SmartNews’ head of product on how the news discovery app wants to free readers from filter bubbles – TechCrunch

Since launching in the United States five years ago, SmartNews, the news aggregation app that recently hit unicorn status, has quietly built a reputation for presenting reliable information from a wide range of publishers. The company straddles two very different markets: the U.S. and its home country of Japan, where it is one of the leading news apps. SmartNews wants readers to see it as a way