Google blocks Australian news as part of ‘experiment’
Users this month complained they were no longer able to see articles from national news websites including Daily Mail Australia in the search engine’s results.
- Google has admitted to hiding news stories from the top of its internet searches
- Readers of leading Australian outlets report no longer seeing latest top stories
- Search giant said it changed its algorithm as part of a ‘short-term experiment’
- Move criticised as show of power as Google fights plans to make it pay for news
- Expert said Google was trying to show outlets need them more than vice versa
Google says it has completed $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit amid antitrust concerns
Google has completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness-gadget maker Fitbit, a deal that could help the internet company grow even stronger.
Google and big tech are demonstrating their power. From now on when they give a press conference their spoken statements should have full reverb like edicts from Olympus.