300 French newspapers file complaint over Google AI Overviews
Publishers say Google's AI-generated search summaries have reduced referral traffic and may breach a news compensation agreement.
Topic: News aggregator
Top Stories roll out in Google AI Overviews
This is now live in the United States for mobile users and will expand to more in the future.
Google Preferred Sources now works for all languages
Preferred Sources was supported globally but English only, now it works for all languages.
Google Preferred Sources rolling out in US and India
Initially a labs feature, Preferred Sources lets searchers pick which sites they want to see more often in the Top Stories section in Google Search.
Google News automated publication pages to start in March
This comes after Google announced in April 2024 that Publisher Center will stop allowing you to add publications manually.
Google’s Top stories looks broken: Are news publishers to blame?
International publishers are overtaking local news brands in Google's Top stories, raising questions about search relevance.
Google announces new topic authority system to better surface news content
Google said this will help with newsy queries in specialized topic areas, such as health, politics, or finance.
Bing Chat gets better at news questions and minimizes no-response answers
Plus, Bing said they reduced unnecessary duplicate searches and end conversations.
Revamped Google News design goes live with top stories, local news and personalized articles
Google also has re-launched Google News in Spain.
Google’s new highly cited label for top stories now live
Google announced this feature would be rolling out a few weeks ago, now it is live in the US English mobile search results.
Google launches new highly cited label in search and improved about results for rapidly evolving topics
This is to help searchers better understand if they should trust the search results displayed by Google.
Bing News PubHub moves to Bing Webmaster Tools
Bing News PubHub launched in 2016 at its own location but has now been migrated into Bing Webmaster Tools.
Google News returns to Spain after legislation changes
The reintroduction of Google News (and other news sources like Facebook) into Spain could benefit advertisers in the area as publications can net more traffic from these news aggregation sources.
Google brings Full Coverage news to search results
Longer running news items may be surfaced more for some queries in Google Search.
Google gives publishers new content ‘Showcase’ on News, Search, Discover
There are no ad or ranking implications, but Showcase News features will be coming to Search and the Discover feed.
Google adding more news content to ‘top stories’ in search results
Users will now see multiple carousels of news stories.
Google brings audio news aggregation to smart speakers, phones
The Google Assistant acts as a kind of algorithmic, news DJ.
Google readies new markup rules for European news publishers
The approach is a reaction to the EU Copyright Directive, to avoid paying licensing fees.
Google won’t pay French publishers copyright fees, will limit content in search results instead
Publishers will need to give explicit consent to Google to show more of their content, says the company.
Apple News, Google News, Google Newsstand: What marketers need to know
What they are, how they work and how to optimize for Google News and Apple News.
EU copyright directive nearing final form as Google tests stripped-down news SERPs
Once the language is finalized, each member state will need to ratify the directive.
‘Bing spotlight’ offers a news hub for information on evolving stories, powered by AI and human editors
Bing is tackling news with a new feature that showcases a timeline of how a story has evolved, different perspectives from news sources and related social media posts on a topic.
SearchCap: Microsoft launches news app, #SMX Advanced session recap & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News Jun 20, 2018 by Greg Sterling The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial […]
Polished Microsoft News app joins rivals Google and Apple News
The new app and news experience is great for consumers, but is it equally beneficial for publishers?
The new and AI-improved Google News now available for iPhone and iPad
Google News redesign in more than 120 countries on the web, Android and iOS.
Google accidentally removes news publishers from Google News
It is expected that affected publishers will be reinstated by the end of the day.
Google News gets a cleaner look, new features to make it ‘more accessible’
The new design is simpler to use, more visually appealing and offers more content and context.
Bing News launches PubHub, a portal for news publishers to submit their sites
Bing News has launched their Bing News PubHub, a place to submit your site to Bing News for inclusion.
Google News adds local source tag to expandable news box to promote major local news stories
With expanded local source tag support, local news is now more important to Google.
Yahoo Redesigns Home Page & App To Deliver Consistent Experience With More Relevant News
With its now nearly infinite news stream, Yahoo users no longer need to open news articles in multiple browser tabs.
Bing iOS App Gets A Refresh With Updates To Bing News & New Bing Interests Feature
New version also includes at-a-glance Popular Now content on Apple Watch and easier access to Privacy Search Mode.
Bing News Adds “Smart Labels” For Mobile, Making It Easier To Find Related Headlines
Located at the bottom right corner of a news story, the new "Smart Labels" help users explore connected articles.
Google News Adds 7 More Languages, Including Romanian, Lithuanian & Thai
Google says Romanian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bengali, Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Thai editions will be released during the next few days.
Report: Spain’s Google Tax A Disaster For Newspapers, Internet Innovation
Call it one of the most egregious examples of unintended consequences. The effort of the Spanish newspaper association and Spanish government to get Google to subsidize Spanish news publishers with a mandatory link tax (under the the guise of copyright fees) is a massive disaster — for publishers, for the Spanish internet and for innovation in […]
News Aggregator SmartNews Shows Rapid Growth, Adds Local Channels
SmartNews' usability has driven huge adoption under the radar.
Bing Tests New News Card That Expands
Check out this neat new Bing Search test, where you can expand to see more news related content in the Bing search results.
Google News Still Available In Spain Despite Closure Deadline
News outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and AP are reporting that Google News España has shut down. However it appears to still be up and available on the site. As Barry Schwartz points out, if you visit news.google.es you’re directed to the following help page. The page offers an explanation and apology: As […]
Strict New Copyright Law Forces End Of Google News In Spain
Google has decided to shut down Google News in Spain. This drastic step will occur next week (December 16) and is the result of a recently passed Spanish law that would have compelled Google to pay licensing revenues to Spanish publishers if their content appeared in Google News — even headlines. Some Spanish publishers, including newspaper group AEDE, […]
Following Germany’s Lead Spain Passes Misguided “Google Tax” Anti-Piracy Law
Given the saga of Germany’s ill-conceived and poorly implemented “ancillary copyright law” one would have thought that another European government wouldn’t immediately duplicate the mistake. But that’s exactly what’s happened in Spain. Spanish newspaper publishers, hoping to turn Google into a source of compulsory licensing revenue, worked to pass a new law that imposes strict fines for the […]