In November 2014 Google added a “Suggested for you” category to Google News which includes articles on topics that it thinks are of interest to you.

Now, Google has some pretty smart algorithms for rating websites with content that people are searching for to give you the most relevant information, but even 18 months after this particular feature was launched in Google News I find its results pretty poor. They merely distract from news items I am really interested in.

For example, if you search for the lyrics of a song by a particular artist because a family member asks you to then you’re likely to be seeing articles about that artist popup in your feed daily for weeks and months…

The solution is easy:

• Open Google News while you’re logged in to Google
• Click on the “Personalize” button on the top right
• Look for a “Suggested for you” category with a slider next to it.
• Move the mouse to that category and click the trash can that appears next to the slider
• Save the changes

Should you ever want to restore the category, you can click “Personalize” and “Reset” to undo all personalization.