{
  "id": 13661200,
  "title": "Golden Hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/golden-hours",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-11T06:29:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/shreyash_magar/golden-hours-5011"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Golden Hour is a mobile-first web application designed to encourage users to step outside during sunrise and sunset. Users can customize reminders to occur before these times, prompting them to step outside, take a photo and enjoy a snack or beverage. The app, built by @shikha_singh_20 and @shreyash_magar, focuses on simplicity, with only a brief setup and a tap to confirm completion of the experience. The project is open-source, leveraging Gemma, an open-weight model, for reminder messages. The app utilizes SunCalc to calculate sunrise, sunset and golden hour times offline, and Node.js with Express for server-side operations. Data is stored using MongoDB Atlas, and the application is hosted on Render. The developers prioritized privacy, ensuring photos are stored locally and sun times are calculated using open-source libraries. The project also emphasizes swappability and extensibility, allowing users to modify or extend the app's features.",
  "summary": "This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass A team project by @shikha_singh_20 and @shreyash_magar . What I Built Golden Hour is a calm, mobile-first web app that nudges you to step outside around sunrise and sunset. You pick sunrise, sunset or both, and how many minutes ahead you want a reminder. When it's time, your phone gets a notification such as…",
  "key_points": [
    "Golden Hour app encourages outdoor activities during sunrise and sunset",
    "Users customize reminders, take photos, and enjoy snacks",
    "Open-source, privacy-focused with local photo storage"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}