diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/news_feed/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/news_feed/index.tsx
index 625ae94c90aa25..86466baa45410e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/news_feed/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/news_feed/index.tsx
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ function NewsItem({ item }: { item: INewsItem }) {
                 </EuiText>
               </EuiFlexItem>
               <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                <EuiLink href={item.link_url.en} target="_blank">
-                  <EuiText size="xs">
+                <EuiText size="xs">
+                  <EuiLink href={item.link_url.en} target="_blank" external>
                     {i18n.translate('xpack.observability.news.readFullStory', {
                       defaultMessage: 'Read full story',
                     })}
-                  </EuiText>
-                </EuiLink>
+                  </EuiLink>
+                </EuiText>
               </EuiFlexItem>
             </EuiFlexGroup>
           </EuiFlexItem>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/overview/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/overview/index.tsx
index 8870bcbc9fa38a..10bbdaaae34a8c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/overview/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/pages/overview/index.tsx
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ export function OverviewPage({ routeParams }: Props) {
 
             {!!newsFeed?.items?.length && (
               <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                <NewsFeed items={newsFeed.items.slice(0, 3)} />
+                <NewsFeed items={newsFeed.items.slice(0, 5)} />
               </EuiFlexItem>
             )}
           </EuiFlexGroup>