Launching today
Briefly
AI news summaries in 3 bullets—no bias, no noise
3 followers
AI news summaries in 3 bullets—no bias, no noise
3 followers
Stop doom scrolling. Briefly aggregates 200+ news sources from across the political spectrum and uses AI to summarize every story into 3 neutral bullet points. Get the full picture in seconds, not hours. Each story includes context on why it matters and what to watch next. Upgrade to Briefly+ for morning and evening audio briefs—like having your own personal news podcast delivered at 6am and 6pm. No ads. No algorithm keeping you in a bubble. Free month of Briefly+ with code PRODUCTHUNT.
Hey Product Hunt! First launch here - excited to finally share this.
I built Briefly because my morning news routine was broken.
I used to spend 45 minutes bouncing between CNN, Fox, NYTimes, WaPo, and Instagram just to piece together what was actually happening. Half the articles were paywalled. The other half were clickbait. And somehow I'd finish feeling more overwhelmed than informed.
So I built what I wanted: one feed, 200+ sources, every story summarized into 3 bullet points.
The problem I was solving:
News apps are designed to maximize engagement, not inform you. I wanted the opposite - get in, understand what's happening, get out.
How it evolved:
Started simple - just RSS feeds and basic summaries. But I kept running into issues: AI hallucinations that invented facts, ugly source names, duplicate stories from 10 outlets, rate limits everywhere. Each problem forced a solution - validation layers, source normalization, deduplication, multi-provider fallbacks.
The hardest part was getting the AI to stay neutral. Early versions would editorialize or attribute quotes to the wrong people. I added strict fact-checking that rejects any summary containing names or facts not in the original article.
What makes it different:
No algorithm deciding what you should care about
Left, right, center, and international sources in the same feed
Audio mode to listen instead of scroll
Context section explaining why stories matter
Briefly is free. If you want more, Briefly+ adds morning and evening audio briefs - like a personalized news podcast at 6am and 6pm. It helps support development, but the core app is fully functional without it.
PH community gets a free month with code PRODUCTHUNT.
Would love your feedback on the summary quality and source selection. This is my first Product Hunt launch, so I'm genuinely here to learn. I'll be around all day answering questions!