News - Recommended based on your interests

I have been using a search engine's news portal, and It has recommendations turned on. Slowly it has turned into a clickbait. To a point where I am not sure if these are really my interests or are they being slowly made as my interests.

Some examples below

The 2024 winners of XYZ prize ...

You can now use ... here's how ...

10 apps I use to supercharge productivity ...

This SF company went belly up ...

This is what happens when you let yourself be driven instead of driving.

So here is a habit tweak I did, open perplexity and ask it

Show me today's top news in my zip code

Show me top business news in the USA

And whatever I want to know ....

Exercise your volition or be ready to feed your brain with unwanted thoughts