Google News Vice President Shailesh Prakash Quits

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Google News vice president resigned after only two years; speculation is that Shailesh Prakash quit because of the tech giant’s continued problems with media outlets and its use of AI in search.

Key takeaways:

Prakash ran Google News and liaised with media outlets concerned about lost revenue caused by Google’s increased use of AI in Search.
Before Google, Prakash worked for The Washington Post as its chief technology officer alongside Jeff Bezos.
The Wall Street Journal said, “The departure comes amid an ongoing rift between Google and news outlets over how the search engine drives traffic and uses their content.”
Google Tests Removing EU News Publishers From Search
Google announced it would test removing EU News kazakhstan mobile numbers list publications from Search, Discovery, and Google News in nine countries to gather data and understand traffic patterns.

Publishers, however, believe it’s Google’s way of saying stop grieving about lost rankings because you need us more than we need you.

Key takeaways:

Google said the test complies with Article 15 of the European Copyright Directive (EUCD) and as a data-gathering experiment to assist EU publishers “understand traffic patterns.”
Google describes it as a “small, time-limited test” removing EU publications from nine countries, affecting one percent of users.
People in the EU countries affected will still see non-EU news publications. EU news articles will return once Google completes its test.