SmartNews News Aggregator App Plans Big Push in US

Fast Company: In the wake of Facebook’s decision to pull back from publishers and focus more on connecting friends and family, the media is looking for a distribution method it can count on. SmartNews, which just raised $38 million, is hoping to be that app. “At the end of the day Facebook is about connecting friends; at the end of the day Apple is about selling iPhones. At the end of the day, SmartNews is about news.”