Google introduces preferred sources feature for Top Stories

Published 12/08/2025, 17:10
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Investing.com -- Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is launching a new feature called Preferred Sources that allows users to customize their news experience in Search by selecting their favorite sources within Top Stories.

The feature is rolling out Tuesday in the United States and India, and will be broadly available in the coming days. It enables users to stay updated with content from sites they follow and subscribe to, including sports blogs and local news outlets.

When users select their preferred sources, articles from these sites will be prominently displayed within Top Stories when those sources have published relevant content for their search queries.

To use this feature, users need to search for a news topic, click on the icon to the right of Top Stories, search and select their preferred sources, and then refresh their results to see more content from their favorite sites.

Selected sources will appear more frequently in Top Stories or in a dedicated "From your sources" section on the search results page. Users will still see content from other sites and can manage their selections at any time.

Google noted that users can select as many sources as they like, with early testing showing that more than half of users chose four or more sources. Those who previously signed up through Google Labs will have their selections automatically applied.

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