they refresh every 24 hours. Image Credits:Digg In the prior version of Digg during the Web 2.0 era, Digg's leaderboards became dominated by certain individuals who then had outsized influence on what trended. Users organized to promote or bury pages en masse, and some even began charging to get stories to the front page. While the rebooted Digg may want to avoid these types of problems, including leaderboards in the app at all may send the wrong message. Though the new app is in good shape — especially considering it's an alpha — what it's not yet demonstrating is why anyone would leave Reddit to use Digg instead. That push may come in time, as Digg allows users to create their own communities and customize them to their liking. Rose suggested during a recent AMA that Digg would like to turn to AI to help in community design further down the road. 'We see a world where eventually you have a conversation with a built-in LLM on Digg and say, hey, I want my community to show up like this … I want to be this widget over here, or this be structured,' he explained.
Android Authority
19-05-2025
- Android Authority
Here's a sneak peek at Google Discover on desktop
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Discover is starting to roll out on the Google homepage for desktop. The feature seems to only be available to users in Australia and New Zealand. This version of Discover is slightly different from the one that appears on mobile. With a simple swipe on your phone's home screen or a tap on the Chrome app, you have access to Google Discover. This news aggregator has long been exclusive to mobile users, but the company is working on bringing the experience to desktop. It appears Google may have finally started the rollout, but it's currently only available to select countries. If you live in Australia or New Zealand, you might notice something a little different about the Google homepage. First spotted by Damien Andell on X (formerly Twitter), some users are starting to see the Discover feed appear on the page, right below the search bar. You can see if Discover will show up for you by heading to Ryan McNeal / Android Authority I was able to get the feature working on my desktop, and it looks like the image above. If your window is in full screen, you'll also see 'At a glance,' which you can customize by clicking on the vertical three dots. Here, you'll have three options to choose from: Finance, Sports, and Weather. Meanwhile, LinkedIn user Nicola Agius points out a couple of differences between the desktop and mobile versions. On desktop, the image is less prominent than it is on mobile, contained in a square box off to the left. The other difference is that you can read the first sentence of every article in the desktop version. Google previously shared that Discover was expanding to more surfaces at Search Central Live, an SEO event, in Madrid last month. It's possible that the tech giant could announce the rollout of Discover for desktop at Google I/O. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
