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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
16 hours agoGoogle Discover Follow Widget Card
Google is testing a 'home follow widget' in Google Discover that allows users to follow specific news publishers and topics directly from the feed.
Naturally, the Chrome team denies that Disco replaces Chrome in any way. And, according to Chrome team leader Parisa Tabriz, Disco isn't a general-purpose browser. It's just an experiment that came out of a company hackathon. However, Google Search Labs is exploring ways to integrate Disco's features - including the tab-opening feature, which it calls GenTabs - into general web browsing. Which could be bad news for those who already have trouble keeping their vast quantity of open tabs in check.