Boston’s news.
Five minutes. Done.
The Brief is a news app that respects your time: no infinite scroll, no rage bait. Boston news, hand-curated, morning and night.
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Start your day caught up.
A selection of stories to start your day: what happened, why you care, and the full context one tap away. Hand-curated by people who know the city, finished before your coffee is. Rather listen? Play the brief reads the whole edition aloud, CarPlay included.
Plans, solved by sunset.
The Tonight tab lines up what’s actually happening after dark: shows, games, free stuff, the thing your group chat will be at. With the weather, the sunset, and tickets a tap away.
The Infinite scroll.
Feeds are engineered to never let you go. The Brief is engineered to end, morning and night, and it tells you so. Even the video tab ends: a hand-picked reel, then that’s the reel. And when a story deserves the full read, we hand you straight to the original reporting from the newsrooms that cover this city best.
Your corner of Boston.
Pick your part of Greater Boston, Southie to the South Shore. Local stories get flagged for you, nearby events rise on Tonight. You tell us where home is; we never ask your phone.
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We read every request. Boston-area readers get seats first.