The News, Explained
On November 5, 2026, Microsoft announced a redesign of the Edge news feed, the list of articles and videos the browser brings together from different publishers. The update is available in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and India on the Edge desktop new tab and the Discover dashboard reached from the Windows taskbar. The announcement gives no date for Korea. Microsoft lists mobile, MSN.com, and the Bing homepage as places it plans to expand to later. Source
Recommendations determine which stories the feed shows you first. Microsoft says the rebuilt system places more weight on relevance, freshness, and quality. You can follow topics or publishers to shape what you see. Microsoft’s Edge help also points to Settings in the top right corner of a desktop new tab for changing what appears and how the page is laid out. Source Source
Curated by Copilot serves a different purpose. It uses AI to pull together perspectives from several articles in one view. Microsoft says the feature attributes the original sources. The company already described Copilot-curated stories in the Discover dashboard in Windows Widgets in 2025. This announcement expands that feature as part of a broader change to the feed’s recommendations and layout. Source Source
OYOPICK’s Take
A recommendation can help you pick what to read next; the combined view can help you see how several publishers cover the same story. Suppose you read about a transport service change and need the start date or an exception. The summary is more useful if you can immediately find which publisher reported that detail. Microsoft says it shows the sources. How easily readers can open the original and locate the same date or condition will help determine the feature’s practical value. Source