Today, Particle is officially available to download for free on iPhone and iPad in the US App Store.
It should be easier to understand what’s happening, so why does keeping up with the news feel like work?
First, you have to go to so many different places to find it. Then, you sift through clickbait headlines to piece together different perspectives. Sometimes, it’s cluttered with distractions that make it hard to read, or you might reach the end of a story only to realize it didn’t answer the questions you had. Even after all that, it’s hard to know if you’ve missed some of the things that you care about the most. It’s easy to feel exhausted and just give up.
That’s where Particle comes in.
Beyond articles: Stories
News isn’t one-dimensional, and neither is Particle. Particle organizes all the coverage so you can see the full picture of every story.
Understand more, faster
Each story comes with clear summaries so that you can catch up quickly. Select a summary style to see it in a different way:
- Need it simpler? Try “Explain Like I’m 5”
- Want just the facts? Use “The 5Ws”
- Looking for different viewpoints? Choose “Opposite Sides”
- See the summary in another language? We’ve got you covered
- On the go? Listen to your personalized feed of top news, or a summary of any news story
Ask Questions
We’re often scouring the news, looking for answers we might not even find. With Particle, you can get an instant answer to any question about the story. And because you can see other people’s questions, sometimes the answer you’re looking for is already there.
Follow the story, follow anything
Follow any person, place, or thing featured in the app, or get push notifications whenever there’s news about what you’re tracking — like when your favorite stock makes headlines. You can also follow authors and publishers, so that you never miss new content from your favorites.
Control your algorithm
We enable powerful and transparent control over which stories you see, and which you don’t. On Particle, you can tune your interests to the topics that matter the most to you. Your news feed will adapt to your interests, bringing you the most relevant stories without the noise.
Break down the perspectives
The way a story is covered can be as crucial to understanding what’s happening as the story itself. Particle quickly shows you the coverage across a spectrum for political stories.
A map to the most important information
- Key people, places and things: Particle provides background on essential figures, locations, and events, to explain how they fit in with the story, and all the other news about them.
- Quotes: Hearing directly from the people involved in a story can be the best way to gain first-person insight to a story’s nuances. Particle extracts the important quotes with context for a richer perspective.
- Links: Whether it’s the Instagram post that broke the news, a PDF of a Supreme Court ruling, or the movie trailer on YouTube, Particle aggregates these resources for you, saving you the effort of searching many places to find them.
- Related Stories: You often need to know how we got here to understand where we are. We show you a timeline of the stories that led up to the current coverage.
The best news experience on the best device for news
Unlock more with Particle’s fully native iPad app. On iPad, Particle gives you the most powerful tools to understand more, faster.
Artificial Intelligence you can trust
Without guidance, we all know AI can sometimes produce unexpected results. At Particle, we use both human and automated steps to perform oversight of the accuracy of our content to the source material. With Particle’s technology, we detect AI problems that otherwise would occur 1 in 100 times and reduce their likelihood to 1 in 10,000. We also transparently show the sources of content with links, so you always know where your news is coming from. If you ever see anything off, there are easy ways to report it.
Available now
Particle is available now on the US App Store for iPhone and iPad.
We’re just getting started. There’s so much more we have in the works.
We can’t wait to hear what you think. Welcome to Particle.
