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Work · August 24, 2026

BriefTime — Five minutes. Feel smarter.

We do the reading, so you can do the thinking.

What it does

Staying informed shouldn’t feel like a full-time job. BriefTime turns daily global news into personalized, 5-minute conversational audio podcasts tailored to your exact interests. Why you’ll love it: • Hyper-Personalized: Choose the topics, industries, and sources that matter to you. • Hands-Free Audio: Perfect for commutes, workouts, or morning coffee routines. • Full Transcripts: Skim key takeaways or listen on the go. Reclaim your morning and get smarter in 5 minutes!

A 5-minute AI news briefing. Two minds. Five minutes. Feel smarter.

BriefTime turns the news into a 5-minute audio briefing that sounds like two experts caught up over coffee. Personalized, sourced, ready every morning. We do the heavy lifting of reading, so you can do the heavy lifting of thinking. Five focused minutes you can absorb while you make coffee, commute, or stretch. Hands-free, eyes-free, fully informed. Pick three categories that matter to you and your brief adapts the moment you change them. Every story is corroborated across at least three credible outlets. Citations spoken aloud. Get a personalized briefing in minutes, picked for you, played like a conversation, and ready whenever your day starts. Choose what matters most, teams, matches,…from brieftime.app

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