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Nouns News
Today's headlines, anchored by the Nouns.
Live headlines from 65 newsrooms including the BBC, Bloomberg, The New York Times, the FT, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Nikkei Asia, Variety and IGN, presented by 3D Noun news anchors who react to every story. Watch the read-aloud newscast, pop the right headlines in Headline Catch and take the Daily 5 quiz.
- Type
- News reader
- Price
- Free, no ads, no account
- Sources
- 65 newsrooms
- Desks
- 15, each with a Noun anchor
- Editions
- 32 countries and 39 topics
- Languages
- 18 for the app and newscast
- Games
- Headline Catch, Daily 5, News Passport
- Install
- Installs as an app; keeps the last edition offline
What is Nouns News?
Nouns News brings live headlines from 65 newsrooms, including the BBC, The New York Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Nikkei Asia, onto 15 desks from Top Stories and World to Tech, Gaming, Music and Good News.
Each desk has its own 3D voxel Noun anchor, and the anchor’s mood follows the story: serious, alert, excited or curious. Press play for a read-aloud newscast that keeps going through every desk, with lock-screen controls on your phone.
Switch to one of 32 country editions or 39 topics, translate headlines on your device, and test yourself with the Daily 5, five questions built from today’s real headlines. Every story links straight to the publisher.
Nouns News screenshots
Features
3D anchors who react
Every desk is hosted by a Noun whose mood follows the headline.
A read-aloud newscast
Press play and the anchors read through the news, with lock-screen controls.
15 desks, 32 editions, 39 topics
From World and Business to Weather, Food & Travel and Sports, for your country or your interests.
Your forecast, read by Cloud
Local weather from Open-Meteo. Your location stays on your device.
Translate on your device
Translate headlines into 18 languages without sending them to our servers.
Daily 5 and Headline Catch
A five-question quiz from today’s real news, and a game of catching headlines.
News Passport
Collect a stamp for every desk you read and earn 13 badges.
Made for the big screen
Full keyboard shortcuts and full screen, so it works well on a TV.
How to open
- Open Nouns News to see Top Stories with its anchor.
- Press play (Space) to start the newscast, or pick a desk.
- Use ← → to move between headlines and open any story at the publisher.
- Choose a country edition or topic, and turn on translation if you like.
- Try the Daily 5 quiz and collect stamps in your News Passport.
Controls
Keyboard
- Space or K
- Start or stop the newscast
- ← →
- Previous or next headline
- Shift + ↑ ↓
- Change desk
- 1 – 9, 0
- Jump to a desk
- R
- Read this headline
- L · U
- Language · update
- M · F
- Sound · full screen
- ?
- Shortcuts
Some of the newsrooms
Nouns News questions
Is Nouns News free?
Yes. It is free, with no ads and no account.
Where do the headlines come from?
From the public news feeds of 65 newsrooms. Every headline links to the original story at the publisher.
How often is it updated?
Headlines are refreshed about every ten minutes. Press U to check for new ones.
Is translation private?
Translation runs on your device, so headlines are not sent to our servers.
Does it need my location?
Only if you want local weather, and your location stays on your device.
Can I listen instead of reading?
Yes. Press Space for the read-aloud newscast. If your device has no voice for a language, you can download one or follow the captions.
Does it work offline?
Install it and the last edition you loaded stays readable without a connection.
Ready to open?
Free in your browser on phones, tablets and computers. No download, no sign-up.
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