Systems and processes designed to surface useful information
Google ranking systems are designed to sort through hundreds of billions of webpages in our index to find the most relevant, useful results and present them in a way that helps you find what you’re looking for.
When we identify a way to improve Search, we put all possible changes through a rigorous evaluation process to analyze metrics and decide whether to implement a proposed change. Data from these evaluations and experiments go through a careful review by experienced data scientists, product managers, and engineers who then determine if the change is approved to launch. Launches also go through additional evaluations, such as privacy and legal review.
Get the full story with Google News
Our automated systems are designed to surface news from authoritative sources, and we require publishers to follow our Google News policies to appear in News results.
For many news stories, you can view the Full Coverage feature which links to articles from news outlets covering that story, helping you find multiple perspectives all in one place.
With some current events, you may see additional context when you search for the topic. For example, if you’re searching for major events you may see context like the people involved or additional news about the topic - right from the search results page.