Perhaps in response to suggestions that its Search functions have degraded, or been usurped by AI summaries that not everybody wants, Google will now let you select news sources to narrow things down.
The company said in a blog post it's launching Preferred Sources in the US and India over the next few days and it's added a plus icon to the right of Top Stories in searches. Clicking on that plus symbol allows you to add blogs or news outlets. There doesn't appear to be a limit on how many sources can be added.
The company says: "Once you select your sources, they will appear more frequently in Top Stories or in a dedicated 'From your sources' section on the search results page. You'll still see content from other sites, and can manage your selections at any time."
The new feature is the result of a Labs experiment. Google says that in that version, half of users added four or more sources. Google offered advice to website publishers and owners on how to direct readers to add their site.
Speaking of which, we'd be remiss if we didn't suggest adding the popular website CNET to your preferred Google search sources. We hear they do great work over there.