Spending too much time on social media and doomscrolling is bad for your brain. We all know it instinctively, and research has proven it time and again. But the fear of missing out keeps us glued to our feeds anyway.
Noscroll, a new AI-powered service, aims to solve that by reading the internet for you and texting you only what matters. The pitch is simple: no feeds, no brainrot, just signal.
How does it work?
To get started, you text Noscroll’s AI agent at (415) 718-4828. It sends you a link to connect your X account, which gives it access to your likes, bookmarks, and the accounts you follow.
From there, you tell the bot in plain language the topics you want to follow and the ones you don’t care about. It then pulls information from across the web, including news sites, blogs, Reddit, Hacker News, Substack, research papers, and more. You can even point it to specific sources you want it to monitor.
The bot then texts you news digests at whatever frequency works for you. If you are a casual reader, you might want a weekly roundup, while a news aficionado might prefer multiple updates a day.
Each digest includes links and a short summary, but you can always tap through to read the full article. You can also reply to the bot to discuss what you’re reading and tweak your digest.
Who built it and why?
Noscroll was built by Nadav Hollander, former CTO at NFT marketplace OpenSea. He told TechCrunch that his relationship with X inspired the idea. “It’s phenomenally entertaining and really informative in ways you just don’t get from normal media,” he said, but added that the platform is “so toxic culturally.”
He wanted the news without the misery. So he built the tool himself, alongside a friend from the open source world. Noscroll costs $9.99 per month, but you can try it free for seven days. You can find it at Noscroll.com.