Google flexes muscles by removing European publishers from search results CyberNews.com Article Source https://cybernews.com/tech/google-tests-removing-european-publishers-from-search-results/
Google is conducting a “test” that will omit results from EU-based news publishers. The company says the time-limited trial will only affect a small portion of users in nine EU countries and will help “assess how results from EU news… Article Source https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/a-google-test-will-omit-eu-publishers-from-news-links-184536615.html
Google is running a “small” test in portions of Europe which will see content from EU-based news publishers being removed from Google products including Search and News for a period of time. In a post on The Keyword, Google… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/11/13/google-remove-eu-news-content-search-test/
A key executive from Google’s news division has reportedly resigned from his post – a departure that occurred during a period of rising tensions with publishers who have accused the search giant of siphoning critical advertising… Article Source https://nypost.com/2024/11/11/business/google-news-executive-shailesh-prakash-resigns-as-tensions-with-publishers-mount-report/
Picture: Shutterstock Many publishers are increasingly reliant on Google Discover for their daily traffic numbers, but some are playing a risky game…. Article Source https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/google-discover-publishers/
Google antitrust ad tech trial—debate over whether publishers are locked into its platform Ad Age Article Source https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/google-antitrust-ad-tech-trial-are-publishers-are-locked/2590646
Tarot, Oracle Decks are a Big Deal Publishers Weekly Article Source https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/96206-tarot-oracle-decks-are-a-big-deal.html
The leading international educational publishers, Elsevier, Cengage Learning, Macmillan Learning, and McGraw Hill, have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of advertising pirated content. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Google has been advertising unauthorized and infringing copies of electronic … Read more
In a recent series of events, both Google and OpenAI unveiled advancements in artificial intelligence. OpenAI introduced a voice-based assistant, ChatGPT 4o, which features a unique voice resembling that of Scarlet Johansson. Meanwhile, Google showcased AI Overviews at a developer conference, a feature that provides natural language responses to search queries, eliminating the need to … Read more
In a recent interview with Marketing Brew, Google’s VP and GM of Advertising, Shashi Thakur, discussed users clicking on links in Google’s AI-powered results. Thakur claimed that users are indeed clicking on these links, although he did not provide any statistics or research to back up this assertion. Google has been criticized for the quality … Read more