How to disable them Chrome tabs with ‘article suggestions'

All you need to do is change two hidden settings. Copy each of the links below (you can trust me) and paste them into new tabs. Each will bring up a complicated-looking settings page, with one item highlighted at the top. Tap the little drop-down menu, which probably reads “default,” and select “disabled.”

chrome://flags/#enable-ntp-popular-sites
chrome://flags/#enable-ntp-snippets

Don’t disable other stuff unless you know what you’re doing — some of these are important. It’ll prompt you to restart Chrome after you make these changes — do so and you should be back to the old new tab page.