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by TySchultz 684 days ago
I think there should be a middle ground where you dont have to completely remove yourself from the news, just the endless feeds and opinions. It does seem helpful to know what is going on with the world. Whether thats socially or just understanding other events. I fully agree there is a limit and most of what is out there is junk but not all of it.

I have been actively trying to build something to get away from the endless feeds of news.

Essentially a modern day newspaper. So you can read what is important and then be done for the day.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quill-news-digest/id1669557131

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It just occurred to me that my grandfather used to watch the news only once a week, and the program was called something like "Weekly News." I think it's a good approach.
In Quill I am planning on incorporating something like this over the weekend. A single recap so that, if you choose, you only need to read it once.
You might like Axios: https://www.axios.com/
Ya im a big fan. The way they break down topics is great. But I was still left scrolling and scrolling.

I am using LLMs for what I am building and i'm envisioning a system that understands what you read yesterday so its able to give you more concise and direct information.

I also enjoy the completeness of a set amount of stories.

Your app is awesome. I’m going to use this from now on.
Thanks! I appreciate the support.
Is there any way it can be localised? I’m in the UK. I’ve been refreshing today (Friday) but it’s still showing Thursdays news.

Very well executed app. I have lots of questions about how it even works.