diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/header/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/header/index.tsx
index 0e35fbb008beea..e8bd229265e378 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/header/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/app/header/index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  EuiBetaBadge,
   EuiButtonEmpty,
   EuiFlexGroup,
   EuiFlexItem,
@@ -58,12 +57,7 @@ export function Header({
               <h1>
                 {i18n.translate('xpack.observability.home.title', {
                   defaultMessage: 'Observability',
-                })}{' '}
-                <EuiBetaBadge
-                  className="eui-alignMiddle"
-                  label={i18n.translate('xpack.observability.beta', { defaultMessage: 'Beta' })}
-                  tooltipContent="This feature is in beta. Please help us improve it by reporting any bugs or give us feedback."
-                />
+                })}
               </h1>
             </EuiTitle>
           </EuiFlexItem>
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>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 603723111c0511..cb4a0f226f24ce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -13706,7 +13706,6 @@
     "xpack.monitoring.updateLicenseTitle": "ライセンスの更新",
     "xpack.monitoring.useAvailableLicenseDescription": "既に新しいライセンスがある場合は、今すぐアップロードしてください。",
     "xpack.monitoring.wedLabel": "水",
-    "xpack.observability.beta": "ベータ",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.description": "503エラーが累積していますか?サービスは応答していますか?CPUとRAMの使用量が跳ね上がっていますか?このような警告を、事後にではなく、発生と同時に把握しましょう。",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.link": "アラートの作成",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.title": "アラートが見つかりません。",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index d7d3e63ffd8bc8..a8381a8f142c8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -13715,7 +13715,6 @@
     "xpack.monitoring.updateLicenseTitle": "更新您的许可证",
     "xpack.monitoring.useAvailableLicenseDescription": "如果已有新的许可证，请立即上传。",
     "xpack.monitoring.wedLabel": "周三",
-    "xpack.observability.beta": "公测版",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.description": "503 错误是否越来越多？服务是否响应？CPU 和 RAM 利用率是否激增？实时查看警告，而不是事后再进行剖析。",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.link": "创建告警",
     "xpack.observability.emptySection.apps.alert.title": "未找到告警。",