Smashing, an AI-powered news and social media posts aggregation app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, shuts down, citing its inability to grow quickly (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Smashing, an AI-powered news and social media posts aggregation app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, shuts down, citing its inability to grow quickly  —  Building an app dedicated to helping people aggregate and read news, articles and social media posts in one place is apparently a tough proposition these days.

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Smashing, an AI-powered news and social media posts aggregation app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, shuts down, citing its inability to grow quickly (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Smashing, an AI-powered news and social media posts aggregation app by Goodreads co-founder Otis Chandler, shuts down, citing its inability to grow quickly  —  Building an app dedicated to helping people aggregate and read news, articles and social media posts in one place is apparently a tough proposition these days.