"Google unveiled on Monday an expanded test version of its search engine for current events and news, the latest step in the company's move into new markets. The search tool brings the company's highly respected statistical methods for ranking the relevance of information on the Web to the specific category of news--an experimental approach compared with traditional methods of news selection, said Google product manager Marissa Mayer. "From the reader perspective, this changes news reading habits because (usually) you pick a source and pick the story that interests you," said Mayer, who developed the tool with five staff engineers over the last nine months. "With this service, you pick the story that interests you and then pick the news source."" Google search gets newsier - Tech News - CNET.com | 
