Google Tests Ways to Showcase Breaking News in Twitter-Like Move
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google is trying to make search more of a go-to destination for breaking news and live events -- moving directly onto Twitter Inc.’s turf.
In recent years, Google has placed a carousel of links to news sites at the top of search results for certain events such as the recent negotiations in the U.S. Senate over the debt limit. The company is working on plans to showcase more relevant data and features in search on a range of timely breaking news topics, such as big-ticket sports games, awards shows and natural disasters, the company confirmed.