• TechCrunch, Friday, June 3, 2016 9:03 AM

Facebook’s attempt at a real-time, notification-based news app is shutting down, according to a report in TechCrunch. Facebook sent an alert to users thanking them for using Notify and mentioned that it's transitioning parts of Notify into other Facebook products, and the app will no longer be supported. Facebook launched Notify last November, allowing users to choose from over 70 publishers that they wanted to send them news notifications. Users would receive short summaries they could click through to view full news articles.

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