{
  "id": 16192914,
  "title": "Brick’s new app blocker is designed for bedtime doomscrolling",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/bricks-new-app-blocker-is-designed-for-bedtime-doomscrolling",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:50:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1017383/brick-night-app-blocker-gadget-bluetooth-launch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Brick, the company behind the $59 gadget that blocks you from using apps on your phone, has launched a new device that's designed to help you cut back on doomscrolling in bed. The $129 Brick Night introduces a location-based element: instead of requiring you to tap your phone against the device, like the OG Brick, […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}