Facebook is getting ready to combat Google News and Apple News with its own standalone news app "Notify," which will be launched next week.<br />The social media giant has already struck deals with The Washington Post, Billboard, Vogue, CBS, and other media partners, according to a Financial Times report cited by The American Bazaar .<br />Unlike the Facebook's news feed, Notify will deliver news to users in a more organized way because only items from subscriptions will appear on the app feed.<br />Facebook currently has at least 1.55 billion monthly active users, 1.39 billion of which access the app on mobile.<br />As of now, details about Facebook's Notify news app are still scant, but it is expected to include digital and video news content.
