A new app for iPhone and iPod touch does a fantastic job of curating and delivering the latest news headlines in an easily digestible format, according to CIO.com blogger James A. Martin. There is no shortage of apps that deliver news to your iPhone or iPod touch. But none of those apps are quite like Circa News, a recently released free iOS app that breaks down the latest news stories into easily-digestible, attractively-presented chunks. Unlike other apps that simply aggregate news articles, an editorial team develops brief news stories to post on Circa News. The team’s goal is to serve up the most interesting breaking news in a way that’s optimized for reading on a small iOS screen. You scroll through news headlines, and then click a story that interests you. As you swipe through the story, you see one brief paragraph per screen, often accompanied by a graphic (such as a map or a boxed quote). No long articles to scroll through. You can click a “+” button to add an article to your list of followed stories. Social sharing options let you share just a part of a story or the entire article on Twitter or Facebook (but not LinkedIn or Google+, unfortunnately). And in each story, the editors include links to related stories, as well as the news articles sourced for the Circa News story. And that’s pretty much it. You won’t find a lot of features and options with Circa News. For instance, you can’t customize the news stream by focusing only on certain topics, such as business or sports, although there is currently an Election News stream you can read. But I don’t mind that, because to me, the point of this app is to quickly give you a broad picture of what’s going on in the world at a given time. Circa News is visually appealing, which makes you want to read the brief articles behind the headlines. It’s delightfully focused on keeping you updated on breaking news. And it’s now my go-to app when I’m stuck in a grocery store checkout line. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Palo Alto Networks x Accenture Making sense of zero trust - why a managed SASE solution is the ideal option for enterprises Security leaders are turning to SASE as their preferred network security solution amid a new era of cloud-powered businesses working from anywhere. By CIO Contributor Nov 28, 2023 4 mins Network Security feature 8 tips for unleashing the power of unstructured data For most organizations, data in the form of text, video, audio, and other formats is plentiful but remains untapped. Here’s how to unlock business value from this overlooked data trove. By Bob Violino Nov 28, 2023 10 mins Data Mining Data Science Data Management opinion What you don’t know about data management could kill your business Organizations without a solid data management strategy are on a collision course with catastrophe. Unfortunately, that’s most businesses, judging by the fundamental disconnect on the importance of strong data foundations. By Thornton May Nov 28, 2023 6 mins Data Architecture Data Governance Master Data Management brandpost Sponsored by Dell Technologies and Intel® Gen AI without the risks Demystifying generative AI: Practical tips for cost-effective deployment in your organization. By Andy Morris, Enterprise AI Strategy Lead at Intel Nov 27, 2023 6 mins Artificial Intelligence Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe