{
  "id": 2175001,
  "title": "Google will let you tailor your Discover feed using natural language now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/google-will-let-you-tailor-your-discover-feed-using-natural-language",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T16:08:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-more-control-over-discover-feed-algorithm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google is rolling out several personalization updates to its Discover feed on Android devices. Users can now describe their desired content using natural language through a chat interface, enabling them to specify topics, links, or types of content they want to see or skip. The changes include a new \"Preferred Sources\" button for publishers to embed on their sites, allowing readers to follow publishers without leaving the page. Additionally, Google is introducing customizable daily audio briefings in the Google News app based on specific topics. These updates give users greater control over their Discover page, which is entirely algorithm-driven and currently relies on limited options to customize content, such as hiding certain publishers or expressing disinterest. Google's Discover feed is influenced by user behavior across its ecosystem, including website visits, searches, and YouTube video views. The new features are set to be available shortly on the Google app.",
  "summary": "If you're not happy with the algorithm on your Discover page, you can now tell Google what you want in your own words.",
  "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."
}