Google News tunes into favored topics

Google on Wednesday overhauled its news website to tailor pages to individual interests of readers."We're revamping the Google News homepage with several changes designed to make the news that you see more relevant to you," software engineer Kevin Stolt said in a blog post."We're also trying to better highlight interesting stories you didn't know existed and to make it easier for you to share stories through social networks."

The last two months news and rumors about two new pieces of hardware have been the watercooler topics de jour. Google Glass and&nbs

Just try to get a Google executive to say "Facebook." Try it!

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