It definitely curated articles to my tastes, but I found that having to log into things like the New York Times (which I'm already subscribed to) on my Samson s21 was a pain in the neck.
Artifact is a breath of fresh air. The AI rewriting of clickbait headlines, some basic commenting, and an algo that seems to actually surface stuff I want to read is a great combo.
Really enjoying Artifact. My only complaint is that all the links go to unoptimized webviews of the source, so you get all the pop-ups, in-line ads, cookie opt-ins, etc.