Well, it is better late than never.
I do not know if they are going to do it, but it would be nice that you can customize it with your preferences about type of news (sports, politics, etc.), location, etc. For what I have read it includes many "social media" sources but it lacks in personalization.
Some months ago the BBC also changed its web site to make it more "Web 2.0". You can personalize it at some level. For example local weather forecast, type of news, type of tv shows in the iPlayer, financial data, etc.