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Tom Suter

Brightcast - Verified positive news, with a hope impact score

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Brightcast is a hope platform that tracks global progress and positive development across innovation, health, environment, and community. Every story is verified and scored by our proprietary Brightcast Impact Score (BIS). Your reading directly funds real-world projects through Hope Coins. Available on iOS, Android, and web.

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Tom Suter
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Hey Product Hunt! πŸ‘‹ I'm Tom, solo founder of Brightcast. I built this because I was tired of feeling worse after reading the news. Turns out 73% of heavy news consumers report mental health issues β€” and yet the world is actually getting better by almost every measure. That disconnect bothered me. Brightcast isn't a feel-good filter. Every article is verified and scored by our Brightcast Impact Score (BIS), and your reading directly funds real environmental and social projects through Hope Coins. I wanted to build something where staying informed actually makes things better β€” for you, your children and for the world. I'm a solo dev based in Appenzell (Switzerland), built this with Next.js + React Native on a CHF 150/month budget. Would love your feedback on what categories or features matter most to you. Stop doomscrolling. Start hopescrolling. πŸŒπŸ’š
Tom Suter
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Hey Product Hunt πŸ‘‹

I'm Tom, solo maker of Brightcast. I live in Switzerland with my wife and two teenage children, and I built this because about 18 months ago I noticed something uncomfortable: my children were forming their picture of the world from headlines that left them quietly anxious β€” and I wasn't much better, doomscrolling on the couch after they went to bed.


The problem isn't that bad things happen. It's that good things happen too β€” real climate progress, medical breakthroughs, community wins β€” and we almost never hear about them. Outrage just converts better than hope.

Brightcast is my attempt to fix that:

🌱 Brightcast Impact Score (BIS)
β€” every story gets a verified score for hope, reach and credibility. Not vibes. Actual signals.


πŸ“° An editorial layer on every article
β€” a "Why It Matters," a "Bigger Picture," and an "Apparently…" one-liner for when you only have 10 seconds.


πŸͺ™ Hope Coins
β€” reading and sharing funds real environmental and social projects. You're not just consuming, you're contributing.


It's live on iOS, Android and web, publishing ~180 stories an hour. All verified, all positive-but-not-naive.


What I'd genuinely love feedback on:

  • Does the Impact Score help you decide what to read, or is it noise?

  • Is the editorial layer useful, or too much?

  • What category feels under-represented?

And one open question for everyone here: what was the last piece of news that genuinely made your day?

β€” Tom

Tom Suter
Maker

Hi everybody! Thanks so much for checking out Brightcast. Highly appreciated.

What I'd genuinely love feedback on:

  • Does the Impact Score help you decide what to read, or is it noise?

  • Is the editorial layer useful, or too much?

  • What category feels under-represented?

And one open question for everyone here: what was the last piece of news that genuinely made your day?

β€” Tom