Google Starts Paying News Publishers in Britain

CNBC: Google has launched its News Showcase product in the UK, meaning the tech giant will now pay for news content in the country for the first time. The Silicon Valley firm has signed a deal with 120 British publications, including the Financial Times and Reuters, who will be paid a licensing fee to produce news extracts that appear in Google News Showcase. Reports suggest publishers will receive a few million dollars a year from Google.