Report: Facebook Testing Breaking News App

[Priyanka]

Facebook is reportedly developing a breaking news app.

The product (image below) will let Facebook users choose publications and topics to follow and receive alerts about, according to Business Insider. Participating companies create 100-character mobile notifications that are sent to participating users, who can click on the attached URL to visit a news article on the publication's website.

[shilparana]

Only a few companies were chosen by Facebook to pilot the app, Business Insider said, adding that the program is still in alpha testing.