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Google Search is not removing ‘News’ filter, despite frustrating recent tests

Google Search has long supported filtering search results into categories such as images, but one of the most useful is the “News” tab. For the past few months, Google Search has been testing shuffling those tabs around, but the company has now confirmed that it’s just a test and that the “News” tab won’t be removed permanently.

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Google is testing a new homepage design that copies Discover’s news feed and widgets

The Google.com homepage has largely been a simple search box for almost the entirety of the company’s history, but it seems it might be getting an overhaul sometime soon. Following similar tests last year, the Google Search homepage has been spotted testing out a new layout that’s nearly identical to Google Discover on Android.

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