Google Launches Preferred Sources Feature Globally and Pilots AI-Powered News Partnerships with Major Publishers
Summary
Google launches Preferred Sources feature globally, letting users customize news feeds from favorite outlets while piloting AI-powered partnerships with major publishers like The Guardian and Washington Post to create article overviews and audio briefings.
Key Points
- Google launches Preferred Sources globally, allowing users to customize Top Stories to see more content from their favorite outlets, with users clicking twice as much on average when they select preferred sources
- Google introduces new features highlighting links from users' news subscriptions in the Gemini app and increases inline links in AI Mode with contextual introductions explaining why links are helpful
- Google pilots a commercial partnership program with major news publishers including The Guardian, The Washington Post, and Der Spiegel to experiment with AI-powered article overviews and audio briefings in Google News