ABOUT US
INFORMING THE WORLD
OUR MISSION
To improve the quality of information people consume.
If people consume bad content, they are more likely to take bad actions. So the best way to improve the
world is by helping everyone around us consume higher-quality information.
AI models that filter junk out
20 cutting-edge models, with source code and datasets open to the public. Full transparency and no hidden biases. Effective detection (and filtering) of misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and plain ol’ junk.
Slick user interface
If users are interested in the topic of an article, they can swipe right (and they will see more articles on this topic over time). If users find the topic uninteresting, they can swipe left (and they will see fewer articles on that topic). If users prefer to listen rather than read, they can simply open "Listen mode" and start hands-free listening to the news.
Complete control over your feed
Our users have complete control over sources, categories, and the number of articles in each category. They can enable and disable publications as they see fit. Users can observe how we have customized the feed according to their preferences and manually adjust every aspect of it. There are no black boxes - they are in control.
A nutrition label for each news item
Our food comes with nutrition labels, so shouldn't our news have them too? Well, now it does. Every article comes with a detailed nutrition label that helps users decide whether something is worth consuming before they consume it.
A bullet-point summary for
each news item
By reading a few short bullet points instead of long blocks of text, users are able to save time and effort. The majority of articles do not require a length of 8000 words. We provide concise summaries consisting of a few sentences, followed by a link to the original source.
Hands-free news reading
Users can use voice commands to control our apps and ask to listen to news articles instead of reading them. All the slick interface features described above, such as swipes and customizations, can be done hands-free!
OUR TEAM
Alex Fink
Chief Executive Officer
John Donica
Head of Product
Artur Spatari
Head of Engineering
Dan Krieger
Head of Marketing
David Williams
Editor
Alex Burlacu
AI/ML
Omotoso Abdulmatin
AI/ML
Yaki Tsaig, Ph
AI/ML (advisor)
Nikhil Bery
Data Science
Jurij Smrke, PhD
Data Science
Alex Russu
Design
Vladislava Bulavina
Design
Ismaeel Haider
Backend
Oleg Gaponcic
Backend
Sergey Kuznetsov
Backend
Alex Mangir
Frontend
Ivan Alexandrov
Frontend
Artem Golovco
Frontend
Vlad Dumbrava
Frontend
Abdelrazek Alaa ElDi
Frontend
Genevieve du Lac
Finance
Raymond Brenneman
Finance & Legal
Advisory Board
Chris More
Head of growth at Brave, former head of growth at Mozilla
Rich Evans
Former head of Facebook News, senior editor at Yahoo News and Sky News
Bob Fine
CEO of IVRHA and the Social Media Monthly magazine
Peter Saint-Andre
2x CTO with multiple exists, former head of partnerships at Mozilla
Chris Hutton
Journalist at Washington Examiner
Daniel Henryk Rasolt
Journalist and editor, founder of Unbounded World and Resilience.org
CAREERS
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THEY CAN CHANGE THE WORLD ARE THE ONES WHO DO." — STEVE JOBS"
We are currently hiring for the following positions:
Sr. Data Scientist (NLP)
Mobile/Frontend Engineer(s)
Product Manager
QA/Automation
OUR CULTURE
We follow 7 basic tenets that are at the core of everything we do:
Open discussion
Truthful Communication
Competence and Meritocracy
Single-Minded Focus
Celebrating Adversity
Amazing Customer Experience
A Bias Towards Finishing
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