• reddig33@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    4
    ·
    11 months ago

    It’s a shame. It was a good news aggregator. Much better than the news app included with iOS. You’d think if they lost the comments section/moderation and added some ads and a premium ad-free tier, it could’ve stayed in business. Also surprised they didn’t find a buyer who’d want to slap their name on existing tech.

    • capital@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      11 months ago

      I tried it as a replacement to Apple News and found it to be much worse.

      As the other comment said, the “AI” integration was poorly implemented and didn’t allow enough tailoring to make it worth it.

      The comments and social features shouldn’t have been implemented.

      On top of that, it didn’t have big news publishers like the Atlantic. Had plenty of listicle BS from sites I’d never heard of before. As I scrolled through I found myself thinking “who TF is this?”.