Security News > 2021 > January > Windows 10 gets Google Discover-like news recommendation feature

Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows 10 feature to Insiders called 'News and Interests' that displays a taskbar flyout with recommended news stories, sports scores, and weather information.

Similar to Google Discover, the Windows 10 'News and Interests' feature will build a profile of a user's interests to display matching news stories and articles.

"Through news and interests, there is quick access to the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard. Through the Microsoft Edge browser, there are built-in controls to limit tracking from advertisers and third parties. And if news and interests doesn't appeal to you, you can easily turn it off by right-clicking on the taskbar," Microsoft explained in the release notes of Windows 10 Insider build 21286.

Microsoft will likely show news articles from publishers accepted in Microsoft's Bing News Pub Hub service that currently delivers publishers' stories in Bing News and the Microsoft News apps.

With over 1 billion Windows 10 devices currently being used, this feature could significantly expand news publishers' viewership accepted into the program.

Update 1/6/21: According to Windows enthusiast Albacore, even though Microsoft states Microsoft Edge is require, the 'News and Interests' feature does not actually require the new browser to operate properly.

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