Flipboard makes it easier to find local news in 1,000 areas across the US and Canada

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

Back at the start of last year, Flipboard launched a dedicated Local tab to highlight news and content from publications in about two dozen markets across the US and Canada. Today, the company is introducing a new discovery mechanism that will allow...

Google will pay News Corp outlets for using their content

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Google has signed a three-year agreement to carry content from News Corp publications. In the US, UK and Australia, Google’s News Showcase will now feature stories from The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch and other outlets. The financial terms of th...

Google News Showcase launches in more countries, including the UK and Argentina

Posted on 10/02/2021 by Engadget

Google News Showcase is starting to roll out to more countries worldwide, including the UK and Argentina, on the heels of its Australian launch last week. The digital news digest includes free and paywalled articles from more than 120 UK and 40 Argen...

Twitter jumps into newsletters with Revue acquisition

Posted on 26/01/2021 by Engadget

Twitter wants a piece of the fast-growing newsletter industry. Today, the company announced that it’s acquired Revue for an undisclosed sum. The latter is one of the best-known services for creating and managing a newsletter — the other being Substac...

Google commits $3 million to fight COVID-19 vaccine misinformation

Posted on 12/01/2021 by Engadget

In its latest effort to promote verified, true information, Google is supporting attempts to fight falsehoods about COVID-19 vaccines. Its Google News Initiative will provide up to $3 million in grants to journalists and fact-checkers who are tacklin...

Amazon’s free news app on Fire TV now features local stations

Posted on 04/12/2020 by Engadget

Amazon is adding local coverage to its Fire TV news app. Starting today, Fire TV users can access live and on-demand news from local channels based in 12 cities across the US — New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, M...

Google News Showcase will offer some paywalled articles for free

Posted on 02/12/2020 by Engadget

As a Google News Showcase user, you’ll soon have the chance to read some paywalled articles for free. Google News Showcase, in case you need a refresher, is a program and product Google announced in October. The company said it would invest $1 billio...

Google will pay publishers to curate a reliable news feed

Posted on 01/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Today, Google announced plans to invest $1 billion in partnerships with news publishers. With that money, Google will pay publishers to curate content for a new product, the Google News Showcase. This should ensure that users get high-quality content...

Facebook pilot links user profiles with online news subscriptions

Posted on 28/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Facebook is still figuring out the best ways to promote reliable news on the platform. One of its next tricks might be linking users’ profiles with their news subscriptions. Today, the company revealed that it’s been working with publishers to test a...

Google’s latest local news effort is a dedicated sports hub

Posted on 27/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

With its latest local news initiative, Google wants to give sports fans the chance to read coverage from all of the best reporters who cover professional and college teams at local news publications across the US and Canada. To that end, the search g...

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