Espresso: World news in a shot
com.economist.darwin
by The Economist Newspaper
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About this app
Espresso from The Economist is the faster, smarter way to know the news. Power through the world’s top stories in the time it takes to have a cup of coffee, with incisive analysis updated throughout the day.
The Espresso app is now free for students aged 16 and over. Students can sign up without providing payment details. Verification of student status will happen automatically by checking that a student’s email address is from an educational institution.
Here is what people say about Espresso:
“If all you have each day is a few minutes and you're tired of the 24hrs news cycle mostly regurgitating the same info all day everyday, the Espresso helps distil the cacophony of news each day into a single powerful update.”
What you’ll get:
- Live-updated AI translation available in French, German, Mandarin and Spanish, in addition to English. And, although translated by a large language model, honed by native speakers, our reporting and analysis will never be AI-generated.
- Top stories for quick analysis
- “The World in Brief” news summary updated three times a day
- Five bite-size articles offering finishable 1 minute reads
- Audio versions of articles to enjoy hands-free
- Daily podcasts and short videos offering fresh perspectives on current events
- A zingy blend of Figure of the day, Quote of the day and Chart of the day
- Selected news stories from the weekly edition in the “For you” tab
Features:
- Time to read highlighted on each article
- Adjustable text size
- Personalize your topic preferences
- Dark mode for more comfortable reading
- Mobile and tablet-compatible
- Enable notifications
Topics covered:
- The Americas
- Asia
- China
- Britain
- Business
- Middle East
- Africa
- Finance
- Economics
- Science
- Technology
- Culture
- People
- Coronavirus
- US Elections
- Editor’s Picks
Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/terms-of-use
Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/privacy-policy
The Espresso app is now free for students aged 16 and over. Students can sign up without providing payment details. Verification of student status will happen automatically by checking that a student’s email address is from an educational institution.
Here is what people say about Espresso:
“If all you have each day is a few minutes and you're tired of the 24hrs news cycle mostly regurgitating the same info all day everyday, the Espresso helps distil the cacophony of news each day into a single powerful update.”
What you’ll get:
- Live-updated AI translation available in French, German, Mandarin and Spanish, in addition to English. And, although translated by a large language model, honed by native speakers, our reporting and analysis will never be AI-generated.
- Top stories for quick analysis
- “The World in Brief” news summary updated three times a day
- Five bite-size articles offering finishable 1 minute reads
- Audio versions of articles to enjoy hands-free
- Daily podcasts and short videos offering fresh perspectives on current events
- A zingy blend of Figure of the day, Quote of the day and Chart of the day
- Selected news stories from the weekly edition in the “For you” tab
Features:
- Time to read highlighted on each article
- Adjustable text size
- Personalize your topic preferences
- Dark mode for more comfortable reading
- Mobile and tablet-compatible
- Enable notifications
Topics covered:
- The Americas
- Asia
- China
- Britain
- Business
- Middle East
- Africa
- Finance
- Economics
- Science
- Technology
- Culture
- People
- Coronavirus
- US Elections
- Editor’s Picks
Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/terms-of-use
Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economistgroup.com/privacy-policy
What's New
- Enhanced accessibility features for better navigation and screen reader support
- Fixed article sharing issues
- Improved video playback reliability
- Refreshed Android app icons
- Various performance improvements
Thank you for reading Espresso. We're constantly working to improve your experience.
- Fixed article sharing issues
- Improved video playback reliability
- Refreshed Android app icons
- Various performance improvements
Thank you for reading Espresso. We're constantly working to improve your experience.
App Information
Version Name
3.24.0
Version Code
30240001
File Size
83.1 MB
Minimum OS
Android 8.0+
Target SDK
Android 33
Developer
The Economist Newspaper
Contact
Website
Content Rating
Everyone
Package Name
com.economist.darwinPermissions Required
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Recent Reviews
A Google user
2.0★
Overall I really like the idea of this app. I enjoy the bite size chunks of information across the world and the additional links on complex topics to longer economist reads. I think it costs too much for what it is... you're basically paying $1 per 100 words. And you still have ads! And honestly it's a bit biased, dissapointingly. Most obnoxious of all is the quote of the day at the end of the spiel, which is 95% if not more a quote from a man that is taken out of context. Really unnecessary.
A Google user
1.0★
It is 2019. I am able to stream high quality video footage of individuals playing video games from virtually anywhere in the planet. Yet this application can't even reliably load 5 mini articles each day. I always see "Sorry, things are taking longer than usual." If it takes 5+ minutes to load every day (assuming it loads at all) that isn't unusual. I dont have such problems.on my iPad, where things load without a hiccup. Such awful experience for a paid subscription.
A Google user
4.0★
Good app. 9/11/2019 update, quite some time ago they deleted the financial markets data and it has never returned, of course the subscription price wasn't reduced to compensate for losing that data. 10/15/21 They finally returned the financial data a while ago. Still has a very left leaning outlook. Not very open to ideas that go against what is politically correct. Although I wish they were less biased, they still have a good coverage of the world so I haven't yet canceled.
A Google user
1.0★
Possibly the WORST customer service I've seen lately. Google confirmed my subscription immediately. 3 days later The Economist has yet to respond. The app can find my account, but not the already paid subscription. Customer service can't even find that. Asked for 2 more days to resolve, so I asked for a manager. Just to find a manager is another 2 days, AND they are closed on weekends. No wonder print journalism is going down the tubes. Update: 7 days after, manager called back after 4th call.
A Google user
5.0★
I've always had several dozen different news sources updating me every hour from social media to blogs to my TV(whether I was looking for it or not). And when I found this , it's been a game changer. Espresso gives me critical world updates in a quick 10 minute read. No more,no less. Do you miss out on some other news ?yes. But honestly there is so much noise this is just the perfect sweetspot . A fantastic way to unplug from the media churning machine and focus.
Oliver Bown - UK hack account
3.0★
Can't get the videos to play. It says "something went wrong, please restart the video player". Android v15. Pixel 6. Also the podcast player is sometimes visible in the home menu, sometimes not. Otherwise a nice app, good mini subscription that I can read in 5 minutes. Really enjoy the podcast.
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